Digicam Resale

Compact digital cameras · 2000 to 2008

Every camera comes with its own roll.

We test each digicam, grade its body and shoot a sample roll on it. You see the exact photos your camera makes before it ships.

NEW! 4 cameras on the shelf · updated 11/04

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Example roll. ◀ ▶ flips frames, T zooms, MENU opens the test sheet.

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On the shelf this week

Example stock · every one 8/8

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  • A

    DSC-P72.CAM

    Sony Cyber-shot P72

    2003 · 3.2 MP · 312 shots/charge

    $129
  • A

    EXZ60.CAM

    Casio Exilim Z60

    2005 · 6.0 MP · 248 shots/charge

    $149
  • B

    CP3100.CAM

    Nikon Coolpix 3100

    2003 · 3.2 MP · 190 shots/charge

    $89
  • C

    IXUS400.CAM

    Canon IXUS 400

    2003 · 4.0 MP · 164 shots/charge

    $74
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README.TXT

MENU › TEST SHEET

Eight checks before a camera gets a grade.

A camera that fails one goes to parts. It never gets listed.

SCAN COMPLETE · 8 OF 8 PASSED

DIAGNOSTIC.EXE
Sensor
Shot at the lowest and highest ISO against a flat grey card. Stuck and hot pixels are counted and written on the listing.
PASS
Lens and zoom
Full zoom travel in both directions, repeatedly. The lens cover has to open and close without a nudge.
PASS
Focus
Close and far subjects, in daylight and under indoor bulbs.
PASS
Flash
Fires on every shot of a burst and recycles. Red-eye lamp included.
PASS
Screen
Dead pixels, backlight bleed and any scratch you would notice while framing.
PASS
Buttons and dials
Every key pressed, every mode dial position tried, every menu opened.
PASS
Battery
Charged, then shot until it dies. The listing says how many frames it lasted.
PASS
Card and cable
Writes and reads a card, then transfers over USB to a current laptop.
PASS
8 testsSame sheet for every grade

Grades are for the body. Every grade works.

Same test sheet for A, B and C

GRADE_A.PROPERTIES
AShelf clean

Faint marks you only find by looking for them. Screen clear.

GRADE_B.PROPERTIES
BCarried

Scuffed corners and worn paint on the edges. Light screen scratches that disappear in use.

GRADE_C.PROPERTIES
CPocket worn

Deep scuffs, a small dent or a missing rubber cover. Priced for it.

TRADE-IN.TXT

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Trade in the one from the drawer.

That camera from a holiday twenty years ago still has a buyer. Tell us the model and what came with it, and we reply with an offer.

Years
2000 to 2008 compacts
Working
Offer as a camera
Not working
Offer for parts
Missing charger
Fine
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Model, extras, one photo

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  1. kiri_0910/29

    got the IXUS 400. the sample roll on the card has the shop cat in it!! 5 stars

  2. mothwing10/21

    grade B Coolpix looks better than grade A from other places. battery count was right too.

  3. ana.k10/12

    traded my dad’s old Exilim, offer came the next morning. ty

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