camera for 9 yr old - any suggestions?

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Nothing too expensive (obviously!) or complicated. Easy to use, solid... you get the idea! Thanks.

hello?

Olympus do some ery stury ones.

What is your budget?

phew! finally... around £100

yes, I agree £100 too much to spend on a child's b'day present but having looked at Which? and amazon, that seems to be the standard price for a half-decent camera.

£100 sounds about right. You could probably go alittle less if you needed to.

Well - lets start with teh features that are essential

For a 9yo I would say that physical image stabilisation is a must.

/link{http://www.cameras.co.uk/I like this place for good reviews on cameras}.

I will see what I can pick out.

thanks DNA... stabilisation a good point!

well worth looking at

review

mju camera's are normally sturdy (they are the ones advertised with the dog catching it from the pond - although they are not all waterproof).

I had the 3 megapixel version of this and it was an absolutely fantastic camera. It has a metal case (most are plastic) so very sturdy.

I am not sure this has image stabilisation though - and is probably outdated by teh newer models - so it is perhaps a little over-priced for what it is TBH

Have heard excellent reports on mju. I need something that can be dropped from 1 metre & still survive - does that exist?

I dropped my mju a few times....