Nikon Coolpix 5200 - £89.95 with free delivery from Apple

Bargain_Rzl

Just wanted to say thanks for all this useful discussion - I've just bitten the bullet and ordered one! (Thanks Dad for sending me a £100 cheque for Christmas!)

For those who already have theirs, has delivery been fairly prompt?

Pegleg2001

RedOnRed wrote:

I'm sorry, but you miss my point. That's a standard SD card.

I'm saying get a fast SD card. The one I link to is 133x, so the camera wil write to the card quicker and perfom faster and better.

There's always going to be cheaper options then the card I show, but they may well be slower cards.

OK - and noted with thanks. Worth paying the extra tenner!

xueta

RedOnRed wrote:

I'm saying get a fast SD card. The one I link to is 133x, so the camera wil write to the card quicker and perfom faster and better.

If you intend only to take single still photos at a time then a standard SD card will be fine. If you want to take video clips or shoot extended continuous shots then a 50x or 66x card will be better.

As the limiting factor is going to be the speed at which the camera is able to capture images, there may be no advantage to having a 133x rated memory card. The 133x cards write at 20MB/sec, but this camera isn't able to capture images at that rate!

EDIT: Just to say I got my camera this morning. Thanks to the OP!

mking007

only 5% now with egg money

Zaphod_Beblebrocks

Hi, anyone who has received their camera,what was the delivery time like, I had a confirmation e-mail but it still shows as to be despatched by 30th Dec,also who delivers it please tell me it isn't DHL.

richardj_4

My mistake thinking back the orders I've received from Apple have all been TNT not DHL.

Zaphod_Beblebrocks

How do they get all the deliveries, they are far worse than the normal postal service.

xueta

Zaphod_Beblebrocks wrote:

Hi, anyone who has received their camera,what was the delivery time like, I had a confirmation e-mail but it still shows as to be despatched by 30th Dec,also who delivers it please tell me it isn't DHL.

Faster than a very fast thing :rolleyes: ! Flown in from Eindhoven, Holland and delivered by TNT in 5 days INCLUDING a weekend and New Year's holiday.

RedOnRed

xueta wrote:

If you intend only to take single still photos at a time then a standard SD card will be fine. If you want to take video clips or shoot extended continuous shots then a 50x or 66x card will be better.

As the limiting factor is going to be the speed at which the camera is able to capture images, there may be no advantage to having a 133x rated memory card. The 133x cards write at 20MB/sec, but this camera isn't able to capture images at that rate!

I'm not saying that anyone should necessarily only buy the card i've posted. What i'm saying is the faster the card someone gets the better the camera will generally perform in all functions.

A lot of people with slower cards sometimes report lag and a slowness in the camera recyling to a ready state.

Additionally, the camera may well not be able to capture at 20mb/sec but a USB 2.0 card reader may be able to transfer at that speed.

Basically you're better off with a faster card then a slower one. Does that not make sense?

colliecrew

Something is rotten in the state of Apple....

I ordered the Nikon Coolpix 5200 and received my confirmation email and then today I got this...For what reason I don't know, I checked the website and my order is still active. I never ordered the Olympus????

Dear Apple Store Customer,

Thank you for your recent Apple Store order.

We regret to inform you that your order for the Olympus E1 SLR,
part number TB011, has been put on hold, and will soon be cancelled
as the product is no longer available. Such cancellation is based
on our Terms & Conditions.

We understand the inconvenience that this
may have caused you, and we sincerely apologise.

Kind regards,
The Apple Store