One of the hardest things in picking up photography as a hobby is in choosing the right camera. There are different choices out there with hundreds of different features that make choosing even harder. The following are suggestions when buying a new camera.
1. Know thyself.
Know what kind of shooter you are. This will actually determine what you really need. If you are the type who shoots in automatic mode then you don't have to spend on expensive gadgets will all the features you wont be using.
2. Will i be printing what i shoot or not?
This is where megapixel talk comes in. If most of the picture you are taking is for website upload or email then you do not need a camera higher than a 3 megapixel. You only need 4 mega pixel or higher when you want to start printing at 4x6 inches.
3. Check out the post purchase expenses
A DSLR has more extras than a point and shoot, obviously you will be spending more with a DSLR. When you buy a DSLR you would need to buy lenses, bags, filters,grips, sensor cleaners,and flash.
4. How much are you willing to spend.
You can spend as much as you want as long you have the money to spend.
5. Ask from people using the camera you want.
This will actually give you a first hand information about the camera you want. you can even test it to have a feel of the camera.
6 comments:
Hi Jeff...Diego here...what is the difference between a 3 point, 9 point and an 11 point focus area? How do they work? Thanks
Diego that would be the area of focus of your camera. 9 point focus covers more are for auto focus. some camera like canon detect the face of the subject and it focuses there
i mean a 9 point auto focus covers more AREA.
You can also select which side of the screen your want to put the focus
Hi Jeff...Diego here. Is it true that a 9 or 11 point focus area AUTOFOCUS faster tha a 3 point focus area camera( like the D 40). hanks again
Good for people to know.
hii wish to seek your advice on what dslr is better, my option is canon 450d and nikon d60, tnx much
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