new digital camera

wilson1973

Please help me im after a reasonably priced digital camera at the moment i have a 5 year old Samsung a6 which eats batteries like nobodies business and its now in poor shape having lent it to my ex i would like to replace it with something not too complicated i just point and shoot it(i do print photos at boots for my albums) doesnt have to be more than 6mp and it will be a camera that doesnt eat batteries so quickly i have seen one advertised which comes with a charger and lithium ion battery which seems to be the way to go,heres the link the price seems quite good could anyone tell me if it would be suitable or would they advise another,many thanks...The camera linked above is 8mp

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5592070/Trail/searchtext%3ECAMERA.htm

patman99

If you live near to a currys or comet store (or similar), why not pop in and have a play with the cameras on display. You will soon find out which ones suite you best.

balloo_2

Have a look here I luv this site.
https://secure.fujifilm.co.uk/shop/consumer/digital/digital-cameras/view-all

daveyjp

That's quite similar to the one my wife has, but hers uses AA batteries. Bought just over 12 months ago it has taken hundreds of photos. She has just replaced the second set of the new lithium type AA batteries she was given as part of the deal so it's not power hungry.

Doesn't give bad results either and it's small enough to take with her everywhere.

davester

patman99 wrote: »

If you live near to a currys or comet store (or similar), why not pop in and have a play with the cameras on display. You will soon find out which ones suite you best.

Good idea play but don't buy,

isofa

Budget?

Couldn't recommend the Canon's high enough.

foxy-roxy

I just got one from Argos, £69.99 for a 12MP and you get half price 4GB memory card as well, (£9.99 reduced from £19.99)

nomoneytoday

foxy-roxy wrote: »

I just got one from Argos, £69.99 for a 12MP and you get half price 4GB memory card as well, (£9.99 reduced from £19.99)

At that price level I believe 12mp will be trying to squeeze itself onto a tiny sensor... Unless you are going to print above A4 size pictures it's not worth looking solely at megapixels

isofa

12MP on a compact is a complete waste of time, it's all marketing hype.

Go for a quality camera with a good lens and features you need such as stabilisation and a the zoom range required.

You always get what you pay for with cameras.

You can't buy a decent compact for under £150 IMO, the pictures resolved by cheap lenses and miniature sensors are a waste of time.

nomoneytoday

isofa wrote: »

12MP on a compact is a complete waste of time, it's all marketing hype.

Exactly. I can easily better quality print from a 6mp DSLR than from some of these "10 to 12 mp" cameras sold for £50-£90

foxy-roxy

it's only to put the pics on to the computer, not to print, don't think anyone prints anymore now we have facebook