I am so confused! Would like to buy a digital camera and have seen the comparison sites but still confused?

Question

Price range £50-£70?
6MP up
Mainly outdoor photography, landscape, wildlife.

Answer 1

it's difficult within that budget, you may need to rethink and consider bottom level SLR's like the Nikon D40/50. But the first thing you need to do is ignore comparison sites, find a decent local camera, go there when it's not too busy and just try out loads of cameras. Specs are all very well and good, but unless you feel comfortable holding the camera in your hands you'll find it hard to take a good photo. So go there, see what works, and take it from there. I'd suggest holding out for longer if you don't enough cash right now and get the right camera for you, your budget is very small really. Good luck!

Answer 2

You will not be able to get a 6MP camera for that price range.

However let it be known that the megapixel rating is not an indicator of quality. A 6 megapixel camera merely means that the camera produces 6,000,000 pixel images. I.e higher the megapixel = bigger the image. So if you were looking for quality, you will need to look more closely at the sensor/lens rather than megapixel rating.

Another problem is that for wildlife, you will want a camera with a shutter priority/sports mode. A faster shutter allows you to 'freeze' subjects. You will not be able to get a camera in this price range which has this option.

You will certainly be able to acquire a camera for 70 pounds, however it won't be ideal for your purposes, nor will it have 6MP (but that shouldn't necessarily be a problem if quality is what you were after anyway due to what I discussed above regarding the 'megapixel myth').

Brands like Canon, Sony, Olympus, Kodak etc. all make cameras for this price range. However they will likely be around 3-5MP with only an Auto shooting mode.

Answer 3

The budget is too limited to get a quality 6MP camera. If you want one now find a shop and ask what is best at that price.
Alternatively wait until January the sales will be on and you might get some cash for Xmas and buy a camera for £110-£150.
Buying a really cheap one is a false economy...it will end up in the back of a cupboard when you realise its not that good

Answer 4

Your budget is a bit low for a decent digital camera but go to a few stores i.e. Jessops, Currys and independent stores and ask to look at their range - take a photo and review it - I did this and then bought the camera I wanted at a better price on www.pixmania.com or try Tesco online. Also, some of the good european brands are cheaper because they're not so popular over here (Praktica for example). It's worth mentioning that out of the 3 digital cameras I have had (one budget camera, a Samsung camera from Argos and currently a Panasonic Limux) I have only been happy with the one I tried out in the shop and was willing to increase my budget for

Answer 5

Sorry but you aren't going to get a 6MP camera in that price range. You want to look for optical zoom and the higher the MP the better.

Answer 6

Realistically you will not get a good 6Mp camera for that price unless you go second hand.
Personally I would look at the canon power-shot range. (A540 About £160)
SD cards are more interchangeable than any other media type and they also use AA batteries for greater flexibility.
Good luck.

Answer 7

I suggest get a bit mre money together. A good guess is between $300-$400 for a 6MP and decent optical zoom say 10X or 12X.

Answer 8

it depends on what you want the camera for, sounds like you need a camera that can take action pics (wildlife), closeups (landscape) and possibly panoramic pics(outdoor). a camera that allows you to zoom in and out without losing resolution is best. the higher the MPs the better the resolution along with how many times you can zoom, the higher the zoom the better.

Answer 9

For that price you could get yourself a really nice film camera off eBay that will give you much much better results.

If you really want to have digital and only want to spend that little, then have a look in Tesco. They had loads of digital cameras around this time last year. I picked up a couple of different ones last year for presents and was really surprised that they took pretty good pictures.

Answer 10

Best thing to do in that case is go to your local electronic store, preferably non-comission (Best Buy, Circuit City) go to the camera department explain what you want the camera for and what your price range is. That's what I did, associate steered me away from more expensive camera (she's non commision) and helped me get a camera specific to my needs. The online comparison charts go too far in depth for what you are wanting.