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Post by adbru on Apr 23, 2007 14:58:15 GMT
Hi peeps, I'm looking for a digital camera for holiday. We have an old clunky digital camera which is good for most shots but carp at low-light or movement. so..... looking for ideas ;D I'm a miserable git so definitely under £100, not fussed for lots of gismo's that I wont use, point and click is fine  so... over to you lot  |
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Post by teejayexc on Apr 23, 2007 15:04:42 GMT
Hi peeps, I'm looking for a digital camera for holiday. We have an old clunky digital camera which is good for most shots but carp at low-light or movement. so..... looking for ideas ;D I'm a miserable git so definitely under £100, not fussed for lots of gismo's that I wont use, point and click is fine so... over to you lot Been reading my mind?? I was looking for similar!!! C'mon Paul (Reaper) let's have your input.  trev |
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Post by Pops on Apr 23, 2007 15:12:51 GMT
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Post by adbru on Apr 23, 2007 15:17:34 GMT
Hi peeps, I'm looking for a digital camera for holiday. We have an old clunky digital camera which is good for most shots but carp at low-light or movement. so..... looking for ideas ;D I'm a miserable git so definitely under £100, not fussed for lots of gismo's that I wont use, point and click is fine so... over to you lot Been reading my mind?? I was looking for similar!!! C'mon Paul (Reaper) let's have your input. trev LoL, just saw that !! Its what reminded me that a need to get one ;D |
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Post by CD on Apr 23, 2007 15:36:55 GMT
My brother has a Sony 750 phone which has a 2 megapixel camera. Pictures amazingly good for the technical spec. The 810i phone has a 3 megapixel camera. Both have good quality lenses (for a phone). The pictures of Italy I displayed the other day were taken with a Sony DSC S70 (bought circa 2001). The only snag is its slow to work out exposure and focus so quick unposed shots are difficult. However, the lens is excellent so the picture quality is high even though "only" 3 mega pixels. I would say whatever you do - get something with a good lens. Try www.digital-cameras.com |
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Post by teejayexc on Apr 23, 2007 19:36:40 GMT
Bump FAO Reaper  |
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Post by Welsh Ade on Apr 24, 2007 6:34:20 GMT
have a look in your local Tesco's 5meg pixel point and shoot for around £50. with a further £20 for memory card what more do you need
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Post by DahDit on Apr 24, 2007 7:00:47 GMT
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Post by adbru on Apr 24, 2007 7:43:48 GMT
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Post by CD on Apr 24, 2007 15:21:44 GMT
Its all about lens quality. Megapixels are cheap but wont improve picture quality if the lens is rubbish. My Italy pix were "only" 3 maga pixels but they are sharply focussed and print happily at A4 size.
I would either go cheap (tescos aldi etc) or go expensive and get the best lens you can afford in a package you will actually use.
Even if I had the £££s I'd personally not go for a top end SLR as they are too bulky and would get left at home. I would however get a top end compact with a great lens. As it is the old Sony is still working so I'll stick with that.
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Post by Reaper on Apr 24, 2007 19:59:43 GMT
Avoid it like the plage as they cannot be repaired as the company will not supply spairs as it dosn`t make any. Biggest problem with Vivitar is they fall apart internally they are the lower disposable end of the market. The shops buy them in for just under £50 for the latest model and sell them on for upto £250 so you see why the shops like them(usual profit on a digital is around 12%). Another make that you cant get repaired is Rico especially there R series of digital (they also fall apart internally), there R4 was a laugh a minute they fell apart in the shops while being demoed. If you can stick with the big ones in the order bellow you can`t go far wrong. Sony Canon :- equally as good Fuji Nikon Panasonic Casio Samsung You can read all you want in the mags and on the internet but we repair them for a living and see what really goes on with them and how they are built. You should be able to get a descent Fuji under £100. I can ask at work if we have any referbished in. |
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Post by CD on Apr 24, 2007 20:15:04 GMT
I bought my Sony DSC S70 when digicams were deffo not the cheap option or very fast in operation, but were just about affordable. I've not been disapointed. The battery is the same as used on their vid cams so lasts ages (and still going fine - touch wood). The pictures are sharp and well balanced. It has some manual modes but I've been happy with the automatic settings. Its a point & shoot but with quality like this who cares. The only downside is the 64Mb memory stick in a format that's costly. The newer styles fit (with adapter) but wont work. Modern Sonys will be smaller and faster with much bigger memory. Go for at least 1 gig as you cant simply put in a new film. This is "only" 3.3 megapixels but its a Carl Zeiss 3x zoom lens. Copy the files into something like PaintshopPro or Microsoft Photo Editor and zoom in.   |
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Post by CD on Apr 24, 2007 21:51:41 GMT
See what Reaper can get, but otherwise... www.digital-cameras.com/digital_cameras/xbi-sony/You gets what you pay for so the W100 makes sense. The W100 is a traditional style body. Ive heared not so good things about the ultra thin cameras. They us a prism to bend the light from the lens along the camera body to take up less space but picture quality suffers especially low light. When I got mine, my bro had a Fuji fine pix. His had more pixels working on 3 axes instead of two, so should have been better, but actually the Sony was the best. The MZ in the alpine snow on my Italy II posting was done on the Fuji. |
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Post by teejayexc on Apr 25, 2007 7:52:21 GMT
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Post by adbru on Apr 25, 2007 19:00:03 GMT
Sony Canon :- equally as good
Fuji
Nikon
Panasonic
Casio
Samsung
no sign of pentax or olympus on your list reaper.... ?? I have an old (25years+) OM10 or 20 and love it !! i'll have another hunt round the net ;D Thanks for the input guys  adbru
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Post by Reaper on Apr 26, 2007 14:44:44 GMT
Sony Canon :- equally as good
Fuji
Nikon
Panasonic
Casio
Samsung
no sign of pentax or olympus on your list reaper.... ?? I have an old (25years+) OM10 or 20 and love it !! Angon you asked for advice on Digital and I am pretty sure they wernt around 25years ago.  i'll have another hunt round the net ;D Thanks for the input guys adbru |
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Post by adbru on Apr 26, 2007 18:41:46 GMT
Angon you asked for advice on Digital and I am pretty sure they wernt around 25years ago. Yeah I know !! Just wondered if the brand wasnt as good as it used to be ?? ;D
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Post by Dame judgejools44 on Apr 26, 2007 19:01:41 GMT
As Reaper said.
I have a Fujifilm E900, 8mp...top quality camera. I did by the ex a 5mp version of mine which was also fab!
What I like about Fuji cameras is they're like the films they produce for SLR's etc....the final picture always has a warm tone to it, rather than Kodak that produces a blue/green tinge to the print, making it a colder style image!
Okie I'll get me coat....to technical...hehehe!!
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