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Nikon Coolpix P510 Digital Bridge Camera in Graphite

•Incredible 42x Optical Zoom

•16.1 Megapixels

•Full HD Movies

•Optical VR

•High Speed Burst

£299.95

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/Com...

Nikon D3100 + 18-55mm VR Lens + 55-200mm Non VR Lens

•14 Megapixels

•Full 1080p HD Movies

•11 Point AF

•Live View

•3.0 inch LCD Monitor

£499.95

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/81730...

The first is a bridge camera with an incredible 42x zoom

The second being a budget DSLR, with an added 55-200mm lens, besides the 18-55mm kit lens

Side by side, http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-s...

Just the specs you can see above, but would be foolish to compare them side by side

An upper range 'bridge' camera. Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus are all good brands. For less than £500 you will get the tops.

BTW: "Than", not "then".

Nikon P510. No 500 word essay needed.