camera advice

[danohu]

Also....

I do not own a camera. There are lots of fascinating things around me that I would love to be taking photos of. Like all those protests outside parliament, for example. And perhaps a couple of buildings too.

Anybody want to recommend a cheap digital camera? I don't know what the going price for these things is, but I'm after the 'usable (just), turns out recognisable photos, but you wouldn't be heartbroken if it got stolen'. Also, I'll need to either find somewhere in Hungary to buy it, or somebody who will ship it here.

Hmmm...I imagine the problem here is that people like karohemd and [Unknown site tag] who know about cameras, also have much higher standards than I do for photography. Guys, the standard here is that if you'd consider using it, it's almost certainly better than I need.

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Dpreview is a good source of reasonably unbiased advice on digital cameras.

£150 buys you about 6MP at reasonable quality these days, you should definitely spend not more than that.
Nowadays, the make is pretty much irrelevant in terms of image quality, the difference is in usability and user friendliness. Those two are very subjective so the best you could do is go to a good camera shop (not a big retailer chain like Dixons) and have a look at the various models, take them in your hands so you can see how they feel and if the button are in the right places for you. Pick the one you like best, tell the sales assistant you'll come back next week when you have made a decision and buy it online. :o)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Excuse my rubbish HTML...

[mazzarc.livejournal.com]

ever used Pixmania Ozzy?