Looking for a digial camera for under £60

Middy

Has to be at least 10MP. Not bothered if its charged by AA batteries or has an internal battery - like a mobile phone.

My current Samsung camera has a thick black line (.75 inch) through the screen, making taking photos difficult and its just under 2 years old.

Mrs_Arcanum

Watch out for memory (or lack thereof). No good getting a 10MP camera for under £60 if it will only take 6 pictures.

Sooler

Middy wrote: »

Has to be at least 10MP.

Pixel count is not a measure of quality ...

http://www.geek.com/digital-camera-buyers-guide/megapixels/
Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: with almost no exceptions, if you are buying a modern consumer digital camera, the number of megapixels it has should be the absolute last thing you consider.

AmongTheLiving

Sooler wrote: »

Pixel count is not a measure of quality ...

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: with almost no exceptions, if you are buying a modern consumer digital camera, the number of megapixels it has should be the absolute last thing you consider.

In fact, unless we're talking about a pro or semi-pro DSLR, the more megapixels, the worse! In case the original poster doesn't know it, the more pixels you cram into a sensor, the crappier the image quality is, especially in low light.

In any case, I don't think ANY camera under £60 can produce even half-decent results. Why such a low budget? Going up to as little as £100 can mean a huge difference in quality.

Dave_C_2

+ 1 for not believing in the megapixel hype.

For that price range, have a look around the shops like Jessops or Jacobs or London Camara exchange for

• last year's models
• reconditioned cameras
• ex-display models
• and of course second hand

You may get some sort of guarantee buying from these shops.

You can save money if you can re-use the SD card out of the samsung.

Dave

garethgas

There's a Fuji here. 75% off. Looks like a good deal to me but I'm not fussed on the touch screen contols personally.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250875920569?item=250875920569

electrodent

And another for ignoring the megapixels myth. I still remember a conversation I had with someone who saw me with my dslr and was amazed I didn't know how many megapixels it had. Max ISO, max aperture, shutter speed and focal length - yes. Megapixels? Still don't know. My 5 megapixels bridge camera will take better photos than many cheap 12/14 megapixel point and shoot.

On the subject, beware of cheap cameras - you get what you pay for. A friend's hastily bought cheap camera (after breaking the one I told him to get) was so poor my phone took better shots. I looked for a cheap camera for my mum recently. Cheapest quality camera I found was a Canon for around £100.

garethgas

Unfortunately, its hard to find a point and shoot camera with less than about 8 or 10Mp these days.
But if you only have a £60 budget, then beggars can't be choosers which is why I suggested a camera thats a reputable make and reduced from £200 to £50.

lawrie28

This one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Konica-Minolta-DiMAGE-Z10-3-2-MP-Digital-Camera-/170684996591?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item27bd9e5bef

3.2 mp but you will not be dissapointed.

andygb

I would not touch a digital camera under £300. You may as well go and buy a 35mm SLR from fleabay for a fiver and learn how to take photos properly.

Mrs_Arcanum

TBH you are better off shoving some memory in a mobile & using that.