advice please:buying a digital camera

angelatgraceland

Don't buy the memory card in a camera shop-assuming you may buy your camea there. Dixons,Currys etc are expensive on memory cards. Make sure that you have alook at the camera you like-try the menu and make sure it is easy to undestand and user friendly. No point in having loads of gizmos if you cannot figure out how to use them!

albertross_2

http://www.bestpricedbrands.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=117

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=16223

Blacksheep1979

avfc4life wrote: »

I was watching the gadget show and they were doing a section on comparing digital cameras and they said that after 6.6 Mega Pixels you eyes wont be able to tell the difference (between 6.6 & anything over) so there is no point getting anything about 6.6 mega pixels unless you are planning on blowing the picture up to a massive size as this is the only time you will be able to see any difference in the quality. Is this true?

its not so much about eyes not noticing difference etc its the fact that the ccd (thing that captures light and takes the pic) is too small for anything over 6mp or so to make much of a difference - different story with SLRs though

mr_rush

Canon Ixus 850 or Canon A640 are both great. You need to have a feel in your hands as some cameras are just too small for some people.

for memory cards buy from play or mymemory.co.uk always go for a brand name - the price difference is small. sandisk are the market leaders.

NEVER buy memory from ebay - usually fake.

websites to check out:
dpreview
steves digicams

Lord_Gardener

We've got a Canon PowerShot which gives excellent results. Worth having a look at this site to get some pointers!

http://www.pcworld.com/ic/cameras/#

mr_rush

Have a look at this review on the Times website:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/test_bench/article1776341.ece

BexTech

I bought a Canon Powershot A430 last year, for around £80 from Amazon, it's an excellent camera, as are others in this range. Sister bought one too and has been very happy.

You can now get the Canon PowerShot A460 for the same price we paid for the A430, though we did get a free larger extra memory card, though I bought a couple of 1GB cards from elsewhere too.

Canon make great cameras and great lenses.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/a460.html

I wouldn't buy memory cards from the high street, look at offers on Amazon, https://www.eBuyer.co.uk , https://www.7dayshop.com

digp

what's the view on pentax cameras? jessops had a sale on btw.

kerryallc71

ive got a`sony cybershot h5 excellent they have two new models out this year , h7 and h9 i think. excellent make sony.. i know panasonic make excellent cameras ..try http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk , they have the sony h9 for £283.95 i got my sony cybershot h5 last year from them excellent and fast delivery.. and you get a 18 month warranty with it as well..

her here is another great website http://www.dpreview.com great website about all types of digital cameras , just excellent !!!

see you from kerry..