Advice new camera for my Mum
 

Hi there

I'm looking for a digital camera for my Mum for her birthday. She has arthritis in her hands so needs something fairly sturdy with big buttons. Our price range is around £100. Something fairly simple, she likes to zoom in! :p

Any advice gratefully received!

Thanks

Gemhen

I will watch this as I was thinking the same for Christmas.

I don't have any first hand experience with these cameras but I was looking on What Digital Camera [URL="http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/equipment/advice/383625/top-5-budget-compact-cameras-for-less-than-100.html"]http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/equipment/advice/383625/top-5-budget-compact-cameras-for-less-than-100.html[/URL]

I think it is going to come down to a compromise with this budget but I would strongly advise going into a shop to see the cameras first hand .

Mark

My post has gone off to be approved so hopefully it will appear soon.

My fault for putting a link in it .

Mark

Well 1stly don`t go to Comet :eek:
hehe but do go to a repeatable store like Jessops i think you can get a very good compact for £100 or just a little over
or there is argos & they have a good choice for your budget but argos can be a bit unhelpful when it comes to returns & repair but not all stores have the same aloof manner.

Check out [url]http://www.jessops.com[/url] & see what they have.
Best of luck :)

Gemhen - you might want to have a look at the Canon [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-SX150-Digital-Camera/dp/B005I8XM54?tag=hybrcamerevo-21"]PowerShot SX150 IS (on sale right now for £86.29 at Amazon)[/URL]. It has a 12x zoom for your Mum :)

Here is what it is capable of: [url]http://www.flickr.com/groups/canon_powershot_sx150_is/pool/[/url]

I hope this is helpful,

Bill
[URL="http://hybridcamerarevolution.blogspot.com"]Hybrid Camera Revolution[/URL]

Hi there
 

Most compacts have small fiddly controls, but I can recommend the Panasonic TZ range (various prices). However, if you need a big zoom and easy-to-use controls I think you would be better off with a bridge camera (Nikon do one which has an optical 600mm zoom, but I can't remember the model name). You might need to spend a bit more than £100 though, unless you're willing to buy 2nd-hand.