Any digital camera experts out there????

[Piglet]

Just looking at some Black Friday Ads...

Would any of these camera's be okay for a 12yo beginner just getting interested in taking pics? I don't want junk, but I also don't want to spend a bunch.

Kodak EasyShare CD1013 Silver ~ 10.3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom
Item Description
More megapixels mean you can crop and still get a great picture. You can also capture beautiful HD pictures in the16:9 widescreen format. For great shots of friends and family, face detection technology locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings. Blur reduction mode minimizes the effects of camera shake. Get terrific shots time after time with multiple scene modes, including auto, sport, portrait, snow, fireworks, and backlight. Have fun with three different color modes: color, black-and-white, and sepia.
Key Features & Benefits:
10.3 megapixel resolution
Delivers detailed pictures that can be enlarged up to 20'' x 30''
3x optical zoom lens and 5x digital zoom
Allow you to bring your subjects closer for better composition
2.4-inch color LCD screen
Lets you compose and review your shots with ease
Digital image stabilizer
Minimizes the effects of camera shake to deliver clearer pictures
Face detection technology
Locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings for the best results
PictBridge and ImageLink compatibility
Prints directly to compatible printers without using a computer
18 scene modes
Provide just the right settings for taking eye-catching photos
Movie modes
Captures videos in QVGA or VGA resolution with sound
16 MB internal memory and SD/SDHC card slot

or

Samsung 10.2MP Digital Camera, BL103
Features
Resolution: 10.2 Megapixel
Light Sensitivity: ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
Special Effects: Negative, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Blue, Green, Red
Max Shutter Speed: 1/1500 sec
Min Shutter Speed: 8 sec
Exposure Metering: Multi-segment, center-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes: Program, automatic
White Balance: Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets: Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Still Image Format: JPEG
Video Capture: AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps ¦ AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps ¦ AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps ¦ AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
Digital Zoom: 5 x
Lens System
Optical Zoom: 3 x
Type: Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm - f/3.0-5.6
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera: 35 - 105mm
Min Focus Range: 31.5 in
Macro Focus Range: 10cm
Lens Aperture: F/3.0-5.6
Display
Type: LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7" - color
Memory / Storage
Supported Flash Memory: MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Camera Flash
Flash Modes: Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Effective Flash Range: 1.3 ft - 10 ft
Additional Features
Self Timer Delay: 10 sec, 2 sec
Additional Features: Audio recording, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, auto power save, date/time stamp, DPOF support, sharpness control, digital image rotation, PictBridge support, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, contrast control, face detection, built-in help guide, Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR), automatic display brightness adjustment
Battery
Supported Battery Details: 2 x AA alkaline battery ( included ) ¦ 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( optional


Any thoughts or other recommendations???

 

[legalsea]

Both good cameras. I would go with Kodak Easyshare; a co-worker recently got one just days prior to a vacation, and he took stunning photographs. No real learning curve.

 

[mrsv98]

DD is 8yo and she uses a Kodak easy share with no trouble. This past vacation she used my first one and was frusterated with the lens speed so Santa just found a nice 9mp, purple no less at a Circuit City closing sale so I think she will be happy to have something more responsive.


Kodak Easy Share software is very simple to use also, and the editing tools, while not spectacular, are fine for most applications.

 

[Piglet]

Thanks !!!! I am thinking she would probably like the color on the Samsung much better than silver. You know 12yo's -- it is all about style!!!!

 

[CPT Tripss]

it's probably a toss-up . . . I'm not overly impressed with a lot of megapixels as the pictures are very large and they eat up memory quickly. Unless I'm doing portraits or other pictures that I plan to enlarge, I shoot on a lower resolution (about 5 megapixel). You might want to see if you can save money on a lower megapix camera. Kids tend to lose stuff or drop things.

Kodak Easy Share software is fine, but just know that you can sign up for Picasa . . . free . . . and get slightly better editting software and a very easy to use and access web based sharing website that will work with any camera.

 

[DrCavin]

Here is a great website for cameras & such:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

 

[Michelemouse]

Thanks !!!! I am thinking she would probably like the color on the Samsung much better than silver. You know 12yo's -- it is all about style!!!!

If you are buying her the camera for her to have a camera then don't worry about the color. Get her the one that is best suited to her. Besides, if she never knows that the Samsung was an option she won't miss the color at all.

Personally I would go with the Kodak. I have an Easyshare and we just got a less-advanced model for DS13. They are great cameras...definitely the best digitals we've ever had.