Sub £100 Compact with rechargeable battery

[Viper_Larry]

Planning on getting my Mum a digital compact for her birthday next week with a max of £100. Stuff Magazine did a review last month of sub £100 compacts as below:

1) Fuji Finepix A920
2) Samsung S830
3) Pentax Optio E40
4) Nikon Coolpix L11

However, they ALL use AA batteries. I know you can get AA rechargeables, but we want a camera with a built in rechargeable battery.

Any recommendations for me? Need advice today!

[robbieduncan]

Buy a Fuji F40 for £99? http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/532210/art/fuji/fi...

Will do much better than those on low light, take decent pictures in other conditions, has a rechargable battery... Just watch out as you will probably have to download the manual: they normally supply French manuals (why I don't know)

[Fordo]

My gf just got a sub £100 camera- her criteria was also that it must have a rechargeable battery.

She got a Fuji - cant remeber the exact number, but is very similar to the one linked above. Very impressive for the price, battery lasts ages, and recharges quickly. Lag time from pressing button to it taking the picture is very short, and the cam powers up very quickly too.

Its impressive what you can get for your money these days!

[t0ny99]

I'm also looking for a similar priced compact for the folks, and again I didn't want AAA/AA cells - this looks ideal; does the F40 connect directly to a PC via USB, or does it come with a (PITA) dock?

ETA: Or I could look PROPERLY, and find the answer on the link. Carry on...

Edited by t0ny99 on Tuesday 8th April 14:07

[henrycrun]

BTW if you are away from the charger for more than half a day you might want interchangable batteries

[Rude Girl]

Why can't you use rechargeable AAs or AAAs?

[Viper_Larry]

Rude Girl said:

Why can't you use rechargeable AAs or AAAs?

This is my Mum we're talking about here - would be way too complicated for her!

Thanks for the replies - the Fuji F40 looks like a good bet...

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Rude Girl said:

Why can't you use rechargeable AAs or AAAs?

Most recharge-ables are lower voltage that standard AA / AAA's and can cause problems in some cameras. Either the battery indicator on the camera never reads full or in extreme cases the little buggers won't even switch on

[Rude Girl]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Rude Girl said:

Why can't you use rechargeable AAs or AAAs?

Most recharge-ables are lower voltage that standard AA / AAA's and can cause problems in some cameras. Either the battery indicator on the camera never reads full or in extreme cases the little buggers won't even switch on

I must just be lucky then - they're fine in my compact, and last forever.

I've got the touch you know

[hugoagogo]

i got a Samsung L73 (with shell points) it's pretty good, similar current models are around 100 quid (NV)

battery lasts quite well

[Simpo Two]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Most recharge-ables are lower voltage that standard AA / AAA's and can cause problems in some cameras. Either the battery indicator on the camera never reads full or in extreme cases the little buggers won't even switch on

True - they failed to impress my old D70 at all - they simply didn't work. However a set of 2400mAh AAs work very well in a Speedlight - over 400 shots on Sunday, many at full grunt in one of those accursed dark oak-panelled hotels!

[Viper_Larry]

Fuji Finepix F40fd ordered - from Play.com in the end @£99.99 inc del.

Thanks

[Glosphil]

robbieduncan said:

Buy a Fuji F40 for £99? http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/532210/art/fuji/fi...

Will do much better than those on low light, take decent pictures in other conditions, has a rechargable battery... Just watch out as you will probably have to download the manual: they normally supply French manuals (why I don't know)

A lot of the items sold by Pixmania are grey imports from Europe and other places so there can be problems with the warranty on some kit. Also spec. is not always the same as sold in UK - different accesories and software for example. But their prices are often lower than other suppliers.

[Viper_Larry]

Blimey - arrived today! Not bad, next day service for free from Play.com )