Buying in the USA

Hi I will be travelling to Florida from the UK soon & was thinking of
buying a fairly basic digital camera over there. Apart from possible
warranty problems can any of you good folks think of any reasons why
this might be a bad idea?
....thanks....


daveo 56

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> Hi I will be travelling to Florida from the UK soon & was thinking of
> buying a fairly basic digital camera over there. Apart from possible
> warranty problems can any of you good folks think of any reasons why
> this might be a bad idea?
> ...thanks....
Only thing I can think of is some jobsworth Customs bloke getting on his
high horse .. bear in mind if there's any electrical bits with it you'll
need a voltage converter thingymajig when you get back .. apart from that go
for it !!! you usually get more for your money buying out there so you'll
probably end up with a little more than a "fairly basic" model

Al

"Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> bear in mind if there's any electrical bits with it you'll need a
> voltage converter thingymajig when you get back

I haven't seen a charger that is /not/ labeled "110-240 volts" in
ages. Modern electronics are designed so that one size fits the
entire world.
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- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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When you say you live in the real world, which one are you referring to?

"Gisle Hannemyr" <gisle+(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> "Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>
> > bear in mind if there's any electrical bits with it you'll need a
> > voltage converter thingymajig when you get back
>
> I haven't seen a charger that is /not/ labeled "110-240 volts" in
> ages. Modern electronics are designed so that one size fits the
> entire world.

.... apart from the plug maybe.

Another advice: I'd try to check out prices beforehand so you get a good
judgement whether it's a good buy or not. Also note that US price tags
usually go without tax, which is different from what we do over here (at
least in Germany, but I believe it's the same for other european
countries).

Kind regards

robert

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> "daveo 56" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Hi I will be travelling to Florida from the UK soon & was thinking of
> > buying a fairly basic digital camera over there. Apart from possible
> > warranty problems can any of you good folks think of any reasons why
> > this might be a bad idea?
> > ...thanks....
> Only thing I can think of is some jobsworth Customs bloke getting on his
> high horse .. bear in mind if there's any electrical bits with it you'll
> need a voltage converter thingymajig when you get back .. apart from that go
> for it !!! you usually get more for your money buying out there so you'll
> probably end up with a little more than a "fairly basic" model

Do you plug your digital camera into the wall outlet?

"Gisle Hannemyr" <gisle+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
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>> bear in mind if there's any electrical bits with it you'll need a
>> voltage converter thingymajig when you get back
>
> I haven't seen a charger that is /not/ labeled "110-240 volts" in
> ages. Modern electronics are designed so that one size fits the
> entire world.

For equipment bought in Europe, that is usually correct. When you get one in
the US, my experience is you get a *110V only* most of the time.....

JohanE

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> For equipment bought in Europe, that is usually correct. When you get one in
> the US, my experience is you get a *110V only* most of the time.....

My experience is that you get a 110-240 volt charger. I just got a
Canon SD-300 Digital Elph a few days ago (IXUS 40 in Europe). It came
with a 110-240v.

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Charles

"JohanE" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
> "Gisle Hannemyr" <gisle+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

>>> bear in mind if there's any electrical bits with it you'll need a
>>> voltage converter thingymajig when you get back

>> I haven't seen a charger that is /not/ labeled "110-240 volts" in
>> ages. Modern electronics are designed so that one size fits the
>> entire world.

> For equipment bought in Europe, that is usually correct. When you
> get one in the US, my experience is you get a *110V only* most of
> the time.....

I have a Palm Vx, an iPod, a Kodak DCS-460 and a Oly 2020 that have
been bought in the USA (in regular shops too - not airport outlets).
They all came with 110-240 volt chargers, and the Palm even had a
a nifty adapter plug that that worked in the US, Europe and the UK.
(the others had detachable power cords - so I just got a new cord
with an European plug when I got home).

I buy a lot of electrons stuff in the USA (its cheaper there than
here) - but it is more than ten years since I got something that I
had to use my 110/220 converter to charge.
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- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http://folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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When you say you live in the real world, which one are you referring to?

(E-Mail Removed) (daveo 56) wrote:

> Hi I will be travelling to Florida from the UK soon & was thinking of
> buying a fairly basic digital camera over there. Apart from possible
> warranty problems can any of you good folks think of any reasons why
> this might be a bad idea?
> ...thanks....

Can't think of any off-hand, apart from the warranty issue, which may be
a non-issue on a "basic" camera.

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Martin S.

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> (E-Mail Removed) (daveo 56) wrote:

>> Hi I will be travelling to Florida from the UK soon & was thinking of
>> buying a fairly basic digital camera over there. Apart from possible
>> warranty problems can any of you good folks think of any reasons why
>> this might be a bad idea?
>> ...thanks....

> Can't think of any off-hand, apart from the warranty issue, which may be
> a non-issue on a "basic" camera.

Nikon has among the more restrictive warranty policies. A few years ago, I
asked Nikon USA whether they would do warranty work on a camera that I
purchased while traveling abroad, and their answer was "As long as you
bought it in person from an authorized dealer and have a receipt to prove
it, we will repair it under warranty anywhere in the world."

Other manufacturers tend to be less restrictive, so I would expect that if
you buy a camera while traveling in the USA, and keep the receipt, you
should have no trouble getting it repaired if needed after you return home.

If you really want to know for sure, of course, you should check with the
manufacturer of the camera that interests you.