Help ...buying a digital camera

**Lionel Ritchie** · 02/09/2005, 9:07 AM

Need to buy a digital camera for work?

anyone like to make a recommendation? anyone bought one recently that they really liked/disliked?

needs to be able to take decent pics, plenty of 'em and be generally a handy piece of kit.

I'd say the budget is E500 - E1000. though if your suggestion costs more suggest away and I'll go cap in hand....

thanks in advance.

oh and btw -did I say I need some answers by 11am? It's now 10.09 -time is a factor people. Let's get busy.

**Peadar** · 02/09/2005, 9:12 AM

The Nikon Coolpix 8800 is all you need.

**Paulie** · 02/09/2005, 9:15 AM

I recently bought a Canon A95 which I find to be very good. Do a google search on it. The reviews are pretty favourable.

**Kingdom** · 02/09/2005, 9:26 AM

How about tips re a normal small digital camera with a budget of 50c to �300.........

**carrickharp** · 02/09/2005, 9:41 AM

Don't get a Sony

**atfconline** · 02/09/2005, 9:45 AM

If you are going to spend that kind of money, don't waste it on a digital. Get a dSLR like the Canon 300d or 350d.

**macdermesser** · 02/09/2005, 9:48 AM

Originally Posted by dublinharp

Don't get a Sony

Why not?

I've had a sony for the last three years and never had a problem with it. The movie function is great too, with sound .. never have felt the urge to get a camcorder.

**Peadar** · 02/09/2005, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

How about tips re a normal small digital camera with a budget of 50c to �300.........

Try HP Digital Cameras.

**Peadar** · 02/09/2005, 9:54 AM

Originally Posted by atfconline

If you are going to spend that kind of money, don't waste it on a digital. Get a dSLR like the Canon 300d or 350d.

He said it was for work so it would be foolish to recommend a Digital SLR. They require care and understanding.
The Canon EOS digital SLR's don't allow a scene to be viewed in the LCD before the picture is taken. In order to get the most from them you need to understand a bit about photography. That may not suit everyone in his office.

By the way, I have an EOS 300D and I think it's the dogs under carriage!
Truely is a wonderful camera.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 02/09/2005, 10:21 AM

thanks for the help here folks.

Just to clarify -I'm not a wedding photographer, working for a newspaper, forensic scientist or anything remotely glamorous...

for the most part the camera will be on a tripod and I'll be going -click "next" -click- "next" -click -"next" ad nauseum for a couple of hours at a time.

This means that while the shots don't have to win me any photographers guild blue ribbands -they have to be clear, good quality for print media, archiving etc etc...

that probably means I need a half decent realtime LCD/VDU.

Was thinking of a Canon - but have heard a couple of complaints from a colleague.

Sony -I'd be wary of due to previous experience with other digital media (MP3 players, MD players) where the software was abyssmally non-user friendly and W95 like. Yet I'm intrigued by mcdermessers suggestion about the movie function on his.

Just from my quick googling it appears that for my bare spec I don't need to spend a grand for something that'll do the job anyway.

**Schumi** · 02/09/2005, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Just to clarify -I'm not a wedding photographer, working for a newspaper, forensic scientist or anything remotely glamorous...

for the most part the camera will be on a tripod and I'll be going -click "next" -click- "next" -click -"next" ad nauseum for a couple of hours at a time.

Prison mugshots is it?