jay-j

thinking of getting myself a digital camera up to about £350 anyone got any suggestions eg: best picture quality, value for money etc

M_D_B

I love my Canon Ixus V, there are others here who love their Fuji Finepix to name but 2. Both are very compact and slip into the pocket easily. I find it gets used more when it's easy to carry and just whip out. Pop into a Dixons or PC World and have a play with a few to find one you like. I believe Jessops will price match so see if you can get a good online price and buy it locally.
It's probably worth reading some reviews of any shortlisted camera and seeing if anyone's got experience with them.

Martin.

M_D_B

Hos,
try these from the Wales Camping Trip http://home.clara.co.uk/martinboakes/WCT3/01.jpg through to 28.jpg they all started out at 1600x1200 but have been resized since.
There's also http://home.clara.co.uk/martinboakes/trouser.rm which started as an AVI recorded on the Canon.

Martin.

Hos

iTrader: (1)

First time i've seen pics taken with the Ixus and think they are quite good. Thankyou for the replies.

Scrappy2

Got the ixus V for Crimbo - brilliant camera handles all conditions well - good for close up stuff as well - never taken so many photos

Fulham71

ive got a Minolta Dimage 2300
which is excellent
the only thing it lacks is a good optical zoom
but it depends on what you want to use it for !

Nikko2

I am looking for a dig camera as well about 350ish of your english pounds. I decided on the ixus v but am still trying to find the best price.
So far it is www.nomatica.com who do them for £321.

Must get round to buying one soon.

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

How about New York Camera, based in Germany? They've got the IXUS V for €498.90, or about £310. I ordered a load of stuff from them a couple of weeks ago, and they were a pleasure to deal with.

Andy.

Markus

Got a minolta s304 and it's pretty damn good x4 optical and x2 digital zoom. Has some totally mental resolutions as well. very cool

Hos

iTrader: (1)

I've been thinking about buying an Ixus V for around 2 weeks now as i need a camera which will fit in my pocket and not have to be hand-held all the time. (Ixus beats current sony cybershot S50 which is about the size of a brick).

The only thing that bothers me is the picture quality.
M.D.V , is there any way you can post a pic of anything that has been taken with your Ixus V to show the quality?
No worries if you can't. just would help. Thankyou in advance.
Hos

[Edited by Hos - 2/6/2002 7:22:39 AM]

boomer

Hos,

modern digital cameras typically produce image files between 1MB and 2MB, so a post might take a while to download (at least for us on the POTS!).

Even my old 1.3-megapixel Fuji gave good images when printed (on photo-paper) even in a4 size - and my current Finepix 40i outputs over 4-megapixels!!

Take a peek at http://www.tab.demon.co.uk/boomer/me...Dscf0260f.html for a highly compressed example of a picture (50KB instead of 1700KB!!!!).

If you want a pocket sized camera (not SLR etc) then you will not be disappointed with the quality of the mega-pixel cameras such as Fuji or Canon.

mb


[Edited by boomer - 2/6/2002 7:44:06 AM]