Cheap tablet for photography

[Tashyboy]

Been round to parents today and me mum asked about “ one of those big screen things that takes photos”. A tablet. She has mentioned about having one to take photos, but I don’t have a clue where to start. I know they will do a thousand other things but she only really wants one for photography. She only really has one condition. It has to be cheap.
Any suggestions as to where to start and look.

 

[williamalex1]

ManinBlack , is your man

 

[Beezerk]

Anyone else misread the thread title? ??

 

[williamalex1]

Anyone else misread the thread title? ??

Only Dyslexic pornos , but still, my original comment might work ,MIB with chains and a gimp mask lol. only joking

 

[bobmac]

What's the budget Tashy?

 

[ManinBlack]

Only Dyslexic pornos , but still, my original comment might work ,MIB with chains and a gimp mask lol. only joking

You been spying on me?

 

[Taz]

https://www.photoworkout.com/best-tablet-cameras/

any reason why a larger mobile would not do , these tend to have better cameras.

 

[ManinBlack]

ManinBlack , is your man

When I needed a replacement I bought the cheapest one I'd actually heard of. Got a Huawei 10" & it's excellent. Think, however, a phone is much more practical / easy to handle.

 

[rudebhoy]

If she is dead set on a tablet, and it's just for family snaps, then the Amazon Fire HD 8 is worth a look. £45 at the moment, solid OS, cameras are OK, and great customer service if and when she breaks it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Fir...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=44XGHJJCQ0950SAE9VJK

 

[Tashyboy]

What's the budget Tashy?

re me mother as cheap as possible. I picked me ma and pa up from the airport last Weekend. She had been in the Caribbean for a couple of weeks and took nigh on no pictures. She has asked me to look into a “screen thingy”. Apparently she has seen loads of folk with them taking photos. She thinks it’s the future. She is 80 yrs old and one of her two phones ( which she keeps in her bra so she can hear it vibrate when it rings, honest) is over 22 yrs old. The camera and screen size is well 22 yrs old.
simple is the key word.

 

[Tashyboy]

https://www.photoworkout.com/best-tablet-cameras/

any reason why a larger mobile would not do , these tend to have better cameras.

I did think about looking into one of those but the apps etc would more than complicate things for her.

 

[Hacker Khan]

If she does not want to spend any money and fears apps then would it not be better to get a cheap point and click camera than a cheap tablet? As the camera on a cheap tablet will be mostly rubbish unless the conditions are perfect, and it may well confuse her. Where as the cheap camera will be half decent at taking pictures as that is the only thing they are made to do, and easy to use.

 

[Tashyboy]

If she does not want to spend any money and fears apps then would it not be better to get a cheap point and click camera than a cheap tablet? As the camera on a cheap tablet will be mostly rubbish and it may well confuse her, where as the cheap camera will be half decent at taking pictures and easy to use.

unfortunately HK, I have been down that route. We got her a camera to use on an amazon cruise a few years back. When she came back she had 20 photos on it. For some reason she had a play with it ( camera) in the cabin and she filled the memory card with half on hour of her moaning at me dad in video mode coz she could not work she camera out. Even though I had highlighted how to take photos.

 

[SocketRocket]

Samsung Galaxy Tab are good and not too expensive.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Can't help thinking a phone is the answer. Tablets are so much bigger and more awkward to carry around. Are they really going to take a tablet on a night out, take a picture etc. A phone is so much more convenient. Have a look for a second hand phone with an sd card slot to expand the memory. Apologies if you have already had this discussion with them.

 

[Russ_D]

Anyone else misread the thread title? ??

Yep, glad it wasn't just me!
A tablet with a good camera is fine for photography and one that has a wipe clean cover is fine for the "misread" version

 

[Robster59]

I don't know if you're still looking but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A has just been reduced to £159. I've just picked one up as my old Lenovo tablet packed in..