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Best Point n Shoot For 8 yr Old
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I looked at a bunch of "kid cameras" and they are all horrible. Sure they look like half of hello kitty's head and are soft, but they are not a real great tool to promote creativity cus the quality you probly want is not there. I'm a canon guy so here's my thoughts:
Canon PowerShot A470, low priced, 7.1 MP, uses two AA batteries, SD memory. Its pretty simple to operate. I think with a little time your 8 year old could master it.
This camera is a little more than $100 online.
If you want a little more for the kid; Powershot SD1100.
This one is ~$200 but the image quality is even better. Controls are relatively the same as the other camera. Same memory, but uses a special battery and extras are expensive. This is also an Image-Stabilized camera for better low-light exposures, or when in the car....
Both are good cameras, I will replace my SD600 soon with the 1100. I personally feel the extra $100 is well worth the extra features. The 1100 also has a viewfinder. This allows you to turn off the display and save battery life. The 600 we own is rated for 160 pics with the display on and used to frame and shoot, but that goes up to 600 with it set for review only.
Either way I thoink these are good choices. If you don't like these there are so many good point and shoots from every vendor right now you can't really go wrong.
Canon PowerShot A470, low priced, 7.1 MP, uses two AA batteries, SD memory. Its pretty simple to operate. I think with a little time your 8 year old could master it.
This camera is a little more than $100 online.
If you want a little more for the kid; Powershot SD1100.
This one is ~$200 but the image quality is even better. Controls are relatively the same as the other camera. Same memory, but uses a special battery and extras are expensive. This is also an Image-Stabilized camera for better low-light exposures, or when in the car....
Both are good cameras, I will replace my SD600 soon with the 1100. I personally feel the extra $100 is well worth the extra features. The 1100 also has a viewfinder. This allows you to turn off the display and save battery life. The 600 we own is rated for 160 pics with the display on and used to frame and shoot, but that goes up to 600 with it set for review only.
Either way I thoink these are good choices. If you don't like these there are so many good point and shoots from every vendor right now you can't really go wrong.
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My eight year old daughter is very artistic and for her age has an eye for composing shoots like I have never seen in someone so young. The problem is getting her a camera that is easy to use, one where she doesn't have to worry about a lot of buttons and settings, but have exceptional quality results. Also one she can easily connect to the PC and upload to Caedes someday, but for now something she can upload her pics to view anywhere on the net, under me and my wifes close supervision of course. Easy editing tools as well. I don't want the camera and extra features to discourage her from what I believe is a natural talent she has. Any suggestions on such a solution would be fantastic. Thanks, connodado