digital camera for a 7 yr old girl

[frazzled74]

any suggestions? is next gorgeous girl one ok and is it compatible with windows vista?

[tethersend]

I would just get her the highest spec one within your budget- IME, children are amazing at working technology, and she will pick it up in no time.

I think the ones aimed at children (and esp. at girls) tend to concentrate on pink and shiny things and leave out the bits you actually need to take a great photo.

What a great pressie

[gigglewitch]

Agree forget about the ones aimed at children. At 7yo she can work a 'normal' one. I've got a samsung little pink thing - £50 iirc - fantastic little piece of kit

[HouseOfHorrorMum]

If you can persuade her to accept any colour other than pink, do - you'll probably get a better camera (unless you're spending £50+) DD2 had a pink camera from Argos for her birthday - a Hitachi one, £30 - absolute crap, wished she'd had the discounted end-of-line Kodak black £40 one from Asda instead (frustratingly, cameras are exempt from the Argos bring-it-back-if-not-happy guarantee, you can only take it back if it's faulty, crap camera that take ages so all shots are blurred doesn't count)

[gigglewitch]

@ pink - I got my one cheaper because it was pink and nobody wanted them lol

[LovelyDear]

the vtech kidioom pro is FANTASTIC. it has photos, video, games, mp3, can do funny things to photos, really robust... bit pricey though, around £75 in argos. in the pics it has a vaguely boyish cover with buildings on it but there is an alternative cool swirly one you can snap on instead.

[LovelyDear]

kidiZoom

[frazzled74]

thanks have just ordered kiddizoom with the £30 off at very, so got the camera and mario kart ds game for £34.I would rather not get her "real" camera til she is older. ordered it in blue though so it can be handed down to ds.

[npg1]

Hi. My DD has just turned 7 and we got her the kiddizoom, it's great, she absolutely loves it and can work it herself, we also got the digital photo frame to go with it £15 in ELC at the mo. I did want to get her the kiddizoom pro but thought it was too expensive.

I also looked at the next one and it was rubbish, dont think it even had a screen on the back!

[frazzled74]

the digital frame sounds good, will have a look, thanks