ok im off on me hols in a couple of weeks , road trip round usa ,

looking for a compact digital camera ,

pref something with deecent size memory , ( will get extra sd card too )

something easy to use , light , simple ,


so any recommendation peeps ?? closer to 60 rather than 120 lol ,



beef

 

i got this one and its great
oops nearer 120...sorry

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuji-FinePix...6409745&sr=8-1

 

if you want a small point and click you cannot beat a cannon ixus


and for people who want to by stuff from USA at USA prices, google best priced brands, it says it a .co.uk site, but it USA.

its all sent DHL from the states, sent as a present with british adaptors

 

possibly discontuined but available on ebay sony dsc t200 summat liike that

 

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...archtype=genre

Steve

 

I agree... i was going to buy the Canon IXUS 70 (£100 on ebay) as a replacement to my old IXUS 40 which recently died after 5 years of hard use, but was swayed to go a bit more upmarket and get the Panasonic Lumix TZ5, due to its wide angle lens and HD video capability.

forgot to mention the IXUS range of cameras can record video footage at 30fps at a resolution of 640x480 which is well handy for r/r & track days, or filming the missus etc

 

My brother got a pentax compact digital from asda for £69 not sure on model, but it does take good photos and price is good, but it depends what you want, he just wanted a cheap basic digital camera with 3x optical zoom and this ticked all the boxes, Worth looking in your local asda as they had a good choice in this price bracket

 

sony all the way.....get your self spare battery and memery stick duo and you have no probs.......trust

 

anybody know what those panasonic lumix cameras are like? i think they may be just out of your price range but they look quite decent

 

Yeah i just bought a TZ5 as i said above great camera albeit a bit bigger than the Canon IXUS range... i've been meaning to take some pics and start a thread.

 

yeah basiclly im looking for somthing i can shoot alot of pics onto and possably the odd short video of drunken stoopidity , of some dirty yank im not doubt giving it to ,


simplicity is the key really , dnt want somnthing i have to fuck about with , just somthing self sizing , self res ect ,

beef

 

how much is the one u just bought red .

 

paid £178 off ebay for the camera, but needed an ultra fast SD memory card to record HD video so that was a further £40 for an 8GB SanDisk Xtreme III.

But the physical size of the camera is substantially bigger than the Canon IXUS range

 

You can still get a TZ3 witch is just as good as a TZ5 but with a few less features and about £50 less if you look around

 

superb. this was taken with a tz3 in my back garden through the conservatory window



if i was going on a road trip in america, i would be wanting a decent camera to take and would up the budget

 

get 1 of these mate !

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...%7C9555991.htm





had mine a week or so!
brilliant and the zoom ! 10X optical
and anti shake etc

 

the only thing tahts puts me off is the small mem card and the pysical sise of it , looking for somthing smaller , for on the go ,

 

i hear what your saying nick mate , but theres also the very good chance of me ,

a . dropping it .

b. getting pissed and loosing it

c. sitting on it and crushing the fooker,



as much as a flash camera will take supa dupa flicks ,

id be gutted if i fooked the thing on hols lol

 

ok peeps ,

been offerd one of these , used but good condition , with cables box ect

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Stylish-D...3286.m14.l1318


can anyone tell me what they think of it ?

any good ,

lad is looking for a 100 quid for it , looking on ebay there going for anything from 50-90 s/h and there suppsoe to retail new at 199

opinions please

thanks beef ,

is the memory big ,battery life , useability ect if u got one ??

 

SD memory cards are generally the cheapest

i like cameras that take normal AA batteries as you can use rechargeables, or if you need to buy batteries anywhere in the world they are always available, whereas a camera with it's own special rechargeable needs charging somehow which can be a pain on the move

there is an olympus mu that is shock and waterproof so you would not damage it - although losing it is another thing. probably beyond your budget unless you can find one secondhand

 

if these are all very important i cant honestly recommend the canon ixus enough... only thing thats small is the onboard memory which all cameras are tbh, but you can get a 4GB SD card for well under 10 quid delivered to your door

these photo's were taken with my 5 year old Canon IXUS 40 (4MP)







basically any of the new digi camera's from a quality brand will provide you with better photos than the ones ive just shown

but if youre touring America... i'd highly recommend a better camera to capture those moments you may never get again

here's a few from my new TZ5



and from the same position as the above photo using the full optical zoom

 

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/152742

i got this!!!
best bargin i found around!!
took these on holiday

 

[quote=Red16;3442265]if these are all very important i cant honestly recommend the canon ixus enough... only thing thats small is the onboard memory which all cameras are tbh, but you can get a 4GB SD card for well under 10 quid delivered to your door

these photo's were taken with my 5 year old Canon IXUS 40 (4MP)







basically any of the new digi camera's from a quality brand will provide you with better photos than the ones ive just shown

but if youre touring America... i'd highly recommend a better camera to capture those moments you may never get again

here's a few from my new TZ5



and from the same position as the above photo using the full optical zoom

[/quote


jeez theres some clarity there red,

. im going to work the next couple of weekends , try and up the budget a lil ,

ill keep u posted peeps ,