Can anyone help dd figure out what camera she wants??

[Sadik]

Tried in Chat but got no responses!

She'd like to invest in a 'proper' camera - at the moment she uses the (not particularly good) camera on her phone. Mostly she photographs very close up - she keeps bees & takes a lot of pictures of them, also other insects, lichens/mosses - that sort of thing. The pictures (surprise surprise) go on Instagram.
She's got some birthday money, plus a certain amount saved, could probably run to say £250 now, maybe up to £350 if she waits a bit as she'll be working more this summer after GCSEs.
We've spent quite a lot of time looking around, & found reviews of this Ricoh camera which she thought might fit the bill - the macro mode seems to be a particular strength. (We live by the sea, so the option to photograph while snorkelling would be a nice extra.) But neither of us know anything really about cameras, and reviews on the whole tend to the VERY technical grin
Any suggestions from tech-y MNers??? She'd also happily buy 2nd hand on ebay if she knew what to look for.

Read here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/geeky_stuff/3034815-digital-camera-for-parents

Also look at dpreview.com

She needs a large sensor and a fast lens for bokeh (google it).

She might be able to find a used Sony a6000 for that budget.

Many thanks, will pass it on for her to have a read! We've found what looks like a decent independent camera store not too far away (well about 50 miles which is good for round here!!) which has a good stock of used cameras as well, so we're going to visit in a couple of weeks once she's had a chance to do a bit more research.