| While it may seem odd to have "strategies" to buying | | | | Don't assume that small and light is a bad thing when it |
| a digital camera, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the | | | | comes to digital cameras. I know we like to feel |
| world. Maybe your the type of person that just likes to | | | | something substantial and durable in our hands before |
| impulse buy things like digital cameras, but obviously | | | | buying, but that's just not the way of gadgets. We live |
| that means you have a lot more money to throw | | | | in a world of plastics, and super light metal alloys when |
| around then I do. I don't like to over analyze any | | | | it comes to digital cameras. These materials can be |
| situation, but I do believe that doing some research | | | | surprisingly tough, and with the miniaturization |
| prior to making a purchase can be a good thing that | | | | technology today, there's really no sense in building big |
| works well in your favor. Of course it really depends | | | | bulky cameras. |
| on what kind of camera your buying. If your looking for | | | | If you've got the budget, and the inclination, it may |
| something simple and basic that even grandma could | | | | make sense to own several cameras. A small light |
| use, then buying the sale item of the week will | | | | compact camera that fits in your pocket, purse, or |
| probably work well. Otherwise, do give some thought | | | | backpack has some obvious conveniences. But a |
| to the following pointers. | | | | good SLR will get you far better pictures in situations |
| Don't settle for an inferior camera, just because you | | | | that a compact just can't. Low lighting and extreme |
| thing the more sophisticated cameras will have too | | | | zoom are just two instances that come to mind. Give |
| much of a learning curve to overcome. Of course, | | | | the price of cameras these days, it really makes |
| what I'm talking about here is SLR cameras. They | | | | sense to have multiple camera options. |
| seen some of the biggest price drops in the camera | | | | Don't get suckered in my features you'll never use. It's |
| sector over the last year or two. At the same time, | | | | true, that even the basic options of most cameras are |
| their ease of use has gotten much better. At the very | | | | more numerous than you'll need. Just be wary of the |
| least, you should try one out for a while and see how | | | | latest bells and whistles that you end up paying a |
| you like it. | | | | premium for. |