My mom is going to a wedding in New Zealand and visiting family in some other countries for a couple of weeks. For an early Christmas present, I decided to buy here a nice digital camera for under 175, I can go up to 200 but under 175 would be nice. I have done a little research and come up with a few examples but here are the basics of what I am looking for.
- AA batteries that can be rechargeable, since she is traveling to a foreign country, I would like the option for her to buy batteries just in case something happens to ones she will be bringing and because she will forget to charge it
-Easy To Use/ Nothing To Advanced since my Mom will be using it (knows how to turn on a computer and check email that is it), but also need to have a decent optical zoom and be able to take good shots that can later be developed when she gets back.
-SD/XD expandable memory, it needs to have some type of easy to remove memory so she can change cards when it gets full since she will not have access to a computer. I don't think this should matter but I need the camera to be able to support at least a 1GB card or bigger
-Reliability, it might take some abuse but at least a 1 year warranty will be nice.
Basically I am looking for an daily camera that meets these requirements , mainly the easy to use and AA battery and at a good price. I would prefer to stick to Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sony, but other brands are welcomed.
Some cameras I am looking at:
Canon PowerShot A570 IS ~160
Nikon Coolpix L15 ~160
Thank you for any suggestions and if you have any questions just ask.
Thanks,
Shawn
- AA batteries that can be rechargeable, since she is traveling to a foreign country, I would like the option for her to buy batteries just in case something happens to ones she will be bringing and because she will forget to charge it
-Easy To Use/ Nothing To Advanced since my Mom will be using it (knows how to turn on a computer and check email that is it), but also need to have a decent optical zoom and be able to take good shots that can later be developed when she gets back.
-SD/XD expandable memory, it needs to have some type of easy to remove memory so she can change cards when it gets full since she will not have access to a computer. I don't think this should matter but I need the camera to be able to support at least a 1GB card or bigger
-Reliability, it might take some abuse but at least a 1 year warranty will be nice.
Basically I am looking for an daily camera that meets these requirements , mainly the easy to use and AA battery and at a good price. I would prefer to stick to Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sony, but other brands are welcomed.
Some cameras I am looking at:
Canon PowerShot A570 IS ~160
Nikon Coolpix L15 ~160
Thank you for any suggestions and if you have any questions just ask.
Thanks,
Shawn
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