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The cyber show is over and my pics were cr*p!

Can anyone recommend an idiot proof single button digital camera for under 100 quid?

I need an automatic version that adjusts itself to give the best possible picture, taking into consideration light levels, including zooming to the required magnification without having to press nobs and buttons galore!

Is there such an animal????

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Only in your dreams! You do actually need to be able to use a macro for some of the close-ups etc. and take off/put on the flash. They're not hard to use. I'm a girlie and I can do it!

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vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated Aug 20th 2008

I'll wager that there is just the thing for you, Snadge - although technology is changing all the time, why don't you have a look at the Which reports for budget digi cameras? (and a less lazy grape than I will go to the trouble of giving you a link, I daresay.....)

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Hazel
www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com
update Wed 20/08/2008...Cracking Carrots!...

What the hecks a macro and my camera seems to flash when it feels like it, usually in bright sunshine!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

My Daughter has a Samsung I6 and it fits in your pocket has an MP3 ( no phone though ) for £109 3x optical zoom and reasonable macro

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

Macro is just the setting for a close-up picture. You shouldn't need it for photos of your veg, I use it more for more for close-ups of insects and flowers.
I'm not really up on digital cameras though, I just use the one on my phone which does the job for me! If I was buying one, I'd be temped to go into an independant camera shop for some advice - people who actually understand whst the camera will do (and can explain it!) rather than your "generic electrical retailer" who knows all about telly's & stereos and nowt about anything else....

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Sarah

http://wixypixies.blogspot.com/

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

But how else in a virtual veg show do you persuade PW and Jennie that your sprout is a cabbage if you don't have a macro setting?

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Each day is a gift. That's why it's called The Present.

vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated Aug 20th 2008

Hahahaha
Never thought of that! Next year....

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Sarah

http://wixypixies.blogspot.com/

“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Shhhhhh!!!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

I know the perfect camera Snadge!

My cousin came over a couple of weekends ago with his two little girls (1 &4) The 4 year old had one of these:

http://www.elc.co.uk/toy-41400?&cate...ategory_id=533

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - Udated - 11th August

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For a "grown up" camera I found the Canon A460 :

http://www.warehouseexpress.co.uk/?p...act/Canon.html

But actually I prefer HW's suggestion

Derek

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http://madallotment.blogspot.com/ - updated 19/08/2007

I like mine Snadger. Very easy to use and came with sensible instructions. I think it would come into your budget. It's IT Works DC 5347. You might be able to check it out somewhere.

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

On a serious note, mine's a Canon IXUS that my wife bought for me as a wedding gift almost three years ago

http://www.digicamreview.co.uk/canon...500_review.htm

It's pretty much a point-and-shoot with fairly simple buttons.

I'm sure they do a modernerer version now.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - Udated - 11th August

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Want one!!!

I mean if a four year old can use it.???...............but there again!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Tesco has some digital cameras on offer under £100
http://direct.tesco.com/q/N.1999764/...ResultSort.y=5
The only problem with the cheap ones is that they all seem to have AA or AAA batteries which run out fairly quickly, I've got a Ricoh R5 now with a lithium battery that lasts a lot longer (I think it was about £130 from Jessops.) I used to have HP Photosmart before which was pretty good also.
Snadger I think the one HeyWayne found is brilliant too, bit pricey at £60 though!

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Into every life a little rain must fall.

We use Sony cybershot dsc-p73 digital cameras which we buy off ebay for anything between £30 and £80. good enough for my blog and social photography, they take memory sticks that hold a shed load of piccies and if you use two AA litium batteries there are no issues there either as they last for ages.

The DSC series keeps on being updated and are brilliant idiot proof cameras if thats what yuo want but with extra facilities if you are able to use them.

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Kindest regards, David.

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/
updated at last - Saturday 9th at 2040hrs

Nice one piglet..........I'll just sign off to have a look at ebay then!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Mine is a Sony Cybershot U. My hubby bought it for me as a gift. I always use this for my pics although i used my hubbys Olympus for the competition. Only reason is the screen for viewing is bigger than on mine. Otherwise would recommend it. Price, about 140Euro.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

I like my nikon coolpix. Does everything I want (and a couple of things I don't!) Must stretch meself.

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vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated Aug 20th 2008

http://www.jessops.com/

Have a poke about on this site. Might be something interesting.

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