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Recommendations for a new digital camera?

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imaginaryfriend · 03/12/2007 21:24

I've had a digital video camera for ages but so far haven't succumbed to getting a digital stills camera. And I don't know where to start!

I'd be uploading the pictures to a mac so it'd have to be compatible with that. I'll only be using it for general home / family /snaps use. And I'd like to spend less than £200, preferably much less.

Any tips?

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imaginaryfriend · 03/12/2007 21:57

Yoo - hoo!

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imaginaryfriend · 03/12/2007 22:54

not a sausage?

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WendyWeber · 03/12/2007 22:56

Hello, if

Do you want a dinky one you can stick in your pocket, or a big beefy one?

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imaginaryfriend · 03/12/2007 23:50

Hello!
Dinky one ideally.

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Naetha · 04/12/2007 17:20

Hiya there, we've just bought a Canon Ixus 75 and very impressed with it. It's small and compact, photo quality is great, video quality is superb (much much better than our previous - an olympus mju 720) and it's easy to use

HTH

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imaginaryfriend · 04/12/2007 18:21

Thanks, all suggestions gratefully received! I stood in a few shops today with not a clue which one to go for really. How much was this one?

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Dropdeadfred · 04/12/2007 18:31

I can 2nd the Canon, I got it for my bday in sept. FANTASTIC!

WendyWeber · 04/12/2007 20:06

DS1 got the Fuji E820 recently and is v pleased with it - only £80 and it has a lovely big screen.

It doesn't have a viewfinder though and on sunny days it can be v hard to see the screen; but the more I looked the less I found ones with a viewfinder, so there were a couple more I found that sound quite good although I can't give a personal recommendation.

This Panasonic is £190 but has 10x optical zoom which is mega - most have 3-4.

This Olympus is £140 with a 5x optical zoom.

Whatever you get you will need to buy a memory card (but they are v cheap now) and some rechargeable batteries + a charger. Oh, and a case.

HTH

(NB I have NO IDEA if these are compatible with Mac or not, sorry! But I would have thought the software was universal?)

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WendyWeber · 04/12/2007 20:09

The Ixus 75 is £129 - only 3x optical zoom though.

naturopath · 04/12/2007 20:20

The Sony Cybershot ones are good

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imaginaryfriend · 04/12/2007 22:00

The Canon one looks quite good I think but I can't work out if the software that comes with it is suitable for pc only and not mac.

Also ... durrr ... what kind of battery charger should I get?

WW, I also like that Olympus one.

How the heck do you decide on these things?!? It was all so much easier with an SLR ...

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WendyWeber · 04/12/2007 22:05

Something like this, if.

There are lots of alternatives. Most of these cameras just use 2 at a time, and the chargers will charge 2 or 4 at a time, so you can always have at least 1 pair charged and ready

Naetha · 04/12/2007 22:52

The Ixus 75 comes with a charger for the battery which is camera specific.

The advantage we found with the Canon over the Olympus, was that it used SD cards rather than XD cards - these are a LOT cheaper, so for the same price you can get a 4GB SD card as for a 512MB XD card so can take lots more photos and plenty of videos too.

Naetha · 04/12/2007 22:54

Oh, and according to this site, is compatible with MACs:

www.jjmehta.com/products/canon_ixus_75.html

Sorry - I promise I'll shut up now!

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imaginaryfriend · 05/12/2007 00:09

Naetha, that's it, you've sold it! I'll head out and get one tomorrow. Do you think they all come with the charger or just some deals?

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Dropdeadfred · 05/12/2007 08:22

They all come with the charger.

Beetroot · 05/12/2007 08:27

\link{http://www.pixmania-pro.co.uk/canon+s5/ukukk1_1_0_0_0.html?txtSearch1=canon+s5&catid=\this camera is amazing and in shops it is 300+.

It is a wonderful camera

Beetroot · 05/12/2007 08:28

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Beetroot · 05/12/2007 08:28

this camera is amazing

Beetroot · 05/12/2007 08:32

even cheaper here

DS has done loads of research into this
db has one

can be used withMAC's

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 05/12/2007 09:56

I just got a Canon PowerShot A570 IS
and really like it.

WendyWeber · 05/12/2007 10:05

That's a big clonky one though, beety - she wants a little one (and it's over £200!)

Beetroot · 05/12/2007 10:31

WW it is not clunky really - it is fabulous - I guess it depends what you want it for and it is only just over 200.

SantasSmartArse · 05/12/2007 10:33

I've got a Panasonic something-or-other. Recent birthday present, absolutely amazing photos and fantastic zoom. Was about £230 on Pixmania, I think.

Still haven't learnt how to up/download photos, though!