Digital Cameras are one of the most confusing items available . Confusing because of the amazing lack of knowlage that the customer has of this modern photographic wonder . This confusion is giving many shops the chance to make some seriously huge amounts of money by selling Cameras that the customer thinks are good for various reasons - mostly because the shop assistant or web site is telling the customer the camera is so good even though it is highly probable that the sales assistant himself has tried out very few Digital Cameras .The shop assistant will tell the customer that the camera he is looking at is brilliant because it has a well known name on it & has a huge amount of pixels ... the customer will then buy the camera & could be making a huge mistake .

The truth is that the name on the camera is now not a reason to buy it . Olympus , Canon , Nikon , Sony , etc all make some fabulous cameras ... but they also make some very bad ones . The amount of pixels the camera has can make a difference if you are going to heavily crop in on your picture when you have it on your Computer but if you just want to take quality pictures then a 3 million pixels camera with a good lens will give you great quality pictures at up to 16x11 size - we know this because we try out all the cameras we sell along with many others & then print out pictures using ordinary Epson printers to see if the camera is good or bad . Our Staff do not get paid commision so they will not sell you a camera because its good for them - they will sell it to you because its good for you . The reason we do not have a direct on line mail order system is because we would prefer to speak to people first & make sure the camera they get from us is right for them - go to the MAIL ORDER link button to your left for details about talking to us .

Listed below is our full Compact Digital Camera price guide . The Cameras highlited in blue are the ones we currently recomend - you can click on any of these highlited cameras to go directly to a page with details about that camera .

To view our prices for Digital SLR Cameras & for Hybrid Cameras please click on the link buttons at the top to your left . You will also find a very usefull guide on Lens sizes for Digital SLRs in our Digital SLR Lenses page to your left .

Please note that the prices listed are as up to date as we can possibly make them but are subject to change without notice . For our very latest price on any Camera please call us on : 01978 264242 Monday to Saturday - 8.30am to 6pm ... or email us at : wrexcam@btopenworld.com .

PLEASE NOTE ... ALL CAMERAS INCLUDE SOFTWARE , LEADS , INSTRUCTIONS , BATTERY / BATTERIES .

MAIN POINTS TO REMEMBER BEFORE BUYING A DIGITAL CAMERA

• Forget the make of the Camera - many Cameras are produced for the make whos name is on the Camera .
• The amount of pixels the camera has only matters if you are going to enlarge the picture to above 10x8 inch size . For a 14x11 inch size you would be best going for a 6 million pixel plus camera .
• The quality of the lens is by far the most important thing where picture quality is concerned - ask us if you want to know if a camera has a good lens or not - the ones we recomend all have good lenses & many other also have good lenses - some do not & that includes those with famous names on them .
• Most Cameras have a 3x optical zoom . Those with larger zooms are much larger in physical size & are not as easy to use . A 3x optical zoom is fine for general home / holiday use .
• Do you need a larger screen ? . The 2.5 inch screens are much larger when you see them that a 2 inch screen . All screens can now be used to take pictures & view your pictures even when you are in sunlight which is why most modern compact cameras do not need optical viewfinders .
• Most Cameras now come with interanl memory for image storage . This is fine for day to day home use but if you are going on holiday or you intend to let us print your pictures for you then you will need a Memory Card . The amount of pictures you can take with each Card depends on the Camera you buy but as a very rough guide have a look at our mini chart below - decide on a camera then look at the chart - look along the line that shows the amount of pixels the camera you have decided on has - then look for the amount of pictures you can take on each card .

PIXELS / VIDEO MODE	1 GIG	2 GIG
10 MILLION PIXELS	300	600
8 MILLION PIXELS	380	760
7 MILLION PIXELS	430	860
6 MILLION PIXELS	480	960
5 MILLION PIXELS	600	1200
4 MILLION PIXELS	750	1500
3 MILLION PIXELS	1000	2000
1 MILLION PIXELS	2800	5600
640x480 15fps VIDEO MODE	15 MIN'S	30 MIN'S

PRICE	MAKE	MODEL	PIXELS	OPTICAL ZOOM	ZOOM RANGE	CARD TYPE	INTERNAL MEMORY	SCREEN SIZE	BATTERY TYPE
£79.00	CANON	A-470	7 MILLION	3.4x	38-132	SD	NONE	2.5	AA X 2
£139.00	CANON	A-590 IS	8 MILLION	4x	35-140	SD	NONE	2.5	AA X 2
£139.00	CANON	E-1	10 MILLION	4x		SD		2.5	AA X 2
£139.00	CANON	A-1000	10 MILLION	4x	35-140	SD		2.5	AA X 2
£169.00	CANON	A-2000	10 MILLION	6x	36-216	SD		2.5	AA X 2
£299.00	CANON	G-9	12 MILLION	6x
£109.00	CASIO	EX Z-80	8 MILLION	3x	38-114	SD	11mb	2.7	NP-20

