Hammy Hamster

I've just been offered a brand new Praktica DCZ 4.1 digital camera fairly cheap.

I just wondered if anyone has any views on this model or Praktica digi cameras generally.

I've had a look around the web and it seems to me that Praktica digi cameras are not stocked by a lot of retailers, so it's difficult to compare prices etc.

I've looked on ciao.co.uk, but there's only one comment on one model in the whole Praktica digi range IIRC.

Hammy Hamster

Click. bttt

Hobo_Jojo

never heard of that make sorry...


what are the specs?

Scooby96

lorry, of, fallen, back, off, a, the - familiar words?

Hammy Hamster

No. Contact, at, main, uk, distributor, actually.

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

Cheapest I can find is €239 - how does your price compare?

The only information I can find on this model is in German, and even then it's just some online retailers who sell it. Important bits of the spec seems to be:

4.0MP
1/1.8" CCD
Storage on SD cards
USB interface
TV output
Power from 2xAA batteries
34-97mm equivalent zoom
ISO 100-400
Shutter speed 1/2 to 1/1000 sec
Aperture range f/2.9 to f/8

More details here

It's hard to tell much from the spec about whether it's actually any good or not - nothing leaps out at me as particularly remarkable. If it's cheap and you're happy to buy it 'blind' then go for it, but personally I'd look for a camera that I can hold, test, read reviews of in advance, and take back to a dealer if it breaks.

A.

Hammy Hamster

Andy - where did the 239 euros price come from? That is a lot cheaper than I've been quoted (227 UK pounds).

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

Here.

Try a Google search - the top search result (at idealo.de) lists several other retailers too. How's your German?

Andy.

Hammy Hamster

Cheers Andy. I think I need to brush up on my German. Vorsprung durch technik, as they say