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  • davidl_2
    davidl_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
    Hey thanks everyone - I bought the Canon A620 in the end for £181 inc. delivery & 18 months warranty, not bad! Just looking for the accessories now:

    Mymemory looks the best for 1GB compatible card 15.99
    Cases - probably won't find one under £10 unless from ebay

    Think that's all I need?
  • Astaroth
    Astaroth Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    Other than possibly spare batteries?
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  • CAT-THE-FIFTH
    CAT-THE-FIFTH Posts: 431 Forumite
    Yep - a spare battery is definitely useful.
    Buy an original one if possible or at least a branded compatible like Hahnel as these come with a warranty.

    Cheap "no-name" batteries may damage your camera as they are built to a less exacting standard and may not follow the exact specifications of the original batteries.
  • davidl_2
    davidl_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
    Think Il'l hold out for spare battery for moment and just get the essentials. Will try to find a camera case and a 1GB memory card.

    Can you tell me the difference in cards, like SD, XD, and MMC? Should I just get SD or MMC? They seem to be same prices and just as compatible. Am looking at My Memory - have tried the discount codes that have previously been posted in the forums but nothing seems to work!
  • CAT-THE-FIFTH
    CAT-THE-FIFTH Posts: 431 Forumite
    I think that your camera only accepts SD or MMC??

    SD is a better format especially you can lock the card like a floppy!

    When looking at SD cards be wary as some companies are cheap but they could be rebranded rejects.

    Good companies include:
    Lexar
    Sandisk
    Toshiba
    Kingston
    Dane-Elec
    Fuji

    I generally found that the Japanese cards tend to be more reliable as sometimes quality control on some of the Chinese made cards can be off but this does not necessarily affect all of them.

    The best strategy is to find a card you want and then google it to see if there any issues.
  • GoofyGAT
    GoofyGAT Posts: 1,835 Forumite
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    davidl wrote:
    ...Can you tell me the difference in cards, like SD, XD, and MMC? Should I just get SD or MMC? They seem to be same prices and just as compatible.
    To add to CAT-THE-FIFTH's post, here is more info on Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard & XD-Picture cards.

    As already mentioned, your camera will take only SD or MMC cards. If I had to choose between the two I would go in for an SD card.

    I've also answered your queries in this thread. G
  • davidl_2
    davidl_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
    Hey everyone I meant to say that I did get the Canon A620 from Purely Gadgets in the end and have been very happy with the camera and service from the website, would highly recommend!
  • liked my digital ixus tbh, I still have one of the 1st models released and its still fine.

    imo you need to work out whats important to you and get a camera that meets your needs. For me size matters, doesnt it always, and I wanted something that I could slip into my pocket (or more frequently stuffing into my missus's handbag ;)) without worrying about it. No point having a camera if you never have it with you!

    tbh all the modern cameras are way better than my old one and my old one works perfectly, I cant see how you go wrong aslong as you get something aimed at your needs.

    GL!
    Debt: a bloomin big mortgage

    all posts are made for entertainment value only, nothing I say should be taken as making any sense and should really be ignored
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