Digital Camera For Under $50

[Suhit Gupta]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://napps.nwfusion.com/weblogs/cool/archives/004557.html' target='_blank'>http://napps.nwfusion.com/weblogs/cool/archives/004557.html</a><br /><br /></div>"The Hartford Computer Group announced its Argus DC 1730, a VGA digital camera that includes a color LCD screen and an automatic flash, will be available in April for $44.99. The DC 1730 also has 8M bytes of internal memory (stores about 117 photos), and bundled photo software from ArcSoft. For more details, go to the <a href="http://www.arguscamera.com/">Argus Camera</a> Web site." <br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/9411854541806164.JPG" /> <br /><br />Nifty! I just went to their site and it actually turns out that they are releasing the new 1700 Series of entry-level digital cameras with full-color LCD screens and external memory card slots, and it appears that these will be the lowest priced cameras in this category.

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http://www.compuplus.com/images1/dv3100.jpg

Aiptek offers a sub-100 dollar camcorder that shoots 3.1 mega pixel stills. I own a previous version of this camera, and for a cheapy gadget, it's pretty nifty. Pricegrabber lists it for 77 bucks from one source...

[Jason Dunn]

I think this is great - bringing digital photography to the masses, even if the quality isn't great. Once people get hooked on digital, they'll want to upgrade to a better camera...

[Suhit Gupta]

Good point, although I am hoping that the exact opposite doesn't happen. If the &lt;$50 camera takes grainy pics then it may put off some consumers who may think that since they don't see the same problem with film cameras, they should stay with them instead of going digital. Hmm...

Suhit

[Lotto]

Check out these sub -$50 cameras they look pretty equivelant to a phone cam, and the prices are fantastic (who would have thought digital cameras could be stocking stuffers, or easter basket gifts?):

http://store.yahoo.com/fashionetica/kedica.html?OVRAW=keychain%20digital%20camera&OVKEY=camera%20chain%20digital%20key&OVMTC=standard

http://store.yahoo.com/fashionetica/crcaca.html

http://www.digisuperstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ET-CAM-SY-2107&OVRAW=keychain%20digital%20camera&OVKEY=camera%20chain%20digital%20key&OVMTC=standard

http://ohls-place.com/nuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3720

Apparently it is breaking open the digital photography market. While not great picture quality, it certainly would be great for a college student, or a young child to have. Many adults can use them just to have handy. I think it's great they are available. It's amazing some can even do video. I can only see them getting better much faster now.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

I find them not worth the money spent. It's not just the low resolution, but the quality of the image itself. These tend to be blurry, low contrast, over processed affairs. I think there are fairly decent 1 megapixel cameras, and for under $100 there are 2 megapixel fixed lens cameras.

[Suhit Gupta]

I find them not worth the money spent. It's not just the low resolution, but the quality of the image itself. These tend to be blurry, low contrast, over processed affairs. I think there are fairly decent 1 megapixel cameras, and for under $100 there are 2 megapixel fixed lens cameras.
This is exactly my point. I hope this doesn't turn digital camera newbies away from digital cameras.

Suhit

[Jason Dunn]

This is exactly my point. I hope this doesn't turn digital camera newbies away from digital cameras.

Yeah, but if someone is only spending $50 on a camera, won't they realize it's utter crap?

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Actually, to counter what I said earlier, many people might not even find these cheap cameras to be utter crap. Just not so good, but still usable.See usage popularity of handphone cameras as an example, especially among youths.

[Raven]

Thankfully, more &amp; more people are getting introduced to digital cameras through cellphones with cameras.

This gets them addicted to the fact they have a camera with them all the time, plus, its easy to transfer to the computer and send via email.

Now that they are stuck with the phone for the next year or so, instead of getting turned off by sub-par performance, they might be more intrigued and end up looking at dedicated options.

I donno if what I said makes sense :wink: but bottomline is, crappy digital cameras (like &lt;$50 range and cameraphones) are actually pulling in more and more people into the digital realm.

[Lotto]

People will get used to having them handy, realize how much they save on processing, and the limitations with the low quality...then jump into 'real' digital cameras.

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I took my 3650 to New Orleans and was glad I had it. There were a lot of shots that I got that others in our party missed.

These little toy cameras are great for kids to play with and it's pretty neat to have a tiny camera that can fit on your keychain. And Veo has a little keychain cam that takes 1.3 mp stills.

[Suhit Gupta]

This is exactly my point. I hope this doesn't turn digital camera newbies away from digital cameras.
Yeah, but if someone is only spending $50 on a camera, won't they realize it's utter crap?
Perhaps :roll:, though I am sure there will be some who don't.

Suhit