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I need to buy a digital camera but not sure what to look for. Can anyone recommend a good make and anything else I need to know when buying one?

Thanks

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So you are going to change your avatar again?:rofl:
You can borrow mine, I'm on my way!
:wub:
Tim

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I thought I would get at least one serious answer before this thread got hijacked :rofl:

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Not a Hijack, an offer of help! Honest!:rofl:
What sort of budget? And seriously, what do you want it for?
They are all much the same these days.
Tim xx

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I dont even know where to start looking to be honest. I know theres something about megapixels I have to look for. I dont want to pay the earth, I just want a decent camera :D

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Stick your msn on!
Tim

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Get one with as many megapixels as you can, that is a measure of the sharpnesss and quality of the picture. Optical zoom is better than digital, Getting one made by one of the better camera companies usually means a good quality lens on the camera, so Olympus, Nikon, would be good names to look for.

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Canon Ixus cameras are brilliant if you want a compact point and snap camera!

Amazon normally have them on sale too! check it out!

Edit: Ixus 70 is about £115 on Amazon

BTW: Megapixels doesn't mean much when it comes to cameras these days, it's the quality of the CCD that is important and both Canon and the Sony point and click cameras are really good!

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yes megapixels are irrelivant unless you have a specific use for the camera, just for everyday use is not going to help the more you have.

One bit of advice I will givem make sure the camera has its own battery, rather than the type that are relying on the common batteries in the shop. Even Good Sony cameras sometimes dont come with a decent battery.

I used a fair few Cameras in my trade, the most comfortable for me have been the Sony / Canon models, my pref will always be Sony with the bigger screens at the back

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The smaller screen used to be an issue on the older Canons but all the new ones come with a 2.5 or 3" screen just like the Sonys!

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I run with two Sony cameras one is the DSC-F828, it is now four years old, but I have taken some really nice pictures with it, the other one is a newer camera to fit in my pocket. this is the DSC-W200 12 megapixels, ok it helps that daughter in law works at Sony and I get a discount but they are great camera's. :thumbup:

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I have an Olympus and a Leica, the Olympus is a digital SLR and its the one I use every day, it was about £300 and is absolutely brilliant, 7mp, and versatile, easy to use and bomb proof.


My Leica is a different matter, it cost a small fortune, in fact I have bought cars that cost less, but the quality is unbelievable and its a joy to use......................problem is that I am too scared to use it.

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I'LL have it then:thumbsup:

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i have a casio, great camera, way better than my old fuji.
7+ megapixels is fine.
i saw some great sonys in media markt when i was looking for about €130

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I wont even let my OH touch it, what chance do you have?

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I just buy the stolen ones off ebay that are nicked from the Japs in Oxford St and just change the language back to English as the chav's are to clueless for that, but yes the W200 I have too is great but too many features for my simple job

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Get one with a viewfinder as trying to see anything in the screen when the sun is shining is impossible

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I went to Carrefour yesterday but couldnt see anything that would suit us, so I will go to our local electrical shops either today or tomorrow.

Thanks for the tip on the view finder, because most of the photos will be taken in the sun :thumbup:

Thanks to everyone else for their advice, and especially VT for being very patient on messenger ;)

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Unless you're thinking of taking serious photos, a digital SLR is probably overkill as they are not as portable as the small point and shoots. If you just need a decent little camera to slip in your handbag then Jumbo had quite a range for under 100 Euros. I don't know if there's one near you but we go to the one in Faro.

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I bought a Casio Exilim EX Z750 last year after previously owning a Fuji and a Cannon.

For the money I think this little camera is incredible, the battery life is so incredibly long you forget you have to charge it, it has a big LCD screen and a small viewfinder, it also doubles as a video camera and will capture sound and vision, not just for small clips but for the entire memory, it has loads of pre sets to make life easier on both camera and video, also 3 times optical zoom, all squeezed in a package 9cm x 6cm x 2.5cm thick.
Well recommended, oh and by the way , it takes great pictures.

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I have a nikon SLR and love it. Though if i was in the market for a pocket camera any canon will be more than upto the job.

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Ive seen a camera I like but its a HP make, is that any good?

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Hi SD - wouldnt have a clue - make good printers ;) :rofl:

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It'll do the job but not as well as the cameras previously mentioned.

I hope you're not doing a woman thing and going on looks over anything else :rofl:

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Is that not what your supposed to do then ;) :rofl:

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Of course it is Sam! and never forget if it's shiny you can do your lippy in the reflection! :rofl::rofl::rofl::thumbsup:

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Its gotta be cute as well :thumbsup:

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Try and stick with one of the others mentioned! Have MSN'd you!
Tim

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Its pink and I like pink! :p

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You have GOT to be serious? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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I am serious :p

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One word...

WOMEN! :unsure:

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Is kodak a good make, cos they do a camera in pink?

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Casio do to and I've heard they're actually not bad cameras..

Please step away from pinkness and buy something decent and is good value for what you get :)

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Nooooooooooooooooooo you cant download the bloody pics on them :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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But I want a pink camera! :(

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The kodak i have is a very old digi one coz youngest has my new one - they are prolly ok now ;) - there are some gorgeous pink ones in currys at the moment but couldnt tell you what make they are

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I got an old HP 735, all the pics I put on here are taken with it.
The only problem as mentioned before is charging the batteries, get one with a proper battery in it.

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But but but but but... Buy a pink case for your Canon/Sony/etc :)

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There are loads of good (enough) digital cameras out there. Just go for 7 megapixels and above.

The most important thing I reckon, particularly for Spain and beach pics in particular, is to buy a camera with a viewfinder as well as the viewing screen.

I bought a Pentax L40 and it doesn't have a viewfinder, makes beach piccies very difficult because of so much sun.

And another thing buy one with the lithium re-chargeable batteries not disposable. It will save you a fortune and the battery usable time is much longer per charge.