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compact digital camera for a older person
Sentenza
17-12-2009
I want a camera for my 75 year old not too sech savvy Mum too use.
Around £100 or less - must take good pictures - but main thing is not overly complicated for a older person.
Maybe has decent size buttons and a decent sized lcd screen.

Thanks
frasera
18-12-2009
what you want is a good canon. important is optical image stabilization. thats the only kind that isn't marketing bs...for those shaky hands. also sensor size/sensitivity matters a bit for low light and well again..to compensate for the lack of stable hands and perhaps expertise. dpreview and other sites have reviews and detailed specs. at that price point options will be a bit limited to if you can find a good sale on such a cam. you might want to forgo the tiniest cameras, hard to hold stable, and the increased engineering challenge means generally for a given price the picture won't be as good. the smallest cams tend to have small sensors= less light per pixel=more noise and less sensitivity. add a smaller lens for gathering light and you got a mess..many of em only work ok outside in bright sun. and don't get wowed by megapixels. small sensor+ more megapixels = less light per pixel.= nothin but noise... picture without detail.

just one example.. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408...roup/page9.asp
10mp beating 15mp samsungs etc.

there are also different sensor types, generally each manufacturer has specialized sensor tech on their nicer ones to boost sensitivity in low light as well.

those expensive dslrs and such have giant sensors. sadly you'll have to do the leg work reading reviews. the megapixel marketing race has really messed up any easy way to judge quality of cameras glancing at specs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format
Sentenza
19-12-2009
Thanks for the reply - she is going on about a dvd recorder now so I am going too get her one of those instead
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