Which (if any) digital for 80year old

I agree with wpgphotographer. There are lots of retailers who used to process film and are keen to keep their businesses going by processing digital memory cards. Get gramps onto the digital bandwagon first by this route, then see how far he is prepared to go if he wants to do his own printing with memory card printer, then his own post processing if he's still up to learn about PCs. Let him find his own level, but the first isn't so different to film is it?

Don't get me wrong; I'm all for it. But...having lived it, and knowing those that are living it... the change to digital it not easy. For openers, it takes a while to get over the idea that you'd take a picture...then look at the LCD to see if it came out right, before trying another. Those PAST this point know to shoot a bucket full of pictures...when you unload the camera dump the lousy ones. {Can't you see the commercial printer guy grinning from ear to ear at the thought of processing ALL those .JPGs ?? } The routines of film conservation have to be overcome, and without a computer...it might be tough to do. Besides, for those of you who have Birth Certificates so new the ink smears just cannot...CANNOT...unde​rstand the intimidating threat that radical NEW things present... in an era where anything 'Change' is not easily understood... even feared. My the Lord bless you to all GET this far !!!

I stand behind my previous statements. AND.. I have a 80+ internet pal in Bristol who has finally given away all his new,fancy camera gear... in favor of what he understands and is familiar with............. much to my grumblings. I mean, this guy and I have played flight simulations, etc... yet the digital cameras leave him cold.

As a younger (33) film to digital convert, I have to agree that people are understating the requirements of switching from film to digital. From my standpoint:

1. Image quality - Without a computer, a shooter relies completely on the in-camera processing and store 'quick and dirty' post processing. If the shooter is used to Kodak Gold 100, for instance, they may be disappointed in a DP&S.
2. Battery life - Just the difference between shooting 50+ rolls of film on a single battery vs. DP&S battery life can be frustrating for many.
3. Time - I agree that people of any age can learn. BUT, older people value their time differently. Why spend hours of time learning a new technology that basically provides the same deliverable as the old technology?

The correct decision, in my opinion, lies in the REASON he wants a camera. Is it to have pictures to put in a photo album and on the wall, or is it to enjoy the art of photography? Having been through decision with 5 family members, I can say with experience that digital is not the answer for snapshot style shooters who have no desire to spend time on a new technology...

CanonAndy