Looking for an el cheapo digital point and shoot

[Turin39789]

My fiancee and her sister want to go in on a very simple and basic digital camera for their mother. I was expecting to see hundreds of similar threads buried here, but apparently there's only one page of posts.

So -

Basic, non fancy, easy to use camera.
$100 or less



Hep please?

 

[ElFenix]

http://www.buy.com/prod/canon-...loc/111/204081562.html

http://www.buy.com/prod/canon-...loc/111/204080930.html

canon has a bewildering array of options, seems like they have a camera for every $20 between $100 and $500.



basically, any camera in that price range is going to be about the same. they're going to use AA batteries, be light on features, etc. does she have any specific needs like a larger LCD?

 

[KLyn316]

Nope - my mother sees great - she's really just not technically savvy. So - as point and shoot as possible but still taking pretty good pictures and easy to put on the computer.


Thanks!

 

[PingSpike]

I have a similar need. I'm looking for a cheap camera to take pictures of stuff to sell. What do you give up when you buy the very cheap cameras (like under $50) as apposed to the slightly more expensive units (say in the low $100s range)? I know virtually nothing about digital photography.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
I have a similar need. I'm looking for a cheap camera to take pictures of stuff to sell. What do you give up when you buy the very cheap cameras (like under $50) as apposed to the slightly more expensive units (say in the low $100s range)? I know virtually nothing about digital photography.

you pretty much have to go to a store and see. other than lack of zoom and megapixels, i'd imagine quality and quality control are the first things to go out the door. reviews of $100 ish cameras are almost non-existent, and i've never seen a review of a camera for half that. you'd probably be better off getting something off ebay that is several years old.


A550 review

that's the only review of a sub $100 camera on dc resource page. the only camera close to that price that was review is the GE G1 (not exactly a glowing review).


kodak easy share is supposed to be retardedly easy to use, assuming the camera comes with the dock.

 

[DrPizza]

It's hard to make a generalization of "what you give up" when getting a less expensive camera. However, I'll make this note: most people were quite content to use the digital cameras from quite a few years ago, at least as far as using those images for taking pictures of stuff to sell.

The first digital camera I had did a wonderful job taking pictures to use on ebay. It was $150 back then, including the memory card. Now I'm sure you could probably find that camera or one similar to it for a fraction of the price.

 

[TheChort]

I count 24 choices at amazon