Camera Buying Tips

August 15th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Exceptional Pictures!

25353406_a7bbf597bcThat’s what you want to take. That’s what you want to show your friends. You love photography and you’ve dreamed of taking high quality photographs. At last your dream is coming true …

That’s why you want the absolute best camera you can afford.

There are so many cameras that it’s downright confusing when you’re looking for a new one. I’ve been there – done that, so I’ve put together a list of tips to help you decide which is the best camera for you.

1. Set your budget. Be realistic here. You may not be able to get every feature you want and you may have to tradeoff a feature for price … but, that’s okay. This will NOT be your last camera.

2. Know your experience level. There’s not much point in buying equipment you can’t use. For example, you may really, really, really want to take underwater pictures and you would just die for that waterproof camera that costs 3x as much as you can afford. Yet you can’t even dive which is a pre-requisite for taking underwater pictures! So, what’s the point? Buy only what you can use and don’t let your emotions rule you.

For a novice you should buy camera equipment that is point and shoot so that you don’t have to worry about manually changing any settings. Digital zoom is not as important a part in the process of choosing to buy camera equipment as you may first think. Basically it just means that the camera crops the picture and gives you the center piece of it. You do not need to buy camera equipment that does this as you can do it better yourself after you take the picture. You can usually move closer to the subject anyway and to buy camera equipment that includes an optical zoom can add a lot of unnecessary cost and weight to the camera. Of course, expert photographers will want to buy camera equipment that gives them more manual control over the exposure process.

3. What will you use your camera for? Moving subjects? A fast shutter speed is necessary for moving subjects. You can also buy camera equipment that has special features to enable you to take multiple pictures in quick succession for high-action pictures.

4. Read product reviews and compare prices. High prices don’t necessarily mean high quality. Also ask friends and family about their camera choices. Price comparison websites are also essential to help you to buy camera equipment at the best possible prices. Remember that when you buy camera equipment there are often a list of extras that you may want to purchase, including batteries and memory cards.

5. Have fun! If this is your first camera you will probably fall in love with it and hate when at last it’s time to upgrade … but that day will come if you really do love photography as much as I do.

I’m on my 10th camera, already!  And, ohhhhhh! Do I love digital!

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