Camera for 7-Year Old

I agree on the kid tough ones...the pictures were horrible and while they were easy to download, they were grainy and distorted. And the batteries ran out so easily - not good for aspiring photographers.

So we are getting him another one. I decided on a Cannon b/c I use a Cannon myself, so I don't have to use 2 different camera programs. After much research and hours and hours at the Best Buy camera counter, my favorite is the Cannon Powershot 4 or 5 mpixels, only b/c they have a adjustable strap and are lightweight and around $120.

I looked into other point and shoot cameras by Olympus and Nikon and the quality just didn't seem as great on screen. Kodak has a great point and shoot and took great pics and seemed like it would be very simple to use for my kid, but it was waaaaay to expensive for a kid to responsible for....I think $250 or something like that.

hth!

My daughter has a Nikon Cool pix. She got it when she was 6 and uses it ALL the time. The kid ones are a waste. If you're considering the gift, I'm going o assume your daughter is responsible, so get her a good one. We got my daught'ers for about $100 2 years ago.

you could also get a lightly used one on craig's list..

I've done the kid ones too and I agree, total waste of money! After spending 70 bucks on one of those might as well have purchased an inexpensive point and shoot. I recently bought a Fuji film tough camera from best buy-- it is waterproof, dust proof, crush proof, drop proof, you name it lol. It seems like there are more and more of these on the market. And prIces are coming down. If they are more than you'd like to spend you could always go with the cheapest point and shoot you can find at best buy and get the protection plan (I get it on everything and they always fix or replace with no problems or hassle). Awesome gift idea, hope he enjoys it!

My daughter will be 7 in March and she wants a "real" camera for Christmas. She had the kid one a few years ago, it was worthless, and doesn't even turn on anymore. I went onto Walmart.com and ordered a Kodak Easy Share point & shoot. They have a great selection online and will ship to the store nearest you for free. I am also giving her a kids scrapbooking set with it, because she likes arts & crafts in addition to taking pictures. I would just get a simple point & shoot camera for your child.

Found this new review. It might be helpful.
http://digital-cameras-for-children-review.toptenreviews....

According to it the KidZoom Plus received 5 stars in their tests.

Echhhh.
I bought my nephew a digital and it was a huge pain in the rump, not to mention useless.
Got to somewhere like Target and get a clerk to help you. Tell them it's for a kid, but you don't want a "kid" camera. You want something that's easy to use, easy to upload photos, easy to take the memory card to a place to print the photos out, etc.
My friend just got her 11 year old one for his birthday at Sears that included everything and it was under $60, but I know you can get them a little cheaper.

~User friendly. PC compatibility, etc.

Best wishes.