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kdoc · Nov 4, 2006, 4:26 PM

I heve been thinking of buying my 9 year old a digital camera for Christmas. All the so called "children's" cameras are too babyish for him, yet I don't want to spend a mint and have it go to flag football practice. It has to be simple to use, so frustration is limited, small, and rugged so I can allow him to take it on his many adventures. Any suggestions?

Kdoc

kenbalbari · Nov 4, 2006, 4:51 PM

You might want to look at an Olympus FE-115:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_...fe115_pg5.html

The Canon A530 is really a better camera:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_.../a530_pg6.html

The Canon will give better picture quality. But I think the Olympus might be a bit more rugged. And it is very easy to use for beginners.

shooting_rubber · Nov 4, 2006, 5:13 PM

check out some of kodaks c series or v series, depending on what you want to spend...

shooting_rubber.

KALEL33 · Nov 4, 2006, 10:13 PM

The cameras that were mentioned before are great cameras for ease of use and ease on the pocket book, but as with any digital camera....if the 9 year old drops it, gets water on it, and does not take care of it, it will break just as easy as any other digital camera. That's a lot of money wasted if he breaks it within a year of owning it.

ecap · Nov 5, 2006, 5:47 AM

go to ritz/wolf camera

it will be a little more expensive but they have extended service that covers all that.

i buy it on my stuff cause i am brutal with my stuff and have used it several times and works well. it covers almost everything.

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Nov 4, 2006, 4:26 PM	#1
kdoc Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1	I heve been thinking of buying my 9 year old a digital camera for Christmas. All the so called "children's" cameras are too babyish for him, yet I don't want to spend a mint and have it go to flag football practice. It has to be simple to use, so frustration is limited, small, and rugged so I can allow him to take it on his many adventures. Any suggestions? Kdoc

Nov 4, 2006, 4:51 PM	#2
kenbalbari Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 822	You might want to look at an Olympus FE-115: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_...fe115_pg5.html The Canon A530 is really a better camera: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_.../a530_pg6.html The Canon will give better picture quality. But I think the Olympus might be a bit more rugged. And it is very easy to use for beginners.

Nov 4, 2006, 5:13 PM	#3
shooting_rubber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 726	check out some of kodaks c series or v series, depending on what you want to spend... shooting_rubber.

Nov 4, 2006, 10:13 PM	#4
KALEL33 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 260	The cameras that were mentioned before are great cameras for ease of use and ease on the pocket book, but as with any digital camera....if the 9 year old drops it, gets water on it, and does not take care of it, it will break just as easy as any other digital camera. That's a lot of money wasted if he breaks it within a year of owning it.

Nov 5, 2006, 5:47 AM	#5
ecap Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 259	go to ritz/wolf camera it will be a little more expensive but they have extended service that covers all that. i buy it on my stuff cause i am brutal with my stuff and have used it several times and works well. it covers almost everything.