Easy to use P&S for a gift

joeinmiami

Hello there!

I m planning to give my brother a P&S for Christmas. The problem, he is not interested in photography and he does not care about f stops, ISO etc. He just wants a camera to take the occasional snapshot.

Since is also all thumbs when it comes to technology, this P&S has to be very easy to use ( I most probably will have to teach him how to use it ) Also, let us keep it affordable, after all, I am the one paying for it.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

Joe :thumb

Netgarden

You might get a good deal on a year old model of any of the brands. The canon SX150 is really nice . My friend used one while on vacation with us and she had fun using it, which normally intimidates her. The 12x zoom was also a plus.
http://www.google.com/shopping/product/17978681049880179759?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS452US500&q=canon+sx+150&sa=X&ei=2OeSUIPoE6TL2QWlioEg&ved=0CLMBEK0E

billythek

joeinmiami wrote: »

Hello there!

I m planning to give my brother a P&S for Christmas. The problem, he is not interested in photography and he does not care about f stops, ISO etc. He just wants a camera to take the occasional snapshot.

Since is also all thumbs when it comes to technology, this P&S has to be very easy to use ( I most probably will have to teach him how to use it ) Also, let us keep it affordable, after all, I am the one paying for it.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

Joe

I would consider the Canon S110. And also the Sony RX100, and Fuji XF1.

MarkR

Get him one of the new ipod touch that came out.

Or pick up one of the Kodak cameras for cheap, I think there are still a few in the product pipeline. Kodak screwed up a lot of things, but ergonomics and ease of use were always a strong point.

cmason

+1 iPod touch. As good a camera as most P&S, easier to use, easier to share photos etc.

Got my 13 yr old a Canon 3oo HS for birthday, and she used it during vacation. She has tons of fun with it, as it has easy to use video and a 'slo mo' mode. But she informed me that a new iPod touch would be better for sharing, rather than all the steps needed to download photos to the computer.