Digital Cameras.....

[KingPoker]

Right im looking for some advice really on a digicam

I have been scouting around on the net for them but obviously there are so mnay available that i just thought it would be easier if people on here could tell me what one they have and roughly how much it cost and how good it is (AND IF YOUR REALLY FEELING IN A HELPFUL MOOD MAYBE A SAMPLE PICTURE ASWELL......)

I like the new one they are using for the live updates and I also i saw Red Dog post some pictures of some birds in a tree using the zoom feature from quite a fair distance away so would love to know the make and model that one was.

And help or suggestions much appreciated.

KP

[madasahatstand]

ive got a nikon coolpix with 6 mega pixels. its got a movie record feature too. the camera takes great pictures. it cost about £240 with a good sized memory card

thjis is a pic of a tiny mushroom growing on a tree. i took it with the close up feature by hand, not tripod. i took a movie of a bee i could upload to youtube if you are interested in this camera. the quality was superb:)

[The_duke]

When I went searching for one I had exactly the same problem -- thousands available and the techno jargon for the ignorant (yours truly) was hurting my head. It all depends want you want out of a camera. Do you want to take holiday snaps and family gatherings a few times a year. Or are you looking to take professionally crafted pictures like Red & Shogun (Carl ,if you read this thread give KP the benefit of you expertise). Me I am in the former bracket and got a Sony Cybershot (6mpix) from CostCo £140 + Vat. its a point and press with limited zoom but fits the bill...

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=DSC-W30&site=odw_en_GB&pageType=Overview&imageType=3D&category=DCC+Digital+Still+Cameras

Don't know how to compress picture enough to show example (see ignorance is bliss)

[The_duke]

Sorted -- Dolmen in Co Clare (sorry still cr*p removed silly attempt at posting picture))

[bone1986]

I only have a point and press Fuji 5 meg, but it's the second Fuji I've had and they perform very well in daylight and at night. I have a friend who is a bit of a photo nut and he uses a Fuji.

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[bone1986]

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[KingPoker]

Tha nks very much so far,

Mad= Camera looks superb but a bit of my price bracket- Im looking to spend around 100-150 quid really but anything decent under a 100 woud make me happier.

Duke=Yes i was looking at the sony cybershot yesterday and they do them on ebuyer for around 93 pounds now.

Bone= Graet Pics and looks like a great camera from the photos taken (gotta love them more coz they vegas in them) but how much for the fuji?

Im pretty sure Reds is the same as the one they use for updating or Silo has the same one or something like that. Im pretty sure its a Canon aswell.

[bone1986]

You can get a good Fuji finepix 8 meg for around £135.

[Nakor]

Pentax Optio A20 - great piece of kit.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000I6FJ16/interactiveda3006-21

Review - http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Pentax-Optio-A20-1

I was a complete digi camera novice but the A20 is easy to use, will let you learn photography as you learn to use the camera if you want more then point and shoot, but the point and shoot is great as well.

[RioRodent]

I have a Canon Ixus iZoom... about the size of a packet of 10 king-size cigs.

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It also takes pretty decent video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRyBpNA-AQk - and

[Geo the Sarge]

I also had the canon Izus, cracking camera. Attached a pic from gibraltar, you can see the great depth given. unfortunatley some knobber stole it.

I now have a fuji (£99 offer with 2GB card and x2 Lithium batts with charger at Jessops) and is quite good.

Worth checking out your local Jessops, they deal with all the available cameras and are about to close down quite a few shops so there should be a few bargains available.

Geo

[kinboshi]

ive got a nikon coolpix with 6 mega pixels. its got a movie record feature too. the camera takes great pictures. it cost about £240 with a good sized memory card

thjis is a pic of a tiny mushroom growing on a tree. i took it with the close up feature by hand, not tripod. i took a movie of a bee i could upload to youtube if you are interested in this camera. the quality was superb:)

Thing is, when you take a photo like that the memory card is probably almost full up, as there won't be much-room for anything else on there... 

Important thing to remember with a camera is the number of pixels (you don't want anything less than 6M - my new phone has a 5M camera!), and the lens zoom (ignore the digital zoom).

Other things such as battery life, size, storage capacity are important (but secondary in my book usually).

I've got a Fuji F610, which is now about 3 years old.  6M, and one of the best you could get for the price when it was new (I bought it of a photographer friend about 2 years ago).  Still a cracking camera, the battery doesn't last that long however - but I usually have the charger with me if I need it.

[Graham C]

Just got the missus the Canon IXUS 850 from eBay but the US version

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CANON-SD800-IXUS-850-7-1MP-DIGITAL-CAMERA-2GB-4-BONUS_W0QQitemZ140151807316QQihZ004QQcategoryZ31388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and it's excellent.

[RED-DOG]

Important thing to remember with a camera is the number of pixels (you don't want anything less than 6M - my new phone has a 5M camera!), and the lens zoom (ignore the digital zoom).

A phone with 5mp and optical zoom? What make is it?

[kinboshi]

Important thing to remember with a camera is the number of pixels (you don't want anything less than 6M - my new phone has a 5M camera!), and the lens zoom (ignore the digital zoom).

A phone with 5mp and optical zoom? What make is it?

The phone doesn't have optical zoom.  I was saying that's what you should look for on a digital camera.  The reason I mentioned the phone was that even mobile phones now have 5M cameras, so it's not too much to ask form a dedicated digital camera.