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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / UK Photography / December 2006Compact digital for under £100?
Any recommendations?  SignatureGeoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ > Any recommendations? Don't expect lightning fast action (i.e. shutter lag) in that price area, but any of the Olympus' won't let you down. Casio and any of the older Nikons are also good. Avoid any make that is not normally associated with the photo world - like Samsung and Acer - although Panasonic have been manufacturing and badge-marketing for decades, and Sony are quite good too. SignatureWoody harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com Message-ID: <cFVhh.15045$z01.7412@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net> from harrogate3 contained the following: >Don't expect lightning fast action (i.e. shutter lag) in that price >area, but any of the Olympus' won't let you down. Casio and any of the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >like Samsung and Acer - although Panasonic have been manufacturing and >badge-marketing for decades, and Sony are quite good too. I looked at the Nikon L2, Canon A530 and Sony DSC S600 Of the three the Sony seemed most suitable for my daughter mainly due to the compact size, viewfinder and the fact that she can use the memory card from her phone. SignatureGeoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ Memory cards are pretty cheap, and the phone one may be rather titchy. > Message-ID: <cFVhh.15045$z01.7412@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net> from harrogate3 > contained the following: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the compact size, viewfinder and the fact that she can use the memory > card from her phone. Message-ID: <5OmdnWePJPyjoBXYRVnyuQA@bt.com> from Mark Dunn contained the following: >Memory cards are pretty cheap, and the phone one may be rather titchy. Half a gig? SignatureGeoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ > Message-ID: <5OmdnWePJPyjoBXYRVnyuQA@bt.com> from Mark Dunn contained > the following: > >>Memory cards are pretty cheap, and the phone one may be rather titchy. > > Half a gig? The problem may come when the camera is <here>, and the phone is not. or vice versa. Message-ID: <4utemfF19fcq7U1@mid.individual.net> from OG contained the following: >>>Memory cards are pretty cheap, and the phone one may be rather titchy. >> >> Half a gig? > >The problem may come when the camera is <here>, and the phone is not As someone else said, they are cheap enough. Though in my daughter's case where she is, so is her phone... SignatureGeoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ >Any recommendations? This is like asking for recommendations for the best new car under £4000. >>Any recommendations? > >This is like asking for recommendations for >the best new car under £4000. Not any more it isn't. Click through to Digital Cameras on www.amazon.co.uk Plenty of perfectly competent digital cameras there for well under £100. Message-ID: <mqlno21o4ngf4dri3qaolsl8vk40q99js0@4ax.com> from Laurence Payne contained the following: >>>Any recommendations? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Plenty of perfectly competent digital cameras there for well under >£100. As I said, I've bought the Sony DSC S600. 6mp, optical viewfinder,3:1 optical zoom. As fine a little p&s camera as you could wish for. I'm seriously thinking of getting one for myself. SignatureGeoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ >Click through to Digital Cameras on >www.amazon.co.uk >Plenty of perfectly competent digital cameras there for well under >£100. Perfectly competent? Nonsense. They are all afflicted by extreme noise, very limited dynamic range (blown highlights *and* shadows - quite an achievement at the same time), gross over-sharpening of JPEG files (and no RAW option so you can avoid it), woefully unsharp lenses with small maximum apertures, meaning lots of camera shake, and more chromatic aberration than anyone with reasonable eyesight should have to tolerate. Apart from all that, they are *just fine*. ;-) >>Click through to Digital Cameras on >>www.amazon.co.uk [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Apart from all that, they are *just fine*. Indeed. Apart from that, they produce very acceptable snapshots :-) In fact, many are a lot better than you suggest, from the results I've seen. I really think you should re-examine the market. It moves fast. >I really think you should re-examine the market. I do, all the time. It is my job. ;-) Now if people would only set a budget of £150, there are some very competent cameras around ... Message-ID: <mj4qo2h4fcdekq2l8adnavu9hhjmm8h7o4@4ax.com> from Tony Polson contained the following: >Now if people would only set a budget of £150, there are some very >competent cameras around ... But an extra 50 would cost me £150 - I have three kids. So what's wrong with the Sony then? I haven't really put it through it's paces but I'm sure it will do nicely for my daughter. SignatureGeoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ >Message-ID: <mj4qo2h4fcdekq2l8adnavu9hhjmm8h7o4@4ax.com> from Tony >Polson contained the following: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >So what's wrong with the Sony then? I haven't really put it through >it's paces but I'm sure it will do nicely for my daughter. I am sure it will be just fine. All that matters is that your daughter is happy with it, and so are you. A very happy Christmas to you both. Tony |
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