best digital camera for casual photography?
cheap— willing to pay up to £80
casual photography, snapshots of family, friends, landscapes.
not used everyday, but on trips, occasions etc.
if you aren’t ‘obsessed’ by by the geekier photography then virtually any camera will do
id look for one that has as big a sensor as possible (as measured in megapixels (a 2Mp sensor is better than a 1Mp, a 5mp is better than a 2mp and so on.)
id get one that uses SD memory (its cheaper, more readily available)
id get one that uses AA batteries, yes its less environmentally friendly, but if you dont use the camera a lot there is a risk then when you do need the camera the batteries are flat, one that uses AA batteries can be made to work again with batteries from the shop it also means you dont have to carry the chafrge the leads and all the rest of the geeky crap some peopel do
as to attributes of the camera..
if you are not a David Bailey.. I dont think it matters, a camera from one of the reputable manufacturers wont be far off the pace.. thats people like Fujifilm, Oylmpus, Canon, Vivitar Samsung and the like.
as regards the lens try to get one with a bigger telephot lens, and as big a range as possible, look for optical zoom.. not digital zoom optical zoom is the true optical magnification, where as digital zoom is a but of electronic manipulation
id keep it simple, many modern camera have god knows how many program modes (eg portrait, soft portrait, landscape, sports, fireworks, party…..) they are ‘nice’ but can be confusing.
id look at size and weight of camera.. if its a casual camera you don’t want something hulking that wont fit in a trouser pocket/handbag or wherever. ideally no bigger than a pack of cards
try to get one with a case
you can occasionally get a good deal from the remainder places like morgancomputer last years models at discounted prices
have a look at the market and come up with a few cameraas that meet your budget and then look at those on places like trusted reviews.com.
have a look at Amazon.com to see what they have.. often they can be significantly cheaper than elsewhere. I also wouldn’t rule out the likes of jessops.com, jacobsdigital.com, or wildingsonline.com but you have to be carefull jessops in particular can be pricey. wildings can do good package deals (including a camera,case,memory card etc…)
personally id steer clear of sony.. they tend to use their own propriatory memory whihc is more expensive and harder to find. Im not faulting the cameras from Sony, just the propriatory tricks they play
allow some money in your bduget for a case (if not supplie (about 5..10 at tescos)
allow some money in your budget for a memory card about 5..10 for 1 1 or 2 gb memory card
you will find it easier and quicker to transfer images form a camera to a computer using a card reader.. try dropping hints to friends/family looking for a pressie that a card reader would be a good pressie come birthday or christmas
sorry can’t give you a defintive go buy the franji fx231.ohymygod.
persoanlly I recently bought a 12Mp Fuji for around £100 from Tesco & rate it highly. but thats a wee bit out of your budget
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