Cheap Digital Camera deals discussion

Former_MSE_Lawrence

This is the forum discussion to link on the back of the tip deal:

Cheap Digital Camera deals

Seen a better deal? Please post below and I'll add it in.

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ceris21

INSTORE ASDA & ONLINE

Sanyo S1070 10mp Optical Zoom Camera with Face Detection and FREE Batteries and Charger - £70

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M_Jenkins

Please note that this is not a AA battery camera, it comes with a lithium-ion battery.

isofa

All the best prices for high quality digital cameras (compacts and DSLRs) are listed here: www.camerapricebuster.co.uk it's updated constantly for the best deals.

ttracer

Fujifilm finepix J150w with free case, screen protector and memory card for £99.99 from play.com. Camera is 10 megapixels, 5x zoom, wide angle and many features such as scene recognition, stabilisation and face recognition. Just waiting for mine to arrive.

keef83

Is anyone of any good deals on SLR camera's I am looking for an entry level one nothing too grand something about the £250 mark maybe.

isofa

keef83 wrote: »

Is anyone of any good deals on SLR camera's I am looking for an entry level one nothing too grand something about the £250 mark maybe.

Did you see my post #4?

baldmosher

More megapixels doesn't necessarily mean more quality!

The only certainty is that if you have a high Mpel camera you will need a bigger memory card (and computer hard disk) to save and store all those snaps. Since many people will habitually keep every single shot no matter how useless, the amount of data can quickly add up!

Photos taken with a good 5Mpel camera will look great up to A4 size, unless you use a magnifying glass, so if you're only printing photo-size snaps then it's more than enough. Most PC screens only display approx 1Mpel so you won't even notice unless you print or zoom in. 10 crap megapixels will always look worse than 5 good megapixels! Anyone who's compared photos on Sony and Nokia phones will know what I mean.

It's always worth looking for well-rated models from previous "seasons" as they can often be heavily discounted.

Look for sites with human reviewers who write in plain English, with a good selection of full size sample images so that you can zoom in and examine the finer details yourself, and with no obvious brand alliances. If you're going to spend £80 on a camera then you might as well spend a bit of time researching, and make it one that will last a few years!

Here's a couple of good ones:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/ < this one in particular I use all the time
http://www.dpreview.com/

This site has links to lots of reviews if you're looking for a specific model:
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/

I always use Kelkoo and PriceRunner when checking prices but usually find Amazon or Pixmania are cheapest.

A couple of years ago, when £75 could easily buy you a cheap 8Mpel camera, I spent £80 on a 5Mpel Canon Powershot A460 from Amazon because the image quality was far better than the equivalent Sony, and the features and build quality were exactly what I needed. This is still my main camera now, and don't see any reason to replace it. It is a little bulky, as I realise whenever I use my friends' snazzy new models, and it doesn't have advanced features you get with newer digicams, but I can live with that until it dies!

keef83

isofa wrote: »

Did you see my post #4?

Sorry I missed that one thanks for the info looks like there are a couple of good cameras there for the righ price.

isofa

More than 8MP (mega-pixels) on a compact is pretty much a total waste of time. The sensors are far too tiny to be able to resolve any more detail discreetly, especially with poor/small compact lenses, you'll hit a diffraction limit long before you could resolve the detail. Even semi-pro cameras like the Canon 50D can't make use of the high-res sensor to the fullest degree, only a full frame sensor can take advantage and you won't get much change from 2K without a lens!

Always pick a camera with a good quality lens. If you want good pictures stick to quality camera brands such as Canon, Nikon, Panasonic etc.

jaybee258

I think that AA batteries are a distinct advantage, not a downer. Rechargeable AA batteries are cheap and easy to charge, and you can have have lots of spares for those long holidays.You can charge them just as easily as any camera battery. If you get stuck, you can always buy some AA batteries worldwide. If your dedicated camera's battery (or your spare) goes flat, that is the end of your photography. I know it, many times I see people with a useless camera with a flat battery. I would buy an AA camera every time, even if it is a little bigger. It is so much easier keeping it going all the time.