
A Great Camera for Children

My 10-year old daughter needed a camera for a field trip with her school.
Most childrens' cameras on the market were plastic, bulky and with poor image performance.
My personal specification requirements were ease of use, photo capacity and photo quality, build quality, compactness and price. A major consideration was not to spend a fortune on a camera that had a strong potential to get lost, dropped & smashed or drowned.
After performing a couple of hours on the web I decided that the Fujifilm A860 Digital Camera fulfilled all the requirements admirably. And for a very reasonable price of £50 (includes 12-months accidental insurance cover) it certainly did!
With a resolution of 8.1 megapixel and a 2GB SD card providing almost 1,000 good quality images, even my 7-year old daughter has been snapping away and producing very decent A4 size pin-sharp photos.
The camera also has many extra features to further enhance things if that is ever required, but we've found that the 'auto' function copes adequately well in a wide variety of conditions.
Two good quality AA batteries are an essential.
The bundled software is just as easy to use as the camera. Plugging in the provided USB cable automatically triggers the downloading of new images onto the PC.
If you want a rugged, attractive and compact camera at a very realistic price, then I feel that you couldn't do much better than the Fujifilm A860. My daughter thinks it's great and is probably the first ever possession that she's shown any respect for.
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