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"Half price" digital camera - £25 - until October 31st, 2007

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  • Kazzea
    Kazzea Posts: 1,982 Forumite
    Please note that this camera as far as i can see:

    DOES NOT HAVE OPTICAL ZOOM

    which is the most important zoom bit to have.

    Amazon are currently doing a Samsung 6 megapixal camera with 3 times optical zoon and 5 times digital zoom for £49.99 this week only *inc free supersaver delivery

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-S630-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B000MXJ574/ref=pd_bbs_4/202-4194858-3014223?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1193178010&sr=8-4

    This is not a put down of the OP - just thought people should be aware of the lack of optical zoom as most people would assume it came with most cameras as standard now
  • Bob63
    Bob63 Posts: 1,320 Forumite
    Kazzea makes a good point. This is not the bargain it seems. The camera is fixed-focus and optical zoom only. It is the most basic type of digital camera and is barely worth the £25 Misco are charging. At £50 full price it is a don't-touch-with-a-bargepole camera.

    Mike
  • autismmum
    autismmum Posts: 444 Forumite
    my daughters been nagging for a camera like this for months, thanks so much :) a real surprise for her :)
    totally debt free:j and mortgage free too 2010
  • autismmum
    autismmum Posts: 444 Forumite
    my daughters been nagging for a camera like this for months, thanks so much :) a real surprise for her :)
    totally debt free:j and mortgage free too 2010
  • curtlyb
    curtlyb Posts: 676 Forumite
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    Kazzea makes a good point. This is not the bargain it seems. The camera is fixed-focus and optical zoom only. It is the most basic type of digital camera and is barely worth the £25 Misco are charging. At £50 full price it is a don't-touch-with-a-bargepole camera.

    Mike

    A bit harsh but i do see your point, i've bought one for my little lad to take his own pictures (which have recently cost me a small fortune on his 35mm 'fixed focus' camera with processing etc)
    It's a basic camera that will take good pictures for the majority of needs and at £25 (combined with it's small size) means that i think it's a bargain ......unless someone can give me a checklist of other digital camera's to compare it with in the sub £30 bracket......... horses for courses i suspect, just make sure you don't expect David Bailey style flexibility with it, it's a point'n'shoot !!!!! (also means that he won't be mithering me to use my Nikon D40 :rolleyes:)

    Its quite funny really because 18 months ago this camera would have been a bargain of the month for a 5mp camera @ £50 :-) technology eh !
  • purplepatch
    purplepatch Posts: 2,534 Forumite
    Mine arrived yesterday, a day after ordering.

    It is quite basic, but the pics seem pretty good. I'm not complaining as DD1 wants the Fisher Price one for christmas which costs £50 but according to reviews takes horrible snowy pictures (640x480 pixels). Not sure how this will compare resilience wise, but I was very reluctant to shell out for the FP one at double the price. Time will only tell how resistant it is to the odd knock!
  • Hi,

    I recently lost my digital camera and was looking for a cheap replacement that was better than using my mobile phone... I found some picture samples from this camera here:

    http://www.pbase.com/cameras/hp/photosmart_e327

    i think it is because of the fixed focus, or the lens but it seems to me that the picture quality is only marginally better than my Nokia 2MP camera phone.

    I must admit though i couldn't find a cheaper camera. There are a few of this model going for £15 on ebay, but i ended up buying a 4MP olympus one that was about 2-3 years old in the end for £35 on ebay...

    Good find though!
  • Bought same camera with printer deal last year for my daughter for around £100. Takes great pictures, easy to use. Just ordered one + sd card for my 15 year old son for Xmas- that'll stop him using my more expensive one. Thanks- thats Christmas started!
  • pkempc
    pkempc Posts: 125 Forumite
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    Just ordered one for son as a xmas pressy. He keeps grabbing my expensive Sony camera and messing around with it. On holiday he was trying to photograph a car and walked backwards to get it all in, tripped over the pavement and cushioned his fall by putting his right hand down - the same hand he had the camera in - doh! Camera still works but has got a few scratches to the casing. Now he can have is own cheap & chearful camera. Cheers:beer:
    Assume 1st – then check the facts!
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