stubbsy
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 01
Location: stoke-on-trent
User status: Offline
|
im thinking of getting a digital camera for when i go to america over the summer, the only prob is which one as theres so many
needs to be under £200 any suggestions on which is the best buy at the minuit for the money?
also could somebody explain to me about the diffarent memory card types as it all confuses me and what the optical zoom and digital zoom are, whats the diffarence?
Any help muchly appreciated
|
infinitycorsa
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Stourport-on-Severn, Hereford and Worcester
User status: Offline
|
fuji s5500
look on pricegrabber
optical zoom.......lens moving
digital zoom....... enhances the picture but loose quaillity
|
stubbsy
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 01
Location: stoke-on-trent
User status: Offline
|
cheers mate, maybe a little bulky to carry around on pissed up evenings though.
would youo also recomend a rechargable camera (whats battery life like on them) or one you stick batteries in?
|
mattyboy199
Member
Registered: 5th Feb 03
User status: Offline
|
dont do it, i did last year and the camera broke after 2 months. Your ll get it here almost the same price on the net, the US warranty doesnt cover Europe so your buggered if it goes wrong, your best off buying one before you go.
|
Tom J
Organiser: South Wales
Premium Member
Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
User status: Offline
|
to take to america, not buy there
|
loo_goblin
Member
Registered: 14th Jul 04
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
User status: Offline
|
dont know if its ne cheaper since the new model came out which is minging, but the sony DCS T1 is a quality bit of kit
|
stubbsy
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 01
Location: stoke-on-trent
User status: Offline
|
any more advice??
|
Icy
Member
Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
User status: Offline
|
most things by sony
my 1st 3 were by them
|
slugger_54132
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: Fair Oak, Hampshire
User status: Offline
|
Have you budgeted for an extra memory card aswell, or can u afford one on top of the £200
|
slugger_54132
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: Fair Oak, Hampshire
User status: Offline
|
if you can stretch to the 230 area, i would look at sony p200, 7 million pixels, or canon ixus 40, or 50. if you are after a small camera.
Canon are the better, the ixus 50 is 5 million pixel, optical zoom, aspherical lense, and has some cool colour effects you can do like, swapping colours.
Also you can take an object say a yellow car, and keep the yellow, and make the rest of the picture black and white. Feature is called my colour and its pretty cool.
Ultimate digi camera would be a ixus 700 but then you are talkin 300.
Look on 7dayshop.com
|
vibrio
Banned
Registered: 28th Feb 01
Location: POAH
User status: Offline
|
at the 200 price mark I would advise canon A520 plus a 1gig SD card. these can be bought from http://www.ebuyer.com
there should be a photo section coming soon
|
stubbsy
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 01
Location: stoke-on-trent
User status: Offline
|
thanks i shall have a look at them now 
going to Dixons later on to have a look at a few in real life but nnot buy from there.
|
slugger_54132
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: Fair Oak, Hampshire
User status: Offline
|
yeah definately by online, i work part time for curry's (whilst at uni) and even our own website is cheaper than in store!
|
stubbsy
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 01
Location: stoke-on-trent
User status: Offline
|
can you get the cameras at currys for the price online if you go to the shop and say ive seen it online for this much???
if that makes sense
|
slugger_54132
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: Fair Oak, Hampshire
User status: Offline
|
In theory head office has said that we should price match our online prices! Had an update the other day saying so!
But you may have to argue that with the manager, it comes down to manager discretion a little.
|
stubbsy
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 01
Location: stoke-on-trent
User status: Offline
|
lol, i will say to him, look punk i know you had an email the other day saying that you must price match 
|
slugger_54132
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: Fair Oak, Hampshire
User status: Offline
|
but if you take the sony p200, in store its 275, online its 239.99, have seen it on that 7dayshop for 230? So if you could get it instore for 239.99 your doing good!
Cos you have to add delivery with online!
|
slugger_54132
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: Fair Oak, Hampshire
User status: Offline
|
LOL, it aint an email, tell him to look at the archive on click, pretty sure it was last friday, but get him to check a few! It was an update about the bank holiday weekend!!
|
