Recommend a good camera for under £160, for taking pictures of family on day trips, one where the image comes up correct?

I have taken photos on my iPhone and my fujifilm and they both pretty much suck, I've yet to take a bunch of decent pictures, where people look like themselves and where the colour is what we see with the naked eye.

IPhone yeah you can take cute selfies, and shots of animals look good, my Fuji pretty much only looks good for scenery not for people. Mainly cus the image of people are always dark or off

Wanting to take some nice quick pics without fussing about what we look like, and without the images not looking good and have to be edited, cus I don't really agree with editing

My first digital camera was a Sony Cybershot. Foolproof, handy and within your budget.

I use my ipad (mini) as I can see without specs what the picture is going to look like and I always have it with me. I have had some really good results despte being (only) 5MP.

Which iPhone are you talking about? If one of the current models, you'll be hard pressed to find a cheap camera that would be much better.

Sensors and the human eye don't see colors the same way, so you will never have a camera that sees colors exactly like the human eye - it's simply not possible.

At only £160, cameras in this price range are pretty much the same in terms of image quality (i.e. Low) and features. A used £160 camera, on the other hand, is likely to provide better image quality since it probably cost 2-3x that when new. A used Canon Powershot G series is a prime example of how a used camera can really outperform new cameras that cost the same.

Getting a camera that has a zoom will have a dramatic affect on the way people look and your overall image-taking capabilities. Zooms have a telephoto position which flatten the perspective. This flattening makes people look much more attractive than they would if the image had been taken with a smartphone. In this link you can see how a model looks better and better as the focal length increases, but looks really awful at the wide-angle end (for reference, smartphones use 24-28mm lens) -

What an "… Image comes up correct" means is very subjective and vague to say the least. What's correct for you may not be correct for someone else.

I think your problem with your previous cameras (the iPhone and Fujifilm) is that you're using really low-quality cameras. Spend somewhere in the £400 range for a point-and-shoot, or around 1/2 that if used, and you'll get a very good camera. Spending a little amount like £160 isn't going to get you much, and certainly nothing that is going to be much better than the $4~$20 camera module in a smartphone. The only benefit of such a low-end camera is that at least you're getting a zoom lens which allows you to get a flattering perspective of your subject.

Take a look at the Sony RX-100, Canon G series as a good starting point.

"One where the image comes up correct."

Sadly, picture quality depends highly on the skill of the photographer. The camera is only a tool. If you suck taking pictures with an iPhone, you would too with a real camera.

Then again, you might be looking at it the wrong way. Cameras never capture as we see it with our own eyes. It never did during film, it never does even now with digital. That's where the fun is. Knowing the limits of your camera's technology defines what kind of pictures you will get with it.

I do not intend this answer to be rude, … But… Until you decide you want to learn actual photography skills, you are ALWAYS going to have just mediocre snap shot type photos, some good, some just ok, some terrible. I could put a $10,000 camera in your hands, capable of taking incredible photos, but not having any proper skills, your results would be poor at best.

Truly, you have to get out of the mindset that there's some magic camera out there that is always going to give you great results with no effort on your part. That is not how photography was over 100 years ago, and even with technology of today, that is not how photography is now.

Get yourself any entry level DSLR with standard lens and STUDY AND LEARN how to use it properly. Learn about composition, focus, depth of field, as well as the aesthetic aspect of it all with things such as exposure, background, rule of thirds and subject matter.

Sorry, but there are no fast, easy shortcuts or magic cameras that do all the work for you… (no matter what kind of idiotic nonsense you may see in ads or on some shopping show on tv)!