Decent Digital Camera For £100ish?

[Chrismcfall]

Hello! So, I've been looking for a new digital camera to replace my old one.(Packard Bell 2mp ) Is there a good choice in the price range I want? One camera I saw for quite cheap was this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5605321.htm I see it doesn't have a rechargeable battery like other Olympus cameras I've seen, is that such a big deal?
Also, I would quite like a Mju Mini, but I haven't seen them in the shops for ages now, can you still get them?
Cheers, Chrismcfall

 

[amiga]

How about this one...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-FE-...1_1/026-8214959-2470004?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

Not the sexiest ever but a good spec. Dixons recon that its half price or something at £86 or what ever it is. I got my girlfriend one for Christmas

 

[Chrismcfall]

I quite like the look of that, but how would the battery life be with AA batteries?

 

[Kissaragi]

How about an excellent older camera off ebay, like the Fuji f10?

 

[Chrismcfall]

I'm afraid ebay isn't an option for me, But that Fuji camera looks great! A camera I would really want would be an Olympus Mju Mini, any chance of that in stores?

 

[amiga]

Not sure how the bettries will work out...

 

[Kissaragi]

Youd really need to buy some NIMH rechargeable AA batteries and a charger. Digital cameras absolutely eat batteries, even the best non rechargeable AA's (upwards of £5 for 4) will only last for around 10-20 shots

 

[jack-abs]

FUJIFILM FINEPIX F10 Digital Camera

Chemistry: LI-ION
Volts: 3.6V
Capacity: 1800mAh
Dimension: 53.00x35.30x11.00mm
Net Weight: 48.00g
Color: BLACK

 

[Abstract]

Doesn't Canon sell some dirt-cheap models? I think it's called the A410 or something of that sort. It's still 5 MP or so, I believe. It's also a decent camera. My friend has one. The LCD is very small, but oh well.....it's cheap as chips.

 

[Macky-Mac]

Youd really need to buy some NIMH rechargeable AA batteries and a charger. Digital cameras absolutely eat batteries, even the best non rechargeable AA's (upwards of £5 for 4) will only last for around 10-20 shots

10 to 20 shots??? where did you get that? I regularly get around 300 shots from non-rechargable AA's and that's not even using "the best" batteries

 

[Grakkle]

Youd really need to buy some NIMH rechargeable AA batteries and a charger. Digital cameras absolutely eat batteries, even the best non rechargeable AA's (upwards of £5 for 4) will only last for around 10-20 shots

You absolutely must have rechargeables. If you can get lithium, that's best. Digital cameras do eat batteries too quickly for non-rechargeables to be at all a good option.

I have an Olympus FE-190 myself. It was about $180is U.S., so that would be about £100. It's solid, tiny, and takes good pictures. And it has it's own rechargeable lithium. It's a good camera.

The worst thing about it is you can't get a dock for it, so the battery has to be taken out to be charged.

 

[mcmadhatter]

How about a secondhand camera from a camera shop? LCE are good in that respect, but quite a few big towns/cities might have a local camera shop tucked away.

Quite often they take trade-ins for buying new products, adn then sell the trade-ins on as secondhand in the shop. This also means there can be some "negotiation" on the price.

I'd go and have a chat with the people there to see if they have any suggestions for your price range.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Most of these should be ok... and probably cheaper elsewhere...

(I'd stay away from the HPs, though, but they aren't the cheapest, either)