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Offline Guy90

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« on: December 02, 2004, 21:33:48 »
Anyone reccomend a good digital camera? Want one for Xmas but don't know what to get.

Have about £150-200 to spend.

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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2004, 21:35:44 »
Boots have some good offers on at the moment, ranging form 80 squid to 150 squid.

Worth a look.  :D
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2004, 21:38:26 »
But do you want a camera that look's like boot , the wife say's there bra's are the rong shape to  :shock:



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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2004, 21:47:03 »
Olympus are a good one,
Their lenses are top-notch opticals.

Talk to 'Vicky', she used to work in the shop for Jessops

This is the one I useC-350 ZOOM

I've put a 128mb card in it & can get up to about 980 frames from it (at 640x480)

The most important thing is to invest in some decent (at least 1300mAh) Ni-Mh batteries. Without them you'll need shares in Duracell  :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2004, 21:54:22 »
My kids have just bought me one from Argos. A Fuji E510. It is discounted to £179 at the moment. Tesco are doing one for around £50 a Vivitar. THey went head to head with Dixons etc on that particular model I think they've now matched the Tescos price.

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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2004, 21:54:28 »
Have just bought myself a Canon Powershot A400, currently on sale in Jessops for £130 with a case, a table top tripod, and two memory cards (16MB and 64MB).

Seems quite nice, although I'm not entirely sure about the battery life, ate the first set of batteries whilst playing with it this afternoon.  I'm hoping it was just a set of duff batteries.

Has some nice features, though. I really like the auto-rotate, which figures out which way up the camera was, so you don't get portrait shots that you need to turn your head to view when you download them onto the computer.
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2004, 21:57:22 »
Who mentioned 'Boots'  :twisted:  :lol:
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2004, 21:59:20 »
Quote from: "Paul"
Who mentioned 'Boots'  :twisted:  :lol:


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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2004, 22:01:54 »
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Who mentioned 'Boots'  :twisted:  :lol:


 =;


Sorry.  :oops:
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2004, 22:02:24 »
www.internetcamerasdirect.co.uk

is where i bought mine

fuji finepix a202 12months ago

they do deals where youg et chargers etc

based in marsden (w yorks)
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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2004, 22:02:29 »
Looks like someone pu their foot in it  :roll:  :roll:
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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2004, 22:03:43 »
[-X disgraceful behaviour......................how dare you say sorry :lol:  :wink:
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« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2004, 22:37:55 »
Have a looksie at http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk always some good deals on there.

Had my first 'digicam' from there no probs at all  :)
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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2004, 00:15:12 »
Quote from: "pritch"
Have just bought myself a Canon Powershot A400, currently on sale in Jessops for £130 with a case, a table top tripod, and two memory cards (16MB and 64MB).
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I have the Powershot A200, no complaints so far  :D
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« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2004, 04:18:47 »
I got a canon powershot s70
superb pics
easy to use
loads of functions of which I haven't used any :)
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« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2004, 12:18:10 »
If you can get one with a sports mode.
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« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2004, 12:27:59 »
For the compact stuff, I'd recommend Fuji... Always been impressed with the metering and focussing capabilities and seem to be pretty good in low light.
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« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2004, 15:12:40 »
At the moment Dixons doing olympusC460 4 million pixel at £129 and fuji 670 upto 6million at £99. I use fuji S5000 great digital beast for the money.
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« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2004, 15:19:34 »
Here is a little camera guide http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19929

Things to look out for.....
Digital Zoom.... Take a 4Mp camera with 2 x zoom, well done, you now have a 2Mp camera.... Waste of space.
Optical zoom.... get as much as possible....
Ignore the guy on that page..... more Mp = more balls... :)
I use a Sony and like it. would buy another anytime. but you are tied with the Memory sticks.
If you want to video, check it does sound as well.
Tesco's had a 3 or 4Mp camera for about £70 with Optical zoom recently.
Spend the extra tenner and get fast memory, you know it makes sense.

Oh, and do listen to the chap on the site about how fast before it takes a pic.... it WILL drive you nuts when you get all your pictures a second after the action happened.

My suggestion is to go to PC World, Comet, Currys etc etc. get as much info as you can.

Then use Kelkoo and the likes to find it cheaper.

www.7dayshop.com are good for all photo stuff. Mem cards and Batteries.

I don't use anything below 2100Mah NiMh batteries... you end up changing them all the time.....
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« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2004, 16:25:37 »
I got a sony cybershot 5megapixel DSCP10 - takes some nice piccies
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« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2004, 22:33:43 »
Makes sense to get one with multi shot that way you just choose the best shot.
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« Reply #21 on: December 05, 2004, 22:37:36 »
Chaps,

Thanks for the info. Also had chance to talk to a pro snapper this weekend who gave me some good info on what to get. Now hoping Santa will bring the one I want :lol:  :lol: .

Then I can post my own photos instead of nicking other peoples :lol:  :lol: .

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« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2004, 23:06:29 »
Quote from: "Paul"
Who mentioned 'Boots'  :twisted:  :lol:
  :lol:  :lol:  Oh are we back on that again........ lol
On a serious note, some great tips and links on this thread, and it just so happens i was thinking of getting a new cammera. Cheers lads youve made my life a little easyier now. :D
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« Reply #23 on: December 05, 2004, 23:10:52 »
Quote from: "muky-kid."
Quote from: "Paul"
Who mentioned 'Boots'  :twisted:  :lol:
  :lol:  :lol:  Oh are we back on that again........ lol


 =; Save it for the next Record Breaking night. :lol:

Guy,

What camera are you telling Santa to bring you..?
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« Reply #24 on: December 05, 2004, 23:12:04 »
When's that then?

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« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2004, 17:51:49 »
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Olympus are a good one,
Their lenses are top-notch opticals.

Talk to 'Vicky', she used to work in the shop for Jessops

This is the one I useC-350 ZOOM

I've put a 128mb card in it & can get up to about 980 frames from it (at 640x480)

The most important thing is to invest in some decent (at least 1300mAh) Ni-Mh batteries. Without them you'll need shares in Duracell  :lol:


I'm going to get this one :lol:  :lol:

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« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2004, 18:07:48 »
Quote from: "Guy90"
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Olympus are a good one,
Their lenses are top-notch opticals.

Talk to 'Vicky', she used to work in the shop for Jessops

This is the one I useC-350 ZOOM

I've put a 128mb card in it & can get up to about 980 frames from it (at 640x480)

The most important thing is to invest in some decent (at least 1300mAh) Ni-Mh batteries. Without them you'll need shares in Duracell  :lol:


I'm going to get this one :lol:  :lol:

Guy


 =P~ I want one too :cry:
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« Reply #27 on: December 06, 2004, 20:40:34 »
Ive been using a Sony DSC-P71 for the last couple of years, they come with stamina batteries and they last really well. Its 3.2 million pixels with 6X zoom. its handy to use and dead easy. I bought an extra 64meg memory stick with it and I get by no problem!

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« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2004, 23:27:49 »
Cliff & Guy;
Thanks for your votes of confidence, but that particular model has been superceded now (I think), but you might find some 'old' stock at a discount.

As 'EvilEd' states, the major problem with a digital camera is the delay between pressing the 'shutter' button & the image being taken.
It's a bug-bear' as I missed some photos of LNER 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & BR45407 due to this :twisted:

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« Reply #29 on: December 06, 2004, 23:32:57 »
Thats a service, a Deltic would have been a much better photo
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