How The Heck Do You Choose A Quality Digital Camera?

I remember when digital cameras first arrived on the market I was terribly excited. I don’t know why I should have been so excited, since I am not a professional, or even good, photographer. I barely fit into the point and shoot realm of expertise.

I have always been the type of photographer that bought a cheezy camera, popped in a roll of film, shot it all, and then took it to Walmart to be developed and hoped for a couple of good pictures out of the bunch. If I did get one or two good pictures it was usually a fluke, or someone else took the shot. I was truly awful at it. But actually, that was the main reason I was so excited when digital cameras came out. Because now, instead of hoping for a decent shot and not remembering what I was thinking between the time I took the shot until I got it developed, I could look at the shot immediately upon taking it and see where my mistakes were.

This turned out to be a big deal for me. I could now take a picture and then right away analyze it and see what I was doing wrong. I began to notice things like shadows on the face, or the sun creating a reflection so that you couldn’t see what you were trying to get a shot of.

My first digital camera was a decent camera, but I didn’t really know that, since I didn’t know anything about how to pick out a camera. I just went to the store and bought one with a large price tag on it. Like I said, it was a decent camera, it just turns out that it was not the right camera for me.

It took me a few years before I was willing to try the market again for a digital camera. Even though my picture taking had improved and I was now getting decent shots more often than not, I still didn’t know much about cameras. Still don’t for that matter. But when I went to buy my next digital camera I was at least smart enough to do some research and put some thought into it before I just walked in and bought the most expensive one I could find.

This time around I looked through some photography magazines and read some of the articles, and even though I didn’t understand what they were talking about most of the time, some things began to stick with me. By doing some research I found that a lot of photographers considered certain brands to be cheap, or overpriced, or only fit for five year old’s, or whatever the case may be. I also began to think about some of the features they were talking about and if those things might be important to me. Most of them were not, but some were things I found I really wanted in a camera.

So in the end, after some research and after listening to others opinions, I was better able to form an opinion on my own. With my new found knowledge I headed to the camera shop. I was actually able to hold an intelligent conversation with the sales person, and I walked out with a camera that I would be happy with, not one the salesman was trying to get rid of. I am very pleased with my my new camera, and I do believe I have gotten a quality digital camera.

If you are looking for a new quality digital camera, start here. I will help you figure out some of the things you may want to think about before that next purchase.

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I love to travel.  It is my passion.  I do at least one thing every day having to do with travel.  My family and freinds call me the travel guru.  I usually have at least three vacations planned at all times.  And that is not counting the little weekend getaways.  Everyone always asks me how I travel so much.  I try to tell them how I do it, but most people don’t want to put that much time and effort into it.  They just want to make a reservation and go.  Since travel is my passion I don’t mind spending a lot of time on it.  I hope some of my expereinces will help you with your travel endeavors.

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