Digital Photography: Choosing Your 1st Digital SLRWriten by Anton Sheker
Here are some basic things you have to look at when purchasing your digital camera. Purchasing a digital camera maybe be a costly expense but the need to choose one that fits your shooting style and needs will count a lot.
Things to consider:
1. Price: What price range are you willing to spend? Are you planning to get a point
and
shoot or do you want a Digital SLR? For long term purposes, I would recommend
getting
a DSLR because it will cost you less. I would suggest that you buy a camera you can
grow
into rather then getting a camera than you will grow out of.
Spending on a cheap point and shoot now and upgrading it later to a better featured
camera
maybe costing you more in the long run considering you have to invest in accessories
and other
photographic gear.
2. Technology. There are so many arguments that you should get an up to date camera
because it is too
expensive. Well I would suggest get a camera with features that are up to date and that
your money can afford.
It does not make sense to buy a cheap model because it is out dated or discontinued.
Generally parts for
older cameras become more expensive because they have to be stocked because
they are not current
market models anymore and not everyone keeps stock of old parts.
3. Memory Cards. All cameras use Memory card but choose a camera that uses
something that is easy to
find and use. Some may use compact flash cards, smartmedia, sd/mmc cards, xd
etc.. Some of the memory card
prices have been going down because of volume of usage. It would be safe to go
with cameras that use Compact Flash
and SD cards.
4. Battery Life. All cameras come with rechargeable batteries. choose one that will fit
your shooting
style and something that can give you freedom to carry and extra set when needed.
5. Optical Glass. Not all lenses are created equal. do you need fast lenses? do you
need lenses that can capture
photos in low light situations? Prices of lenses depend on the quality you are buying
and the specific uses you need
them for. The better the quality of the glass the more expensive. Check and see
what works for you.
6. Megapixel count. the higher the megapixel rating the better and finer the photo
will be and
the easier it would be to enlarge your photos without getting the jagged edges that
happen to low resolution cameras.
7. Body and Styling. Make sure that you get a camera that fits well with you and is
solid for your specific uses. Get something
that is sturdy and easy to use.
Follow your instincts and trust your own sense of style and judgement to find that
camera that best suits you
and your style of shooting. Always remember that the Camera is just a tool to
capture your creative style of shooting.
About the author: Anton Sheker is a photographer based
in Philippines. For more home and garden articles visit his site
online at http://www.photo.net.ph/blogalicious
Anton Sheker is founder and member of the World Photo Directory http://www.worldphotodirectory.com