[Leica] $99 Samsung

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Ric,

Keep an eye out for a used Fuji FinePix F10.  It is rechargable and I go for 
a month or more before recharging.  It is 6MP and gives a very good quality 
image.  She can set everything to Auto and shoot away.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 5:10 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
>
>
>
>
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