Which compact camera for around £250?

[King Mustard]

The options appear to be:

• ■£240 - Canon PowerShot SX700 HS
  ■£280 - Canon PowerShot SX720 HS

• ■£230 - Fujifilm XQ2

• ■£250 - Nikon 1 S2

• ■£260 - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ70
  ■£260 - Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ 3 EG

• ■£260 - Pentax Q-S1

• ■£230 - Sony DSC-WX500
  ■£250 - Sony a5000 (ILCE5000L)
  ■£280 - Sony HX90

Any suggestions?

 

[USAFRet]

Within a certain price range, it is more about features rather than image quality.
All of those will deliver an acceptable image.

Go here and look up some comparisons:
http/www.dpreview.com/