Looking for a cheap digital p/s for a christmas gift..

[waite_watson]

Hello,I have a friend who wants a digital point & shoot for

Christmas.This person knows next to nothing about photography & would

only be using the camera for E-mail & maybe small (4x6") prints.I was

thinking about something along the line of 2-3 megapixels.Browsing

through Ebay I came upon a camera named after the lens on my

C3....the Argus cintar digital at 2.1 MP for only $59.99 buy it

now.Does anyone know if this is a decent camera?Recommendations are

welcome.I don't want to spend alot of money on a gift but I don't

want to buy her somthing that's complete rubbish either.Any help

would be appreciated.Thank you.

[andrew robertson]

Sounds like your targeted price range is rubbish. By the sound of it she wouldn't

know the difference, so get her something cheap!

[m_barberio]

Waite, it probably isn't a decent camera. It sounds like 2.0 or 2.1 megapixels will meet your friends needs, but decent ones run over $100. Most people then buy a larger memory card on top of that, not to mention other items that are sometimes needed. Have you looked in the classifieds here? I don't know what you'll find, but it might be worth a peak.

[joe_hodge]

I bet any digital P&S will work for those purposes. Here is a sample from a low-end Fuji that my parents got for "free" for signing up with their ISP. It's OK for the web, and I'll have a 4x6 printed for non-critical purposes.

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