What You Need to Know Before Buying a Digital Camera
This is my best tip: Don't worry about spending on a quality camera if you've got the cash.. You will thank me for this advice.
However for the rest who are on a budget, there are severals tips that can be easily followed before making your first purchase.
1. Find out your requirements.
If your goal is to take photos during family outing, then you don't need a Nikon D3. A cheap digital camera will do.
However, if you are in the middle, then consider to buy Nikon D7000 dslr. It's the best DSLR Nikon has ever produced and the fact that it sells for $1,200 makes it a no brainer, which is why it is sold out. Recently, there is a high demand for Nikon D7000 body and you easily find those in Amazon.
Ask yourself the following questions before you go shopping:
2. Megapixel is not the determining factor anymore.
The importance of megapixel ratings of cameras has diminished in recent times because nowadays, most new cameras have at least 5 megapixels. Therefore, it is not a crucial deciding factor anymore when buying a new camera. In fact, it can even be a liability to have images so large that they take up enormous amount of space on memory cards and computers.
When it comes to megapixels, you should ask the following question, "will you be printing shots?" If you answered yes, then how large is it going to be? A normal sized image will probably just need around 4 or more megapixels.
3. Don't forget the little "essential" stuff.
Please bear in mind that the price quoted for a DSLR is not probably not the final price as there
are little extras that you may need to have in addition to the main DSLR.
Some of the extras that you need:
Camera Case, Memory Cards, Spare Batteries / Recharger, Lenses, Filters, Tripods / Monopads, External Flashes, Reflectors.
4. Make use of compatible gear.
This is a cash saver. If you have existing gears such as lenses, flashes, filters, memory cards or bateries then perhaps consider to buy a new camera that can work with your existing gears.
Feel free to add to this list. I am looking forward for your comments. On which camera to buy, there are many good ones but I highly suggest that you seriously consider Nikon D7000. It is a fine piece of work suitable for both professionals and amateurs alike.
However for the rest who are on a budget, there are severals tips that can be easily followed before making your first purchase.
1. Find out your requirements.
If your goal is to take photos during family outing, then you don't need a Nikon D3. A cheap digital camera will do.
However, if you are in the middle, then consider to buy Nikon D7000 dslr. It's the best DSLR Nikon has ever produced and the fact that it sells for $1,200 makes it a no brainer, which is why it is sold out. Recently, there is a high demand for Nikon D7000 body and you easily find those in Amazon.
Ask yourself the following questions before you go shopping:
- What do you need the camera for?
- What type of photography will you be doing? (portraits, landscapes, macro, sports)
- What conditions will you be largely photographing in? (indoors, outdoors, low light, bright light)
- Will you largely stay in auto mode or do you want to learn the art of photography?
- What experience level do you have with cameras?
- What type of features are you looking for? (long zoom, image stabilization, large LCD display etc)
- How important is size and portability to you?
- What is your budget?
2. Megapixel is not the determining factor anymore.
The importance of megapixel ratings of cameras has diminished in recent times because nowadays, most new cameras have at least 5 megapixels. Therefore, it is not a crucial deciding factor anymore when buying a new camera. In fact, it can even be a liability to have images so large that they take up enormous amount of space on memory cards and computers.
When it comes to megapixels, you should ask the following question, "will you be printing shots?" If you answered yes, then how large is it going to be? A normal sized image will probably just need around 4 or more megapixels.
3. Don't forget the little "essential" stuff.
Please bear in mind that the price quoted for a DSLR is not probably not the final price as there
are little extras that you may need to have in addition to the main DSLR.
Some of the extras that you need:
Camera Case, Memory Cards, Spare Batteries / Recharger, Lenses, Filters, Tripods / Monopads, External Flashes, Reflectors.
4. Make use of compatible gear.
This is a cash saver. If you have existing gears such as lenses, flashes, filters, memory cards or bateries then perhaps consider to buy a new camera that can work with your existing gears.
Feel free to add to this list. I am looking forward for your comments. On which camera to buy, there are many good ones but I highly suggest that you seriously consider Nikon D7000. It is a fine piece of work suitable for both professionals and amateurs alike.
