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Help me buy a £100(ish) camera phone.
rogermorris
08-05-2006
ok i really know nothing about this so i come begging for your expert help.

I need a camera phone for work.
The main thing i need is a pretty decent pic quality (is this possible for cheap?) (and no i cant just use a digital camera)

It has to be PAYG, and on virgin or have the ability to be unlocked.

anything else im not really bothered about.

I would like it to be around £100 but a little under or over wont really matter.

thanks in advance
sancheeez
09-05-2006
If you're willing to go second hand on ebay you can pick up a Sony K750i for about £100.

Without speding hundreds thats as good a camera on a phone as you're likely to get. With £100 budget I can't really see you getting anything else even close to that good.

It has a 2mp auto-focus camera. As standard, outdoor shots are pretty good. Indoor are OK but not brilliant. You can add a proper flash unit to it to replace the LED flash but thats extra money .....
chris20
09-05-2006
the Motorola v3 is a very popular phone and £99.99 on virgin http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/c...MOT-STD-V3BU-1 my mum has the l6 and its a good phone £69.99 http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/c...MOT-STD-V3BU-1
steve_ludwig
09-05-2006
Originally Posted by rogermorris:
“ok i really know nothing about this so i come begging for your expert help.

I need a camera phone for work.
The main thing i need is a pretty decent pic quality (is this possible for cheap?) (and no i cant just use a digital camera)

It has to be PAYG, and on virgin or have the ability to be unlocked.

anything else im not really bothered about.

I would like it to be around £100 but a little under or over wont really matter.

thanks in advance”

Nokia 6230i.

Without question the best phone I've ever had, camera is awesome and its so quick and easy to use. I've never had to read the manual for any Nokia phone I've owned and the 6230i is no exception.

Its £129.99 (on orange) if you buy it from carphonewarehouse, and its already unlocked as cpw use sim free stock

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/com...Model=NOK6230I
neo6776
10-05-2006
Originally Posted by steve_ludwig:
“Nokia 6230i.

Without question the best phone I've ever had, camera is awesome and its so quick and easy to use. I've never had to read the manual for any Nokia phone I've owned and the 6230i is no exception.

Its £129.99 (on orange) if you buy it from carphonewarehouse, and its already unlocked as cpw use sim free stock

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/com...Model=NOK6230I”

Sorry but thats the worst phone ever.

Screen is to small, camera is pish and it is still for what it is way overpriced.

Wouldnt touch it with a bargepole.
wavejockglw
10-05-2006
I have been playing around with a SonyEricsson V600i that my work issued me with for a couple of days.

OK its a bit bulkier than a clamshell but its well specified for the money (£80) with a good camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth and enough memory if you just want to keep a few tunes and some pics on it. Its 3G too and Videocall quality is excellent.

On Vodafone PAYG with Stop the Clock you can get lots of off-peak minutes for your cash on this handset.

Well worth a look!
steve_ludwig
10-05-2006
Originally Posted by neo6776:
“Sorry but thats the worst phone ever.

Screen is to small, camera is pish and it is still for what it is way overpriced.

Wouldnt touch it with a bargepole.”

hehehe and there speaks the voice of reason and maturity!
stacey fan
11-05-2006
Originally Posted by rogermorris:
“ok i really know nothing about this so i come begging for your expert help.

I need a camera phone for work.
The main thing i need is a pretty decent pic quality (is this possible for cheap?) (and no i cant just use a digital camera)

It has to be PAYG, and on virgin or have the ability to be unlocked.

anything else im not really bothered about.

I would like it to be around £100 but a little under or over wont really matter.

thanks in advance”

try this one
www.virginmoblie.com/moblie/cms//view-page?page=MOT-STD-L61
sancheeez
11-05-2006
Originally Posted by stacey fan:
“try this one
www.virginmoblie.com/moblie/cms//view-page?page=MOT-STD-L61”

That link takes you nowhere useful.

I'm guessing you're trying to point to a Moto L6 on Virgin.

Not great really .... VGA camera and no memory expansion slot. I'd look elsewhere if it's a decent onboard camera you need. The screen is pretty poor by todays standards as well ....
stacey fan
11-05-2006
Originally Posted by sancheeez:
“That link takes you nowhere useful.

I'm guessing you're trying to point to a Moto L6 on Virgin.

Not great really .... VGA camera and no memory expansion slot. I'd look elsewhere if it's a decent onboard camera you need. The screen is pretty poor by todays standards as well ....”

yeah i was sorry about that dunno why it went on that website , its a great phone i think!!! .
dslrocks
11-05-2006
Quote:
“I need a camera phone for work.
The main thing i need is a pretty decent pic quality (is this possible for cheap?) (and no i cant just use a digital camera)”

Why can you not use a digital camera, out of interest?

A pic from a decent branded camera around £100 will be much better than one taken on a camera phone.
steve_ludwig
12-05-2006
Taken with my 6230i a few weeks ago....seems pretty reasonable for a camera phone i think.....

http://home.btconnect.com/fd1/Image024.jpg

http://home.btconnect.com/fd1/Image035.jpg

http://home.btconnect.com/fd1/Image052.jpg

....but as someone else suggested, you may want to look at digital cameras instead of a camera phone.
neo6776
12-05-2006
Originally Posted by steve_ludwig:
“hehehe and there speaks the voice of reason and maturity!”

Sorry??

Oh i take it because you have one you dont like my peronal views on something i do know about??
steve_ludwig
12-05-2006
Originally Posted by neo6776:
“bla bla”


Your comments illustrate a perfect lack of knowledge.

Just see the pics, look at the spec and tell me how it is over priced. Try to come up with reasons, phones in the same price bracket which are better for example.

Also, the 6230i has some of the best features, not only that but the UI is the most friendly and easiest/quickest to understand.

Also, considering the size of the phone, the screen is the perfect size.....and the largest it could have been.
gyles
12-05-2006
Originally Posted by dslrocks:
“A pic from a decent branded camera around £100 will be much better than one taken on a camera phone.”

Seconded. I'd get a very cheap & basic phone, and a separate camera. Especially if you want "pretty decent pic quality."
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