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Looking for recommendations for a budget first digital camera, please
stevenoon
12-07-2007
Hi all,

I'm looking for advice and suggestions for my first digital camera, please. I'm replacing a faithful Kodak APS camera that I've used for about 6 years but I'm fed up with the cost of films and processing compared to the cost of a digital camera especially as I already have a PC, printer, card readers, etc.

My budget really is as low as possible but without scrimping on reliability, image quality etc. I was looking at a Samsung S500 in my local ASDA for £60 but they're having supply problems but since I've read a poor review on them.

So, I guess £60 is my budget but might be able to go upto a £100 for something really special.

My main concern is image quality. How many megapixels do I really need ? I had 6 MP in my head but could I get away with less?

The photos will be viewed on a PC and laptop and then recorded to a DVD for viewing on a television, if this helps.
They are unlikely to be printed at the moment, but might be in the future.

Some photos will be resized for use as desktop wallpaper on my PC - the resolution of my current monitor is 1152 x 864.

Another concern is battery life - basically the longer the better. I appreciate that using Lithium batteries and rechargeable camera batteries would be best. What sort of battery life can I expect? If the camera has it's own charger and batteries that would be a huge bonus.

In terms of memory, ideally I would like to use SD cards rather than XD due to the cost. Support for the newer high capacity SD cards would be a bonus but by no means essential.

Ideally, I would also like some kind of anti-shake/stability feature and at least 3x optical zoom.


Many thanks in advance for any advice.

Cheers,

Steve.
ntlhellworld
13-07-2007
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerS...dp/B000MS08SE/

Very easy to use. I have the older powershot A95 and it produces brilliant quality photos.

-Chris
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