Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not pick up an older digi P&S on *bay? Higher end models only a couple of years old are going for $100-200. You only need 5mp anyway. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:10 PM Subject: [Leica] $99 Samsung > Phil Swango wrote a few weeks ago about a $99 Samsung 6 megapixel camera > he picked up. > > What was the model, Phil? > > I just got a S630 ($99 at Circuit City) for my youngest. It killed a pair > of Duracell AAs in less than 10 frames. A cheaper pair > of AAs wouldn't even boot the camera. Called support and they said that > 10 to 15 frames was normal for Alkaline AA., but they > could sell me NiMH rechargables that would get maybe 3 times that life. > That tells me that this is NOT the camera I want. > > Suggestions for a decent $100 digital for a kid who takes snapshots of > friends? > > Thanks > > Ric > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information