cheap digital camera?

783 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 11 Nov 2005, 2:35 pm

#427522

im looking to buy a cheap digital camera, nothing fancy just for the regular camera stuff (ive got a real camera for real camera stuff) i dont think i want anything under 4mp just incase if i do need to use it for real camera stuff one time
any suggestions or anything i should steer clear of? i pretend to know stuff about cameras but with digital im lost
looking at spending around $300...
😀 thanks guys, karina

DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 11 Nov 2005, 4:37 pm

#427578

butidontunderstand wrote:im looking to buy a cheap digital camera, nothing fancy just for the regular camera stuff (ive got a real camera for real camera stuff) i dont think i want anything under 4mp just incase if i do need to use it for real camera stuff one time
any suggestions or anything i should steer clear of? i pretend to know stuff about cameras but with digital im lost
looking at spending around $300...
😀 thanks guys, karina

Hi Karina..............suggest U first go to

http://www.dpreview.com/

then to... www.pwrhouse.com.au

Thats how I recently found mine.

All the best.:thumb

DOUBLECAB

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Nov 2005, 5:31 pm

#427588

Hi

Check the prices on this site http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au as well, good people to deal with.

Steve

MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 11 Nov 2005, 5:32 pm

#427590

My recommendation would be a Fuji s3500. They take an Awesome photo for a relatively cheap camera and have 6x Optical zoom to boot. they take AA batteries which is great when travelling as AA's can be bought cheap and thrown out, no need to recharge etc. Although I have some AA rechargables for use while near power.

They are $299 most places although JB Hi FI has them for sale for $269 at the moment.

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4374456e04dc9dfe273fc0a87f9c074c/Product/View/XG0185

Here are a couple of photos I took when I was in Tassie with this camera.

Be warned they are exactly as they came out of the camera so they are about 1mb each

http://www.morley.ws/dscf0538.jpg
http://www.morley.ws/dscf0305.jpg
http://www.morley.ws/dscf0331.jpg
http://www.morley.ws/dscf0326.jpg

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HGFS Wolfsburg Wizard

531 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 11 Nov 2005, 10:40 pm

#427710

MikeM wrote:My recommendation would be a Fuji s3500. They take an Awesome photo for a relatively cheap camera and have 6x Optical zoom to boot. they take AA batteries which is great when travelling as AA's can be bought cheap and thrown out, no need to recharge etc. Although I have some AA rechargables for use while near power.

They are $299 most places although JB Hi FI has them for sale for $269 at the moment.

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4374456e04dc9dfe273fc0a87f9c074c/Product/View/XG0185

Here are a couple of photos I took when I was in Tassie with this camera.

Be warned they are exactly as they came out of the camera so they are about 1mb each

http://www.morley.ws/dscf0538.jpg
http://www.morley.ws/dscf0305.jpg
http://www.morley.ws/dscf0331.jpg
http://www.morley.ws/dscf0326.jpg

I've got a Fuji S3500 I'm just about to sell. They do take a great pic, only reason we upgraded is it wasn't quite quick enough to capture the kids at times. The wife saw her sisters camera and just had to have one...
U2U me for details if u r interested.

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 12 Nov 2005, 10:38 am

#427769

I agree, we have the earlier 3.2 mp model. They are a little bit slow sometimes. But really for a cheap camer they are awesome. They have a fully adjustable mode too where if you wanted to fiddles with shutter speed and all that you could until your heart's content. we've had ours for about 18 months now and I only ever filled up the 512 memory card once. Can't rave enough about it. The only thing is, for non flash pics inside or at nite you really need a solid surface, tripod or leg to hold it still and get the best out it.

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butidontunderstand Insano Dub Head

783 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 12 Nov 2005, 7:39 pm

#427893

thanks for the help guys, i checked out those sites and i think maybe the nikon coolpix 4600 might be the go
but now i cant decide wether i should just spend the extra money and try get a secondhand digital SLR instead! aahhhh the decisions