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cabby

have just dropped the wifes camera,have promised to buy her a new one,but where does one start.digital seem as cheap as others now,around £100 is the level.does one ask about pixels,memory,cards.she would still like to take to boots for developement to get proper prints she says but also download onto comp.nothing with extra this and that.just a good basic digital camera.

FERDINAND

Hi
I am in the market for a new camera as my digital is not repairable.
I used to have a camera shop before I retired three years ago so it's a bit of a bummer having to buy at retail. Although prices have come down.
I will probably go for a Canon Ixus 55, around £200 at Amazon.
Suggest you go for at least 4 mega pixels for picture clarity and I would also make sure it uses rechargeable batteries.
I will go for one that has an SD memory card which I can then use from my old camera, these can be taken into your local shop and have prints made. If they have one of those stand alone Kodak printers you can even do it yourself on the spot .
I would of course always go to the independent retailer who will invariably have more product knowledge.
Happy hunting

John

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zulurita

My digital camera is a Fuji fine Pix and uses XD card. These memory cards have come down in price since I bought the camera and you can buy quite large memory/storage fora reasonable price now.
I can use rechargable batteries plus AA batteries so is useful if they go flat on me when we are out. Having said that I useually have spare rechargeables with me...........But not always Sad

Get the highest pixel you can afford for better quality.

ScotJimland

Go to a proper camera shop like Jessops and get advice, tell them how much you want to spend and what your intended use is.....
don't go to Currys ,see my post on Cannon IXUS 750 woes

badger

I bought mine from Jessop's, had a look around, asked what I should be looking for I terms of best quality at a budget price.
They advised on min 4 mega pixel, and optical zoom.
then we found one of last years model HP...£250 camera for £150.

DJP

I have no connection with these people other than being a customer but for cheap memory cards see

BERTHA

Take a look in ASDAs before you buy they have great names and very good prices and purchased an excellent Minolta for around £30 cheaper than else where, mind, if I had know i was going to Hong Kong 2 months later I could have got it out there for a further £50 cheaper

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Jackkelly32

Have a look at Aldi they have some bargains in both cameras and photoprinters plus cards