I'm very pleased with an Olympus 860L 1.3 megapixel camera. I got it
from Jessops in Sauchiehall Street plus a smart card reader to allow
fast transfer to PC (only work afaik under Windows). Lots of nice
features including the ability to switch off the LCD panel to conserve
power.
Tony Dyer
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steven
Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steven
Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Hi All,
>
>I am thinking of buying of buying a digital camera in the near future and I
>am looking for any recommendation for both the make/model and a shop to buy
>it in (physical or online).
>
>The camera would be fairly general purpose with varied usage, but probably
>nothing exceptional. My priority would be clarity of colour, good lens and
>a reasonable resolution. Other things like battery life etc... are also
>quite important, basically I'm looking for a good all rounder, slightly
>above entry level (I've been using 35mm SLR since I was a 15, so I can
>handle more than point-and-shoot) but less than around �260 (but if there
>is something a little more but better value I am flexible).
>Good connectivity to Linux would be a significant bonus, but I could live
>without it if there were other factors that made the camera better.
>
>This will be my first digital camera, hence the lowish price range and I
>know that my 35mm SLR will beat it hands down, but for obvious reasons the
>digital camera has its advantages.
>
>To sum up I'm looking for a good value, general purpose digital camera. I
>want it to take good quality (good colour, high resolution, low distortion
>etc...) photos in as wide a range of reasonable conditions (light level,
>distance from object etc...) possible. MP3 playing and movie facilities are
>pretty much useless to me.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Steven.
>
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