Sometime ago I wrote:
I'd like a cheap digital camera to use when I'm out noting
things for mapping purposes; our existing camera eats
batteries.
Firstly thanks for all the advice, but in the end I decided the
camera on my phone was of adequate quality.
I had tried using it once before, but
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008, Ed Loach wrote:
I'd like a cheap digital camera to use when I'm out noting things for
mapping purposes; our existing camera eats batteries.
I have an old Canon IXUS 400 that I picked up off ebay, which I find is
pretty reasonable as a simple and small point shoot for
Have you tried joining your local Freecycle http://www.freecycle.org/
group and asking if anyone has a camera? If you mention OSM that
spreads the word to a wider audience too.
Cheers, Chris
Ed Loach wrote:
I'd like a cheap digital camera to use when I'm out noting things for mapping
My specs were about the same as yours though I had to drop the
Optical viewfinder - they are now rare at the lower end. For brand
new cameras, I came up with lower cameras in the Canon range (IXUS
range and/or A450 or some such purely from memory) and in the Nikon
LX range. Sony Cybershots
I'd like a cheap digital camera to use when I'm out noting things for mapping
purposes; our existing camera eats batteries.
Features I'd like:
* Rechargable battery
* Optical viewfinder - I struggle to see the LCD display on our current camera
in high light levels.
* Optical zoom higher if
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