Best digital camera to get for around £80?

consultant31

fatbelly wrote: »

Makro have the Sony Cybershot DSCS730 for £49.99 + VAT this week, if there's one near you.

It has 7.2Mp, 2.4" screen, 3x optical zoom, 22Mb internal memory.

I'm not an expert but it sounds good for a cheap one!

Same camera in Amazon for £59.99 (free delivery) if you've no Makro card, not much dearer either, since VAT is added to Makro prices at the till.

Grade_A_Reject

For that sort of money personally I'd go for this... http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/5801291/Fuji-FinePix-S5700-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera/Product.html

The lens is the most important bit, don't get caught up in megapixels.

[Edit] Oops missed the bit about small enough to take out on nights out....probably not what you're looking for then.

sparklymessygirl

Grade_A_Reject wrote: »

For that sort of money personally I'd go for this... http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/5801291/Fuji-FinePix-S5700-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera/Product.html

The lens is the most important bit, don't get caught up in megapixels.

[Edit] Oops missed the bit about small enough to take out on nights out....probably not what you're looking for then.

Hi there, I am interested in this camera but am very clueless. From looking at the spec I can't figure out the following and wondered whether you could kindly advise, please?

I would like to know how I would transfer images from the camera to my laptop. I don't have a slot to slide any flat memory thing into (sorry don't know what that is called) (I do of course have USB ports) What is an SD card? Is this the flat memory thing? Would the camera come with one of these? It says on the spec SD but does it come with or do you have to buy separately?

Hope these are not stupid questions and if there is a noddy guide to all this if you could point me in the right direction that would be most helpful

Sparkly

consultant31

sparklymessygirl wrote: »

Hi there, I am interested in this camera but am very clueless. From looking at the spec I can't figure out the following and wondered whether you could kindly advise, please?

I would like to know how I would transfer images from the camera to my laptop. I don't have a slot to slide any flat memory thing into (sorry don't know what that is called) (I do of course have USB ports) What is an SD card? Is this the flat memory thing? Would the camera come with one of these? It says on the spec SD but does it come with or do you have to buy separately?

Hope these are not stupid questions and if there is a noddy guide to all this if you could point me in the right direction that would be most helpful

Sparkly

I'm a long way from being an expert, but here goes........the SD card is the little memory thing that goes into the camera to store your pics. Usually you have to buy these as an extra and I wouldn't get less than a 1gb size or even 2gb - play.com have them cheaper than most and they're not nearly as expensive as they used to be anyway.

I have a similar Fuji Finepix to the this one myself and it came with a usb cable for linking your camera and computer together to transfer pictures. It's all very easy, even for me and I'm a dedicated technophobe and Fuji manuals are designed for the likes of me!!

sparklymessygirl

Thanks so much Consultant31 - sounds like Fuji would suit me too!

Sparkly

jonifen

Grade_A_Reject wrote: »

For that sort of money personally I'd go for this... http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/5801291/Fuji-FinePix-S5700-7-1-Megapixel-Digital-Camera/Product.html

The lens is the most important bit, don't get caught up in megapixels.

[Edit] Oops missed the bit about small enough to take out on nights out....probably not what you're looking for then.

I know someone who has this camera, he has taken some fantastic shots on it. £80 is well worth the money!
Examples of photos that were taken with this camera can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16772041@N05/

For cameras to take on nights out, something small like a Canon IXUS or water/shock proof (but still relatively small) like an Olympus mju series camera may be ideal. These can be got for about £120 - you may get a decent deal somewhere when taking into account any money-off vouchers that may be available and remember Quidco if buying online!

Grade_A_Reject

jonifen wrote: »

I know someone who has this camera, he has taken some fantastic shots on it. £80 is well worth the money!
Examples of photos that were taken with this camera can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16772041@N05/

Those are great photos.

ih8stress

sparklymessygirl wrote: »

I would like to know how I would transfer images from the camera to my laptop.

If you have problems connecting your camera to the laptop (eg. if the software is not suitable), then you can buy a card reader with a usb cable. You simply connect this to the USB port on your laptop and insert a SD Card (the flat memory thingy) and transfer the details this way. You will probably have to install a driver (should come with the card reader) to get your laptop to recognise it first before you can use it. I am a technophobe but managed to use one.

I got my card reader from memorybits.co.uk for under £10. Look for one that can read the different types of memory card your camera lists (and possibly more).

HTH

consultant31

ih8stress wrote: »

If you have problems connecting your camera to the laptop (eg. if the software is not suitable), then you can buy a card reader with a usb cable. You simply connect this to the USB port on your laptop and insert a SD Card (the flat memory thingy) and transfer the details this way. You will probably have to install a driver (should come with the card reader) to get your laptop to recognise it first before you can use it. I am a technophobe but managed to use one.

I got my card reader from memorybits.co.uk for under £10. Look for one that can read the different types of memory card your camera lists (and possibly more).

HTH

Useful info, I might well look for one of these. Thanks

randommichael

fletty wrote: »

hi there's been a advert on tv tonght and comet are selling a Samsung D1070 in black, 10.2 megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom, ideal for taking with you everywhere to capture those magic moments. Features face detection technology, time & date stamp, 8 different colour effects, including sepia and black & white and digital image stabilization. Compatible with SD memory cards 9just took that from the site) for £69 half price the link is http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/category/615/Digital-Cameras?cm_re=Nav-_-PortTech-_-DigitalCameras 6th one down there's also a 8.2 mpg for £59 worth having a look. HTH

This is now down to £59, thats the D1070 in comet for £59! got to be worth grabbing...there are some great deals out there at the moment! The D1070 is going fast from comet because i ordered one this evening for store pick up and it offered me two stores close to me, the third didnt have any. Then my girlfriend ordered one for pickup and it only offered one store that had them in stock.