What camera would you recommend for a child with a good eye for photography? She is going to be seven and we are taking a trip, and I'd like her to have a camera to use but still will be something she wants to use for the next three years as well.
Thanks everyone! I'm getting her a Canon ELPH, the one with the simplest buttons. I also got the drop protection, something I have NEVER done, but maybe it will useful when, oops IF she drops it. And it is red, so I think she'll love it. Thanks again.
I think Cannon's are the best as far as point and shoots go. The Powershot is a good one for her, but can be expensive if you have a small budget. I would not get her more then a point and shoot, but I would definitely not get less. (As in a kid's camera, or a junky $20 from walmart.)
Whatever you do, don't get a kid camera. Go on Amazon or wherever you like to shop and try to find last year's Canon on sale. I did that for my six year olds and they love their cameras. I think I spent $60 for clearance cameras that originally retailed for $250. They're 10 megapixels, small, light, and easy to use.
Target, Walmart sell digital camera for about $25.00. Very simple. Would not invest any more than that for a 7 year old. They drop it, lose it, etc.
When I got a new camera I gave my son my Kodak Easyshare.
Sony it's awesome small and takes awesome pick!
Those kids cameras are horrible and take terrible pictures. Don't waste money on them!
We give the kids our older cameras or they just use ours.
One thing we do with our cameras is put a Wii strap on it with the locking clip instead of the original strap it comes with. This was they can put their wrist in and then lock it tight just like you do with the Wii remote. It's a lifesaver! You can get the replacement Wii Straps cheap on Amazon and they're super easy to put on the camera.
We stick to the Panasonic Lumix line of cameras. If you buy a model or 2 old you can get a great price on them. Even the newer models aren't to badly priced. Costco has a good price for them.
Growing up I was always given a proper camera and taught how to take care of it. I was using a proper and professional manual at the age of 7, if not younger, complete with changing lenses and filters and the whole nine yards. My kids were using our camera by 3 or 4 years old.
My kids, who are now 6 and 10... have always used, "our" digital camera. From when they were even 4 years old. Not a kiddie camera.
And they knew how.
You teach them and about how to handle it etc.
A 7 year old, should do just fine, with something like a Cannon or Sony or Nikon point and shoot type cameras. Costco has these. Many different brands.
My kids are even better than me sometimes. Or they use my Hubby's iPhone for photography.
Even my son, when 5 years old, used our camera.
And he was perfectly able to and responsible.
We bought either a hot pink digital kodak or Sanyo for our daughter. It was Christmas time and was on sale for $29, a total score. It also video records. She's had it two years now and she loves it. She's turning 8 next weekend. It's a regular camera, not a kiddie camera.
I agree not to buy a kiddie camera; my granddaughter was given one. Not only were the pictures low quality, but it also fouled up the computer! I suggest you get a simple, sturdy digital, with a neck strap and a case, that she can learn to use herself but that will not be a great financial loss when - oops, IF - she drops it.
I've never heard of a kids camera that was good. Most take low quality pictures. My neice has one that if the batteries get dislodged - either by accident or by changing them - all the pictures get erased.
My son uses my old digital camera. I got a neck strap for it, and he knows he has to have the strap on to take pictures so that it's not gone if he drops it. It's simple point and shoot, and takes decent quality pictures. If you don't have an older one, you could either look for one for not much $$ on craigslist, or go to any store and buy an inexpensive regular camera with decent megapixels and a SD memory card.
I too, advise that you stay away from kiddie cameras. They are good for fun, but for not trying to take a nice picture. Do you have an old camera you can pass along? See my problem/concern would be if its dropped. My son, 6, loves taking pictures and has a good eye esp for still life and creative portraits. He amazes me actually, he takes pictures I never would have thought to take and they look great! Anyway, my cameras are to expensive for me to let him just take, but he has never dropped them and has used my cousins Canon Rebel and her Nikon, I forget which one, but both are DSLRs, without incident. It would just be my luck that he would drop mine! Kodak cameras are nice, but not too expensive. Maybe take her to the store with you and let her try different ones, for weight, pic quality etc.
