Low Cost Digital Camera

 I'm interested in a low cost digital camera. (WELL under $100). Don't need
ultra-mega pixels. It will be used for occasional indoor/outdoor shots.
Anyone have experience with the cheaper Wal-Mart models? I even noticed one
there for $20 with USB cable (I like that!). What are the pro's and cons?
What features are necessities?

Thanks

  Bob wrote:


I doubt you will find any that dont have that.


Most obviously how long the batterys last.

Difficult to get a handle on that with those low cost ones that dont get
reviewed tho.


Nothing really that isnt there with all of them.

 
Not enough information as to what you're photographing and how you're
using the pictures to give you good advice.  You are correct that mega
pixels aren't necessary for a casual snap shooter.  But a $20 digital
camera is useful only as a paperweight (too light to be a door stop).

Photos taken with something like that will be, at best, badly exposed,
poorly focused and low contrast.

There are few digital cameras in the $70 to $90 price range for the
casual snap shooter.  But even these don't produce images that can be
viewed or printed much larger than full frame 4x6.

Google "cheap digital cameras" and let your fingers do the walking.

 

A good lens is the only necessity in a camera (digital or film). For <
$100, you are going to get crappy optics. That may not matter to you
though. For $20, what the hell, give that camera a try, but I suspect it
will yield very low quality photos.

 

I went through this about a year ago.  Most of the $20.00
models are not even worth buying.  Most cell phones have
a better camera.

There's an idea, Find a used picture phone. I'll bet one
of your friends who bought an iPhone has a camera phone
you can have for cheap.

On the other hand, check the discounters for discontinued
models.  I picked up a reasonable camera for $40.00 last
year.