Does anyone know of a good digital camera for a youngster to start with for under £100?

Answer 1

forget digital.. buy a film camera. that way you have the excitement of waiting for the prints/slides to be developed. practice with film makes you a better photographer as opposed to taking pics and messing with them in photoshop

Answer 2

You have not specified that you wana ask for a still camera or a movie camera, any ways if you are asking for a still camere , being a starter a camera of Olympus or Nikon id the best choice. How ever following consideration may be kept in mind to choose a camera:-
1. It should be auto focus and have options of landscape and close up.
2. Always buy a camera of a camere company, I mean those who are dedicated in making cameras like I told above Nikon or Olympus.
3. 3-4 mega pixel resoulution is more than enough for a beginer if you dont want big enlargements of 2x2 feet and more. If you go for more mega pixel, it will only be a wastage of money and nothing else.
4. It should have a memory card of 128 MB at least.

Any further details may be asked on [e-mail]. Take Care and have nice time.

Answer 3

How young? Here are two very good cameras that have a fully automatic setting, yet will allow some more user control as the child gets more interested.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_a530%2Ccanon_a430&show=all

By the way, there is no WAY I'd ever buy a child a film camera these days. The film will cost more than the camera in short order. With digital, they can take as many pictures as they want and it will only cost you the batteries. I suggest Energizer e2 Lithium batteries for cameras, by the way. Rechargeables are better, but kids might lose them or damage them by discharging them 100%.

And - get a memory card in addition to the one that comes with the camera. For your purposes, any brand that they recommend in the store is good, but get at least a 512 MB card.

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Answer 4

I'm not too clever with cameras and have borrowed my mums Kodak EasyShare C300 this is the one with the printer dock so you can print your pics straight away. This camera is so easy to use and would be fantastic for younger ones just getting into photography, it's nothing fancy but it certainly does the job. These cameras have dropped in price dramatically in the past year, expect to pay £100 approx for the camera, printer dock and photo paper and ink. Happy snapping!

Answer 5

Fisher price came out with a digital camera for little kids. My nephew has it and loves it. It's also is hard to brake and looks cute!.
If you're looking for a digital camera for someone older than nine or ten than maybe you can start them out with a disposable digital camera or see if you can buy a used camera so it costs less and if it does get broken it's not a great loss.
Good luck!
please advise me if I have helped . . . or not. [e-mail]

Answer 6

I can recommend these from Jessops, buy on line and get £10 off if you spend over £100:

Vivitar Vivicam 6320 Digital Camera
£89.99 inc Vat
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s35441/0/Digital-Compact-Cameras/Vivitar/Vivicam-6320-Digital-Camera/details.aspx?&IsSearch=y&pageindex=1&CatId=236&comp=n

Product Detail

* 6 megapixel 1/2.5" CCD
* 3x optical zoom lens
* 2.4" TFT LCD
* 32mb flash memory
* Picbridge supported
* PC camera

Features
Megapixel Banding 6 to 6.9 Megapixels
Maximum Image Resolution 2816 x 2112
Optical Zoom 3x
Lens Zoom
Digital Zoom 4x
Storage SD Card
Internal Memory 32MB
Connection Type USB
Operating System Windows 98 S.E., Mac OS, Windows M.E., Windows XP,
LCD Monitor Yes
Optical Viewfinder No
Built-in Flash Yes
Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) No
Battery Type AA
Audio Recording Yes
Movie Mode Yes
Video Out PAL, NTSC,
Dimensions (WxHxD) 87x 60 x 25mm
Weight (g) 129g (without batteries)



Olympus FE-170 Digital Camera
£99.99 inc Vat
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s36136/0/Digital-Compact-Cameras/Olympus/FE-170-Digital-Camera/details.aspx?&IsSearch=y&pageindex=1&CatId=236&comp=n


The FE-170, with its 3x zoom, proves that photography is fun. With a no-nonsense "one button, one function" design and a 6.0 million pixel CCD, the FE-170 makes taking, and printing larger size photos easy. There’s even an on-screen Help function included, to give easy-to-understand descriptions of camera settings.

Product Detail
* 6.0 million pixels
* One button, one function design principle
* 38-114mm (35mm camera equivalent), 1:3.1-5.9
* 6.4cm/2.5" LCD
* 10 scene modes (e.g. Sports, Fireworks, Self-portrait)
* Movie recording up to card capacity
* Internal memory plus xD-Picture Card slot
* Comes with 2 AA batteries
* Supplied with Olympus Master Software
* Multi-language menu (with 10 languages)

Features
Megapixel Banding 6 to 6.9 Megapixels
Maximum Image Resolution 2816 x 2112
Optical Zoom 3x
Lens Zoom
Digital Zoom 4x
Focal Length (35mm equiv) 38 mm - 114 mm
Macro 5 cm
Storage xD-Picture Card
Internal Memory 10MB
Connection Type USB 2.0
LCD Monitor Yes
Optical Viewfinder No
Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) No
Built-in Flash Yes
Battery Type AA
Exposure Compensation Yes
Movie Mode Yes
Video Out PAL, NTSC,
Tripod Thread Yes
Dimensions (WxHxD) 90 x 62.5 x 30.5mm
Weight (g) 124g (without battery)

Answer 7

If you check out the "shopping" section on moneysupermarket.com
you will have plenty of price information and each camera will have "expert" and "user" reviews. Once you have shortlisted 3 or 4 go to a retailer and ask to look at what they have.

Answer 8

Any of the camera shops will have then from £50 upwards. Did you try Ebay.

Answer 9

Try Argos they do a good range for under £100 link bellow.

Answer 10

People sell them on ebay, often unwanted gifts and promotions. Grab one for £20 but make sure it is not a web cam.