Recommend me a Digital Camera for under £100

[Andaho]

My mum needs a new digital camera.

She previously had an HP M417, but water damaged it when caught in a rain storm.

She is saying she wants one that takes normal rechargable AA batteries because she uses it so much she carries around half a dozen spare batteries - but maybe not needed if an intergrated battery would last 3 times as long as rechargable AAs?

She would miss having a view finder because she complains about not being able to see the screen out in the sun.

As for pixels... 5mp would be fine for her... if there's a decent camera for well under £100 she would be happy.

[kalniel]

How much control does she want over taking the pictures?

[colincliff]

ixus 70

[Andaho]

I got a Canon Powershot A560 from Argos for £80... it's a great camera, very happy with it.

[samba]

Buy a cheap canon with a nice lens and hax the firmware

[Andaho]

Buy a cheap canon with a nice lens and hax the firmware

what kind of things can I do with hacked firmware?

[Saracen]

Olympus used to do a range that were waterproof ..... in the sense of rain, not going scuba diving with it. I don't know if they still do, or what they cost (it used to be sub-£100 in 35mm days, 'cos I bought one - superb little camera with fantastic lens, too) but it might be worth a look.

[TheReaFireblade]

Here's a couple of alternative options:

Samsung's 8.2MP S85 (around £70) - or 8.1MP NV8 (around £90).
Or the 7.1MP Fuji FinePix S5700 (around £80)... or 9.3MP Fuji FinePix A920 - just £78.60 from Scan

[colmo]

While Ebuyer are flogging the Samsung S630 for £44.99, Argos have a selection of cheap digicams, and they are very good about returned items.

I think the really cheap branded (Kodaks, Samsungs etc.) digicams do tend to use 2xAAs (thus you aren't paying for a Li-ion battery), but the performance and size savings you get from Li-ion cannot be ignored.

Always check out the user reviews on DPReview: Digital Camera Database: Digital Photography Review
You can learn about many of the fiddly things a reviewer might not think to mention.

[usxhe190]

i agree ixus 70,

small, viewfinder, pics are nice