Need a camera for a 10 year old - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/12/2005 09:49:21 PM · #1

I need a digital camera for a 10 year old. I would hope there was something out there that did not require a PC or a expensive printer. (cheap printer would be fine)

If you all know of anything that would hold for a ten year old let me know.

wewillexplore

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

08/12/2005 09:50:32 PM · #2

budget?

(my 12 year old shoots with a 300D, my 9 year old with an Oly C720 so I don't know what you want to spend...)

M

Message edited by author 2005-08-12 21:51:09.

Canadian_eh

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/12/2005 09:55:02 PM · #3

digital with no pc? umm?
film?

mesmeraj

08/12/2005 09:55:11 PM · #4

i justed kodak dc 3200 for the kids at Digital Development
They are a very study kid friendly camera, they can take being dropped on concret (as kids are apt to do) all that will break on them is the little lock that holds the battery door closed and that can be strapped closed with a little creativity (velcro or rubber bands).

They print fantastic 4x6 and a very passable 5x7 (especially when taken in outdoors.

Also they have white balance control which is sadly lacking on most cheap cameras.

You shouldn't pay more than $35 for one on ebay (i purchased 10 for the class and spent less than 350 on all of them).

mesmeraj

08/12/2005 09:56:35 PM · #5

oh and by no pc you mean a mac?
most cheap cameras sdupplied software is for pc, but why use it, they are crap anyways! Buy a card reader, problem solved.

Artyste

Sony Ericsson W810i

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax

08/12/2005 09:57:59 PM · #6

I bought my niece a Canon A400.. but it's a very entry level camera. I don't know exactly what you mean by no PC..

Hard to recommend something on the basis of your initial criteria.

Beagleboy

Canon EOS-30D

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX

08/12/2005 09:59:49 PM · #7

Awesome camera!

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

08/12/2005 10:39:15 PM · #8

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

oh and by no pc you mean a mac?
most cheap cameras sdupplied software is for pc, but why use it, they are crap anyways! Buy a card reader, problem solved.

No. The kids don't have access to a computer.

art-inept

Olympus C-5060WZ

Canon EF 35mm f/2.0

08/12/2005 10:51:27 PM · #9

i can't pinpoint a camera that you should get for the child. but if you want prints without a PC what you can do is buy one of those pictbridge enabled cameras and a pictbridge compatible printer and you should be able to print. im not sure if pictbridge is canon-exclusive, but i know a lot of canons have this feature. hope this helps

loz1

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

08/12/2005 11:02:09 PM · #10

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

i justed kodak dc 3200 for the kids at Digital Development

I actually myself took most of my challenge entries with that camera so you can kind of get an idea of how good it is. Its very simple to use, except that the flash is far to bright so cant be used in a lot of situations.

But generally you will get nice clear photos with it. Sure they are only 0.9mb but if its just for a kid to play with maybe thats all you need.

Travis99

Canon EOS-5D

08/12/2005 11:09:26 PM · #11

My 4 year old daughter has this one. She loves it.

HERE

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

08/12/2005 11:20:58 PM · #12

Funny that this would come up... I just bought a camera and printer for a 9 year old yesterday. I found a Kodak C330 and Epson R200 for $120 shipped. It's hard to pass up a 4mp digital camera with 3x optical zoom and a 6-color photo printer for that kind of price (the deal ends tomorrow). I'm not sure if you can print directly from camera to that printer without a computer, but it's probably worth looking into. Note that you'll need AA NiMH batteries and an SD card to go with that (a 45x 256mb Transcend card for $22 shipped should work nicely.

Another nice alternative is the Canon Powershot A510 at $139 shipped. It's a better camera, but trades lower resolution for more zoom. Y'all excuse me while I go check out my new camera and printer...

trnqlty

Nikon D90

08/12/2005 11:47:34 PM · #13

Kodak will be much easier to use than any other brand.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/13/2005 12:43:20 AM · #14

Originally posted by scalvert:

No kidding, a great deal. I actually want a printer like that to print on CDs anyway. Note that there's significant mail-in rebates involved, so the up-front price is higher, and you have to remember to send them in. Any experience with either the vendor or that camera?

Message edited by author 2005-08-13 00:48:27.

08/13/2005 12:55:23 AM · #15

The vendor is fine (one of the big three U.S. office supply stores). Mine has already been delivered. The camera is so new that I couldn't find a decent review, but Kodak makes decent stuff even at the low end, and the specs seem OK. Remember... this is a sub-$75 camera for a kid. Just TRY finding a better 4mp, 3x zoom camera at that price!

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/13/2005 01:26:41 AM · #16

Originally posted by scalvert:

Yes, thanks, that's more of what I'm looking for. I took care of a couple of kids for the summer, a 10 year old girl and an 11 year old boy, and they kinda fell in love with photography. They go back to thier home in Memphis tommorow. They don't have a computer they can access at home, so I knew I had heard of cameras that would print right to a printer, but they had never caught my interest until now. Thanks again. I will look into these.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/13/2005 01:53:45 AM · #17

What you probably need is a PictBridge-compatible printer which can read directly from the camera card. Then you don't have to tether the camera to the printer.

08/13/2005 02:00:36 AM · #18

Note that both of these cameras should be able to print directly to a printer (I think), but the Epson R200 does NOT support direct camera input (PictBridge), and the print quality is rather average. The C330 should work with Kodak's printer docks though, and I don't think they're real expensive.

08/13/2005 02:02:56 AM · #19

Given that a good 4x6 inkjet print on glossy paper costs about $.50 in media and ink, they might be better off using a local print service rather than a printer anyway.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

08/13/2005 02:16:18 AM · #20

Originally posted by scalvert:

Given that a good 4x6 inkjet print on glossy paper costs about $.50 in media and ink, they might be better off using a local print service rather than a printer anyway.

That won't work. Thier live at home parental figures would never take them to get the film developed. Plus I figure they will learn faster if they can see thier results (and mistakes) as soon as they happen, as opposed to waiting a couple of weeks. I can just mail them some paper every month so they will have it.

mesmeraj

08/13/2005 02:27:33 AM · #21

my fuji had some kind of computer free printing thing - i never looked into it because it was of no use to me, put it is all over the website, maybe you should check that out.

taterbug

Nikon D300

08/13/2005 03:01:00 AM · #22

My Kodak came with a printer dock. It is very compact, and very easy to use, and I thought makes pretty nice prints (only 4 x 6 though). I know Kodak has a lot of cameras in the 'Easy Share' line of theirs, a lot of package deals that come with the dock. I don't know what your budget is, but one of those may be worth checking out. You can pm me if you have any more specific questions, I'd be glad to answer.

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

08/13/2005 06:08:12 AM · #23

I recommend a Canon A class. So an A70, A75, A80, A85, etc. All great cameras with enough manual features to experiment should they want to.