Digi Cam 4 mum

QT2006

Hiya guys

I am after a digital camera for my mum for xmas, I am not too clever about cameras and stuff like that. She just wants it to take pics on and print out every now and again, she isn't a photographer or anything, it is just 4 family photos..

I just wanted to know what sort of things I should look 4..i.e what makes a good camera..the pixels etc.

Also if you know of any bargains out there at the moment, that wud be great too.

Cheers

QT :T

sheryldoc

Anything around 3MP should be good enough.. Tesco and Asda doing ones for jst over £30..x

QT2006

Cheers sheryldoc, any more ideas..!!

redfan

Best advice I can offer is to get down to Jessops and try a few. If you buy without trying you may be disappointed. The biggest thing you want to look for is shutterlag. Shutterlag is the time between pressing the button and the picture actually being taken. So you want to have a short a lag as possible. All compact digital cameras will have some sort of lag, whether brand name or not - you just need to find one you are comfortable with.

Once you have been to Jessops - look in WHSmiths at What Digital Camera etc and see what they say, look at sites like http://www.dpreview.com/ and see what other users say about the cameras you are interested in.

Once you have made your mind up - find the cheapest UK website that have the camera in stock, print out the page and take it to Jessops who should price match (I paid £310 for a lens in Jessops thru pricematching instead of the advertised £370).

lab-lover

i just bought a digi cam yesterday from argos. samsung s500 it has £30 off catalogue price also. this is my first digi cam and i must say iam impressed with it. it does look like i need to buy a memory card for it though and they cost about £25. it was £89.99.

QT2006

Hey guys

I decided to get the cam for her bday instead...

which one is better

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s36221/1-1035-1203/Home/Current-Promotions/Top-10-Web-Deals--/HP/Photosmart-314-Kit-(E427-Digital-Camera-%2bA310-Printer)/details.aspx

or

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Product.aspx/TruHome/TruGadgets/TruHomeEntertainmentPhotography/870927

Cheers

f1charlie

Neither of those links takes me to a camera!

How about the models so we can find them ourselves?

QT2006

Hi guys sorry to be a pest..but I still haven't got my mum her pressie her bday is 2moro...i wanted to get her a digital camera....if anyone has any links or knows where i can get a good digital camera for under £100...

Please lemme know...cheers...