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16/11/2007, 6:08 Punch Joined on 23/08/2004 Mayenne (53) Posts 688 Camera recommendation please MOH would like a handy digital camera from Santa so I was wondering if anyone has recently bought one and would care to comment?  I doubt if I could stretch to a Pro SLR type but somewhere midway between the cheaper boxy type and an SLR would be good. Simplicity of use is a MUST.      Report

16/11/2007, 7:10 Alan Zoff Joined on 27/07/2005 Allier 03 Posts 507 Re: Camera recommendation please When I was looking around, I found this review website helpful.  http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms6000fd/    The link will take you to the Fuji S6000 (S6500 in Europe) review but you will find several other camera reviews from there. If you don't want to read all the technical stuff, choose the conclusion page from the drop down menu. "Live your dreams, don't dream your life"    Report

16/11/2007, 7:28 mossie Joined on 27/05/2006 Posts 83 Re: Camera recommendation please We bought a Canon Powershot SD 850 IS  recently (also somtimes called an IXUS850 but not in France I think).  Now I am no expert, but not a complete beginner either and I really love my camera and it is soooo easy to use and I get lovely pictures from it.  I did quite a bit of trawling around on the internet looking at stuff and was quite overwhelmed with the amount of choice.  So then I narrowed my choice down (fairly arbitrarily) to three or four models and looked for reviews of them.  This one consistently came out good.  Anyway, we paid about 315 euros for it which I believe was a very good price however I couldn't recommend the company we bought it from (Photocaz. fr)  they were a nightmare to deal with, you could never get them on the phone and they took about 6 weeks to deliver it (without a word of explanation for the delay), despite the fact that they advertised it as delivered within 2-4 days.  They also took the money off our credit card the day we ordered.  We ended up ringing the credit card company (which is a feat in itself to actually find a person to talk to) and we were on the point of claiming our money back from the credit card company when the camera arrived.  I hope this is helpful.    Report

16/11/2007, 7:36 kimg Joined on 25/07/2007 Posts 64 Re: Camera recommendation please i would suggest you set a budget and then look at whats in that range. go into the shop and feel them and then go to the net, look at a dedicated site such as jessops or 7dayshop.com and research futher. theres not much to choose, panasonic is a maket leader in the mid range, and looks trendy or for a dslr canon or nikon. ignore digital zoom, check whats the latest media card to use and look for the costs of those cards as you will either not be supplied with a memory card or it will be of small capacity. remember its unlikely to come with a case.. i have a sony which is easy to use hope it helps kim    Report

16/11/2007, 19:33 David_Janet Joined on 23/08/2004 81 Tarn Posts 106 Re: Camera recommendation please You would probably get more useful recommendations if we knew what your budget was. David    Report

16/11/2007, 19:44 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,495 Re: Camera recommendation please Cannon Ixus 60 works for me - and would probably be even better if I really concentrated on all the options....... www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

17/11/2007, 12:50 Frederick Joined on 30/09/2007 Dorset /Vendee (85) Posts 82 Re: Camera recommendation please I use a Sony Cybershot 5 mega pixel..it also has a  long running video facility that is very good  should you want it .    Report

21/11/2007, 22:48 Le Chant Joined on 21/02/2006 Saumur Posts 4 Re: Camera recommendation please Firstly, set a budget. Then think about buying the camera that offers the largest number of megapixels. Don't consider anything under 4 megapixels if you want to print off decent quality enlargements. The higher the number of megapixels, the better quality image at a large size you'll be able to print. As for memory cards, buy the highest space memory you can afford. It's worth it. Otherwise you have the choice of forever downloading to your pc, or compromising on image quality to fit more onto the memory card. The Fujifilm Finepix S6500 is a fine camera with plenty to recommend it. It's like an SLR in looks & feel, although you're stuck with just the one lens. They go for reasonable prices these days. Optical zooms these days are quite good, and if you have a camera that offers something around 10x optical zoom, then it's worth having. Videos when taken on these digital cameras soak up the memory, so they're only any good when you don't have a dedicated video camera with you. Don't worry if the camera you buy doesn't have this facility, you possibly won't ever use it anyway. Hope that helps. Regards, Stu    Report

21/11/2007, 22:56 Rose Joined on 06/02/2007 Dordogne (24) Posts 647 Re: Camera recommendation please My OH bought me a new camera as a 'moving to france' present... gave it to me the day we left the UK.  He has a large digital SLR camera which whilst very good isn't exactly convenient... so it doesn't get used a great deal.  My new camera is a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 and I love it.  It's very small and easily fits into my pocket.  It has a great big screen, almost the size of the camera, lots of functions, takes fantastic pictures, I think it cost around £200 and I would recommend it 100%       Report

28/11/2007, 14:52 Nearly Retired Joined on 23/07/2005 Posts 252 Re: Camera recommendation please My 10 cents worth. Dillions of megapixels are of no use whatsoever if you haven't got a decent lens. I would stick to manufacturers of real cameras not those from electronics firms. Canon though is an exception. What do Sony, Panasonic etc. know about photographic lenses? Using this approach you can soon cut down on the enormous choice out there and start to home-in on something desirable.    Report

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