A Guide To Digital Camera Buying For Busy People

So, you need to buy a digital camera either for yourself or someone else. The problem is, you've never bought a digital before, and you don't have the time to get up to speed on all the pros and cons of digital cameras. Well, that sort of speeds the process up already, as we've just eliminated all the professional grade cameras and move to the category of hobbyist or casual photographer cameras.

That eliminates a lot of cameras, and narrows down the list of features we need to concern ourselves with. The first item we need to consider is budget. For simplicity sake, let's consider two categories. Under $200, and $200 to $500 cameras. After $500 we're getting into semi professional equipment, and going with our previous assumption that's neither you nor the lucky recipient of your purchase.

There's plenty of good cameras in the under $200 category, but I wouldn't venture below the $100 mark. Unless of course you like standing in customer service lines. The Canon PowerShot A720IS, or the Canon SD1000 Digital Elph are both respectable cameras. Backed by the solid Canon name, with plenty of megapixels, and some nice features like image stabilization, in camera editing and large sized LCD screens. The SD1000 is what's considered a ultra compact, so it's smaller and easier to stow in tight spaces.

In the over $200 category, you get more features, more megapizels, some extra accessories, and generally a more durable camera. Cameras to consider here would be the Canon PowerShot SD950IS or the Pro Series S5. The S5 has a nice 12X optical zoom for those times when want to be out of the scene but still want a close candid shot. Don't be shy about spending the extra money in this category, as I've generally found that cheap electronics always comes back to haunt you.

If that doesn't help, I keep a short list of recommended camera ratings and prices gathered from across the internet updated by the minute (aren't computers great). It's a great way to speed up the process, and eliminate all the less than stellar cameras. It's a fast and simple digital camera buying guide all on it's own.

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