Recommend me a Camera!

**Zaphan58** · 19-10-2003, 10:01 PM

Well im looking for a camera about the £150 mark, I dont know much about cameras so perhaps some of you could advise me on what to get.

One I have been looking at is this one at amazon witch looks to me to be a good deal but I dont know.

Linky To Camera

**gss03** · 19-10-2003, 10:06 PM

I've got a Sony-U30...
Its a great little camera to have...fits into my pocket and the photos I get from it at great...Its only a 2 Mega Pixel camera, but it fits my needs.
You can see my photos @ http://gallery.wormrage.com/ if you want some samples

I got mine via Ask Direct. And at the moment it's only £149

The only limiting factor with it is the supplied memory stick (8mb), but they can get picked up easily.

**Howard** · 19-10-2003, 10:29 PM

Or get one of the cheaper Fujis or Canons. Excellent cameras for the money.

**spikegifted** · 20-10-2003, 02:26 AM

Konica KD-20M (available from Argos)...

**5cupa** · 20-10-2003, 11:38 AM

Canon PSA300
3.2 mega pixel CCD with DiGic processor
Single lens 33mm (35mm equivalent) with smooth 5 x Digital Zoom
Close up focusing (5cm in macro)
1.5 TFT colour screen
AF method: 5 point AiAF/1 point (centre)
3 minute movie clips with sound
Multiple Shooting modes
AA-size Alkaline/NiMH battery (x2)
Direct print compatible to all Canon direct printers

£149 prcdirect.co.uk

check out dpreview.com for loads of indepth reviews on cameras

**5lab** · 20-10-2003, 11:45 AM

kodaks are pretty good - generally have decent lenses on - for your money you could get a 4230 - 2mp/3x optical zoom

**Bunjiweb** · 20-10-2003, 11:54 AM

Kodak are ok... Cannon are better tho in my experience.

The PSA300 sounds good.

Ben

**Zaphan58** · 20-10-2003, 12:06 PM

does the psa300 have optical zoom?

**5cupa** · 20-10-2003, 12:13 PM

no just digital. if u want optical try the Sony DSCP52 £159

**Zaphan58** · 20-10-2003, 08:03 PM

Anybody have some more suggestions for me?

So far I think the sony Scupa mentioned looks pretty up my street.

**5cupa** · 20-10-2003, 10:53 PM

actually i would buy this Canon PowerShot A60

2 mega pixel CCD with DiGic processor
3 x Optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 35 - 105 mm)
Smooth Digital Zoom (7.5 x combined with optical zoom)
1.5" TFT colour screen
AF method: TTL-AF, AF lock and manual focus
3 minute movie clips with sound
Multiple shooting modes
AA-size Alkaline/NiMH battery (x4)
Direct print compatible to all Canon direct printers
Wide range of system accessories available

**Zaphan58** · 20-10-2003, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by Scupa
actually i would buy this Canon PowerShot A60

2 mega pixel CCD with DiGic processor
3 x Optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 35 - 105 mm)
Smooth Digital Zoom (7.5 x combined with optical zoom)
1.5" TFT colour screen
AF method: TTL-AF, AF lock and manual focus
3 minute movie clips with sound
Multiple shooting modes
AA-size Alkaline/NiMH battery (x4)
Direct print compatible to all Canon direct printers
Wide range of system accessories available

Its 2MP compared to the sonys 3MP though, although I do see it has a better zoom on it. Is the extra zoom worth loosing 1MP over?

**Event Horizon** · 20-10-2003, 11:17 PM

Can you not stretch a little, the Canon A70 can be had for £220 and is a fantastic bit of kit.

**5lab** · 20-10-2003, 11:47 PM

i'd say that zoom is worth more than res - you rarely realistically need more than 2mp unless your zoomin in on a pic, and then you can just have zoomed in. also 2mp means less space needed on mem cards etc..

**Howard** · 21-10-2003, 08:36 AM

tbph in my experience Kodak's digital cameras are of inferior quality to others of the same spec, like Fuji, Canon, etc. Look on some review sites, such as www.dpreview.com and others which I can't remember...

.... But it's your choice

**5cupa** · 21-10-2003, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by Event Horizon
Can you not stretch a little, the Canon A70 can be had for £220 and is a fantastic bit of kit.

definetly agree the A70 is very good for the price and highly recommended from magazines and users. the only niggle was that the images were alittle soft.

3.2 mega pixel CCD with DiGic processor
3 x Optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 35 - 105 mm)
Smooth Digital Zoom (10 x combined with optical zoom)
1.5 TFT colour screen
AF method: TTL-AF, AF lock and manual focus
3 minute movie clips with sound
Shooting modes: Auto/Creative (P/Tv/Av /M) Image (Portrait/Landscape/Night Scene/Fast Shutter/Slow Shutter)/Stitch Assist/Movie
AA-size Alkaline/NiMH battery (x4)
Direct print compatible to all Canon direct printers
Wide range of system accessories available

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