Digital cameras

C_Ronaldo

Im not all that clued up with digital cameras, can anyone recommend a good one to buy or point out what aspects i look out for when i look for one

lee634

depends what you want it for, every day snaps or some good quality photos

If its everyday snaps that you can print then i would suggest a camera with between 4 - 6 Mbs of resolution with this you can print very god A4 size photos,
look for one with an optical zoom , if you use digital zoom then you loose resolution,
something that you can use normal AA batteries and also one with a common memory card like SD or compact flash as these seem to be cheaper

C_Ronaldo

i should have said that it would be mainly used while on holiday,am i right in saying that the higher the number of pixels the better the picture

amcluesent

I've been happy with a Cannon PowerShot A520. See examples of its 4 megapixel pictures are here, but you'll need to login to photobox to see the pictures in full resolution. The Canon is fine on automatic for snaps, but you can also go fully manual for various effects (such as long exposure shots - from memory the picture of Parliament was a 6 second exposure).

I think this model has now been replaced by a 6 megapixel device.

Smiley_Mum

What sort of budget have you got for one?

The Nikon Coolpix L2 here...

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/l2.html

You can get a 15 minute fast recharger with batteries to save on AAs

C_Ronaldo

budget would be something like £120, i dont want to spend alot, are the cameras that come with them printers any good

lee634

C_Ronaldo wrote:

am i right in saying that the higher the number of pixels the better the picture

yes this is true but as said in previous post for family snaps i wouldn't bother with any more than 6M pixels, unless its a bargain

lee634

have a look at this canon a bit above budget but a fantastic camera
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000B5KFGI/202-1448156-5049414?v=glance&n=560798&s=electronics&v=glance

Kundo

You may not want to pay this much, but have just bought this one from Currys Digital(Was Dixons) for £130 plus a 1GB card from eBay £30 . But it does movies and photos, the movies are full screen when played back on my 32" TV and look pretty good. And the LCD viewfinder is nearly as big as the back 2.5" nice and big so you can see what you are looking at.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/fuji_f470_pg5.html