Lidl digicam - Any good? Good value?

JohnCleary

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070503.p.7MegapixelDigitalCamera

Thinking of getting this, should probably post in the Photography forum, but you people might know...

1) Are these camera's any good for general use?
2) I presume it uses SD card for expansion? (Doesn't say on the website)

Cheers folks

Akula

I got one there a few years ago and was very disappointed by it.

Poor build quality, battery life is poor and general picture quality is awful.

JohnCleary

Cheers for the feedback, gonna have to start shopping for hte GF's 21st pressie

green123

180 is not that cheap
lots of cameras on pixmania for that price and even less

you dont need 7mp, as low as 4 or 5 is fine-you will not notice any difference
try get better optical zoom
or try get better/internal rechargable battery like moblie phone battery(lithium)

www.pixmania.ie

http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/356535/art/pentax/optio-m20.html
only €100 and spec is similar to lidl

twanda

what about this one from Aldi for €79

5 megapixel
2" LCD screen
16MB internal memory
256MB SD card
PictBridge compatible
4 × digital zoom
Video function
4 rechargeable batteries and charger
Table tripod
USB connector
Pouch with belt loop
Picture editing software
3 mode flash
Self timer

green123

twanda wrote:

what about this one from Aldi for €79

5 megapixel
2" LCD screen
16MB internal memory
256MB SD card
PictBridge compatible
4 × digital zoom
Video function
4 rechargeable batteries and charger
Table tripod
USB connector
Pouch with belt loop
Picture editing software
3 mode flash
Self timer

not bad but you really should get at leat 3x optical zoom

the camera i recommended above has now got its own bargain alert thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055084444

depadz

http://www.pixmania-pro.com/ie/uk/351932/art/pentax/optio-m20.html?tag=mail_ie_uk_2007-04-26_15407&srcid=2716

JohnCleary

fwedrest wrote:

http://www.pixmania-pro.com/ie/uk/351932/art/pentax/optio-m20.html?tag=mail_ie_uk_2007-04-26_15407&srcid=2716

Yup, seems to be all good reviews! Just need to buy a decent set of batteries, think i'm gonna go ahead and order it

Easy Rider

Yeah for the same price you could get a really nice Fuji.....

http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/382528/art/fuji/finepix-z3-blue.html

JohnCleary

Easy Rider wrote:

Yeah for the same price you could get a really nice Fuji.....

http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/382528/art/fuji/finepix-z3-blue.html

Actually something like this may suit the GF better, it's all about the size, aparantly the smaller the better! :eek:

Lucifer 2

On the LIDL homepage, http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/i.home
it says this is a "Sony 7 megapixel CCD" digital camera.

However, it also says it comes with an SD memory card (where as Sony's come with Sony Memory Stick).

And it doesn't say anything more about it being a Sony here http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070503.p.7MegapixelDigitalCamera

I'm guessing isn't not actually a Sony....

Can anyone clarify this?

Do-more

Lucifer 2 wrote:

I'm guessing isn't not actually a Sony....

It also says it has a Pentax lens, Sony normally use Carl Zeiss...

The_Conductor

Lucifer 2 wrote:

I'm guessing isn't not actually a Sony....

Can anyone clarify this?

The CCD is Sony- CCD being the "Charged Couple Device" which actually captures the images as they hit them. Its only one of the components that make up the digital camera- though an important one.

In all honesty- do not touch that camera with a bargepole. You'll pick up a nice one with 4x optical zoom and reasonable lense quality for a lot less (as mentioned above).

Digital zoom that this camera mentions, reduces the resolution of the picture being taken- always go for optical zoom.

CrowdedHouse

@ JohnCleary - how's it going ?

Niall I consider myself a Nikon man but you won't go wrong with this one:

http://www.technikdirekt.de/main/en/foto/fotodigital/digitale-sucherkameras/144018/-/Article.html?


Bought herself the equivalent one a couple of years ago and it is excellent.

rick_fantastic

i just got the pentax optio m20 there delivered this morning. very good build quality. loads of features, 1gb sd card for €113.64

tis perfect for me, very small good size screen.

http://www.eccontracts.net/pixs/IMGP0025.JPG

such a wreck d head working with that outside the window

JohnCleary

CrowdedHouse wrote:

@ JohnCleary - how's it going ?

Niall I consider myself a Nikon man but you won't go wrong with this one:

http://www.technikdirekt.de/main/en/foto/fotodigital/digitale-sucherkameras/144018/-/Article.html?


Bought herself the equivalent one a couple of years ago and it is excellent.

Noel - Just ordered that from Pixmania. I'm guessing its not the most compact around, but TBH I don't care, I want good quality images. What's the shutter speed like?

The GF may not be too impressed that it's not ultra-compact. I feel this is a bit of a Simpsons moment when Homer bought Marge a bowling ball with the name 'Homer' enscribed on it

skywalker

rick_fantastic wrote:

i just got the pentax optio m20 there delivered this morning. very good build quality. loads of features, 1gb sd card for €113.64

tis perfect for me, very small good size screen.

http://www.eccontracts.net/pixs/IMGP0025.JPG

such a wreck d head working with that outside the window

I got it delivered myself the other day & am pretty happy with it. It will be getting taken out this weekend for a birthday party as its first test.

Thats a pretty fantastic picture there Rick. Might rob it for my desktop. Where is it? Pretty certain Ive been there but cant place it.

shayser

Originally Posted by rick_fantastic
i just got the pentax optio m20 there delivered this morning. very good build quality. loads of features, 1gb sd card for €113.64

tis perfect for me, very small good size screen.

http://www.eccontracts.net/pixs/IMGP0025.JPG

such a wreck d head working with that outside the window

skywalker wrote:

I got it delivered myself the other day & am pretty happy with it. It will be getting taken out this weekend for a birthday party as its first test.

Thats a pretty fantastic picture there Rick. Might rob it for my desktop. Where is it? Pretty certain Ive been there but cant place it.

Guys, how are you finding battery life? Mine is pretty awful. Bundled non-rechargeables lasted a day. Was only getting used to the camera, changing settings, and taking a few snaps. Charged up the bundled rechargeable but they were drained by the next day.

CrowdedHouse

JohnCleary wrote:

Noel - Just ordered that from Pixmania. I'm guessing its not the most compact around, but TBH I don't care, I want good quality images. What's the shutter speed like?

Good stuff,OK not ultra compact but its 'footprint' (length/height)wouldn't be much bigger than a 20 pack of cigs.

Here's a good article about it:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/compacts/a550.htm

And don't laugh but here's a pic of yours truly taken on Inishbofin with its predecessor a510

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/169608733_59aa9d9115_o.jpg

You'll have a good camera if she doesn't like it

JohnCleary

Noel, read a few reviews about it, seems to be decent for the price.. Just wanted to get some 'real' feedback.

As you said, if she don't like it i'll happily take it off her hands

Cool pic BTW

skywalker

shayser wrote:

Guys, how are you finding battery life? Mine is pretty awful. Bundled non-rechargeables lasted a day. Was only getting used to the camera, changing settings, and taking a few snaps. Charged up the bundled rechargeable but they were drained by the next day.

Emmm cant really comment as the bundled batteries went missing in a drunken haze during Liverpool winning the champions league semi final

Since then Ive been kinda juggling batteries into it from various things around the house. What your saying is a bit worrying though. Although there was one negative comment on the pixmania ordering page about battery life, but the dude said something like he had to change the batteries once a year so I didnt really pay much attention.