New camera for 10-year old?

Roelandt wrote:

Hi all,

I have been lurking for quite some time, soaking up the combined wisdom in the hope of honing my skills a bit more.

But when we went out foto-hunting for mushrooms in the nearby woods, a couple of weeks ago, my 10-year old daughter grabbed my slr (450D + 50 1.8) and shot some really nice things. Like, I'm thinking she ha a better eye than I do.

So her current Oly p&s simply won't do anymore. But she finds the slr too heavy. No surprise given the grip and double batteries, even with the 50 mounted.

Reading made we wonder whether a m43 might be something for her: light first and foremost but with enough quality to see where she might go with this.

My current thinking is to try and find a Oly E-PL2 with the type II kit-lens: full auto possible, on-board flash, but no touchscreen and no viewfinder. Then again, these youngsters take to iPads like fish in water....

What would think or advise me? Any models I've missed? What would be a nice camera for her? Would m43 fit? Or stick to things like a Canon G?

Any thoughts are welcome

Regards,

Roelandt
Canon 450D, 18-55, 50 Mk2, 55-250, 70-200 F4,
Sigma 10-20.