Which Camera??

Jo4

What camera would you recommend for a pensioner who wants to be able to take photos which can then be uploaded to his digital photo frame? He currently doesn't have a camera afaik and is dependant on others taking the photos and then copying them on to his digital photo frame memory card. The budget is about £40.

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What memory cards can the photo frame take?

Jo4

ringo_24601 wrote: »

What memory cards can the photo frame take?

I don't honestly remember as I put the photos on it for the person who gave it to him as a Christmas present on Christmas Eve last year and he was to bring it back to me to get photos added on to it but he didn't. I remember having to put the photos into a jpeg format as some of the photos were from a mobile phone.

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The key thing is - does it take Compact flash or SD cards? That's quite a major difference (tiny card Vs bigger one). It would be far simpler if the camera was the 'right type'

Most cameras are now SD, and it is a newer (but not 'new') format than Compact flash

Were the cards much bigger than a stamp?

Jo4

ringo_24601 wrote: »

The key thing is - does it take Compact flash or SD cards? That's quite a major difference (tiny card Vs bigger one). It would be far simpler if the camera was the 'right type'

Most cameras are now SD, and it is a newer (but not 'new') format than Compact flash

Were the cards much bigger than a stamp?

Afair it takes SD cards but I cannot remember. I think I had to use an adaptor but I am not sure. The memory card definitley wasn't much if any bigger than a stamp.

Jo4

Jo4 wrote: »

Afair it takes SD cards but I cannot remember. I think I had to use an adaptor but I am not sure. The memory card definitley wasn't much if any bigger than a stamp.

I am almost certain that it takes SD cards because I used an adaptor to take the photos of an iphones memory card and put them on to the photo frame.

Any suggestions which camera to get as I had hoped to get it tomorrow?

ballyblack

maybe this;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-COOLPIX-L27-Compact-Digital/dp/B00B4QSO20/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384986101&sr=8-1&keywords=camera

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To be honest, at the £40 mark, you're at the extreme budget end of the camera world. They will need AA batteries.

Can you up the budget to £60? You can get a couple of OK cameras with rechargeable Lithium batteries for that price

So, for £40-50ish:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5599190.htm
or
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1291306.htm

For £60 - rechargeable battery included..:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1085323.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5599114.htm

I wouldn't really bother with the cheap Fuji cameras, i've had one before and it was atrocious. If you really want value for money, go find a CeX store and get an older, second hand camera from a good brand (Canon, Nikon, Panasonic)

Jo4

ringo_24601 wrote: »

To be honest, at the £40 mark, you're at the extreme budget end of the camera world. They will need AA batteries.

Can you up the budget to £60? You can get a couple of OK cameras with rechargeable Lithium batteries for that price

So, for £40-50ish:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5599190.htm
or
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1291306.htm

For £60 - rechargeable battery included..:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1085323.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5599114.htm

I wouldn't really bother with the cheap Fuji cameras, i've had one before and it was atrocious. If you really want value for money, go find a CeX store and get an older, second hand camera from a good brand (Canon, Nikon, Panasonic)

I like ballyblack's suggestions but I will look at yours later when I get home again.

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Jo4 wrote: »

I like ballyblack's suggestions but I will look at yours later when I get home again.

We both pointed at the Nikon L27

I gave you the Argos catalogue link as I don't know how you plan to shop.. personally I buy my camera kit from Hong Kong as it's way cheaper (but i do spend a few hundred quid on it)

Jo4

ringo_24601 wrote: »

We both pointed at the Nikon L27

I gave you the Argos catalogue link as I don't know how you plan to shop.. personally I buy my camera kit from Hong Kong as it's way cheaper (but i do spend a few hundred quid on it)

I noticed both of you pointed to the Nikon L27. :money: :beer:
I mentioned it to the person who is wanting to purchase the camera for the pensioner and they are happy with it so I think I will purchase it from Amazon as the voucher offer has finished at Argos.

The pensioner has always wanted a camera but never got round to purchasing one as he thinks that "the technology is too far advanced" for him. I am looking forward to seeing his face on Christmas day as I will be there when he gets the present. :j