£89.00	FUJI	J-10	8 MILLION	3x	38-113	SD / XD	12mb	2.5	NP-45
£99.00	FUJI	J-50	8 MILLION	5x	37-185	SD / XD	12mb	2.7	NP-40
£119.00	FUJI	J-100	10 MILLION	5x	35-175	SD / XD	24mb	2.7	NP-45
£119.00	FUJI	Z-20 FD	10 MILLION	3x	35-105	SD / XD	50mb	2.5	NP-40
£149.00	FUJI	J-150	10 MILLION	5x	28-140	SD / XD	24mb	3.0	NP-45
£149.00	FUJI	F-60 fd	12 MILLION	5x	35-105	SD / XD	25mb	3.0	NP-50

£55.00	HYUNDAI	A-5324	5 MILLION	3x	38-110	SD	16mb	2.4	AA X 2
£65.00	HYUNDAI	A-8324	8 MILLION	3x	38-110	SD	16mb	2.4	AA X 2
£65.00	HYUNDAI	A-9325	9 MILLION	3x	38-114	SD	32mb	2.5	AA X 2
£89.00	HYUNDAI	L-8325	8 MILLION	3x		SD	16mb	2.5	LITHIUM
£119.00	HYUNDAI	L-1033	10 MILLION	3x	35-105	SD	16mb	3.0	LITHIUM
£139.00	HYUNDAI	S-800 UW 3mtr	8 MILLION	3x		SD		2.5	LITHIUM
£149.00	HYUNDAI	L-8427	8 MILLION	4x	28-112	SD	32mb	2.7	LITHIUM
£59.00	JENOPTIK	7 Z3C	7 MILLION	3x	37-112	SD	16mb	2.5	AA X 2
£89.00	JENOPTIK	8 Z3 SL	8 MILLION	3x	35-105	SD	16mb	3.0	LITHIUM
£99.00	JENOPTIK	10 Z3 SL	10 MILLION	3x	35-105	SD	16mb	3.0	LITHIUM

£119.00	NIKON	S-520	8 MILLION	3x	35-105	SD		2.5	LITHIUM
£169.00	NIKON	S-700	12 MILLION	3x	37-111	SD		2.7	LITHIUM
£35.00	ODYS	5300	3 MILLION	NONE	NONE	SD	32mb	1.5	AAA
£45.00	ODYS	SLIM Z8	5 MILLION	NONE	NONE	SD		2.4	AAA
£59.00	ODYS	Q-600	5 MILLION	NONE	NONE	SD	32mb	3.0	AAA
£119.00	OLYMPUS	FE-20	8 MILLION	3x	36-108	xd & Micro SD	20mb	2.5	LI-50B
£169.00	OLYMPUS	MJU 1040	10 MILLION	3x	38-114	xd & Micro SD	14mb	2.7	LI-50B

 

£119.00	PENTAX	M-50	8 MILLION	5x	36-180	SD		2.5	DLI 78
£139.00	PENTAX	M-60	10 MILLION	5x	36-180	SD	50mb	2.5	DLI 78
£149.00	PENTAX	V-20	8 MILLION	5x	36-180	SD	50mb	3.0	DLI 78
£199.00	PENTAX	W-60 - U'WATER TO 13 ft	10 MILLION	5x	28-140	SD	36mb	2.5	LITHIUM
£79.00	RICOH	RR-770	7 MILLION	3x	34-102	SD	16mb	3.0	AA X 2
£179.00	RICOH	R-50	10 MILLION	5x	36-180	SD	50mb	2.5	DB-80
£69.00	ROLLEI	X-8	8 MILLION	3x	34-102	SD	16mb	3.0	AA X 2
£79.00	ROLLEI	X-8 COMPACT	8 MILLION	3x	37-112	SD	16mb	2.7	LITHIUM
£99.00	ROLLEI	XS-8	8 MILLION	3x	34-102	SD	32mb	3.0	LITHIUM
£119.00	ROLLEI	XS-10	10 MILLION	3x	34-102	SD	32mb	3.0	LITHIUM
£159.00	ROLLEI	X-8 S U'WATER 3mtr	8 MILLION	3x	34-114	SD	32mb	2.5	LITHIUM
£179.00	ROLLEI	RCP 8427 XW	8 MILLION	4x	28-112	SD	32mb	2.7	LITHIUM

£69.00	SAMSUNG	S-750 / 760	7 MILLION	3x		SD	16mb	2.4	AA X 2
£129.00	SAMSUNG	L-210	10 MILLION	3x	38-114	SD	19mb	2.5	LITHIUM
£139.00	SONY	W-120	7 MILLION	4x	32-128	MSD	15mb	2.7	NP-BG1
£159.00	SONY	W-170	10 MILLION	5x	28-140	MSD	15mb	2.7	NP-BG1