Digital Camera for you? These cameras are loaded these days

Digital cameras provide the user with so many options that the mind boggles. I was a film guy for oh so many years until I sat next to a professional still photographer friend of mine one day out in the field. He had converted early to digital and was by then already well versed in the

field of digital image making.
I started asking him questions about his tools.
How did they work, fast enough, good quality, that sort of thing you know.
Here is what he told me
Paul said...

Run don't walk to get yours today. That is a the plain truth. There is no reason not to join the digital age when it comes to taking pictures anymore. Prices have fallen, quality has risen, and they are super easy to use and enjoy.

The technology behind these devices is so solid that they should last you a good long time or until you just cannot wait to have the latest one on the market. You can count on being able to hand off your old digi camera to someone else when you do upgrade as they are going to last awhile.

Think about buying something in the midrange if you can possibly afford it. These fall into the 2-4 megapixel range and cost from $600-$900. If you are able to enter the market in this range you will be able to choose from some very good digital cameras that have great features, good lenses, and the ability to make very high qaulity prints.

Make sure to figure out what you use your digi cam for the most when making your choices. If you are a travel snapshot person then you should think in terms of weight, battery life, number of shots you can take on each memory card, and last but not least the durability of the device.

If you like to shoot action, such as your kids playing sports or the dog chasing down the neighbors cat for the 100th time then you may want to consider the speed of the camera when taking multi burst shots.

If making larger high quality prints out of your photos is important then you should seriously think about the higher megapixel devices as they will give you the resolution necessary to make the best digital prints.