{"id":170,"date":"2009-07-11T21:18:30","date_gmt":"2009-07-12T01:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/?p=170"},"modified":"2017-01-16T21:38:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T02:38:15","slug":"choose-select-best-digital-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/2009\/07\/choose-select-best-digital-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Best Digital Camera for Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am often asked, “Which camera should I buy<\/em>?”\u00a0 It’s a simple question with a million possible answers.\u00a0 When you are thinking, which digital camera is right for me<\/em>, there are a number of questions you must answer for yourself first.<\/p>\n

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  1. Budget<\/strong> – How much do you want to spend?\u00a0 This really is the most important question as it will determine the type of camera you should be looking at.\u00a0 Prices always fluctuate, but here are some guidelines:\u00a0 $100-350 range will get you a simple “no frills” point-and-shoot camera<\/strong>, $300-$600 puts you into a compact camera<\/strong> that will have a lens will optical zoom capabilities, $600-1200 is the typical range for prosumer\u00a0 DSLR<\/strong> (a consumer camera with some professional features including interchangeable lenses) $1200-2500 for a professional DLSR <\/strong>camera with an APS-C<\/strong> sized sensor (a sensor smaller than the size of a 35mm negative) , and $2500-8000 for a professional camera with a “full frame<\/strong>” sensor (the sensor is the same size as a 35mm negative).<\/li>\n
  2. Size <\/strong>– Do you want a camera that will fit in your pocket?\u00a0 If so, a point-and-shoot<\/strong> or compact camera <\/strong>is the only want to go!<\/li>\n
  3. Zoom <\/strong>– Do you want to take photos of a baseball player swinging at the plate from deep right field?\u00a0 The only way you’re going to get excellent results is with a DLSR <\/strong>and a 400-500mm telephoto lens<\/strong>.\u00a0 I know this is an extreme example, but I think you get the point.<\/li>\n
  4. Picture<\/strong> – How much control do you want over the final image?\u00a0 If you’re only looking to take snapshots to document vacations, kids growing up, birthdays, holidays, etc, a point-and-shoot<\/strong> or compact camera<\/strong> will likely serve you just fine.\u00a0 If you’re a Pixel Peeper <\/strong>that wants to capture the best image possible, a professional DLSR<\/strong> is a requirement.\u00a0 Don’t forget amout megapixels <\/a>too!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Not all digital cameras are created equal.\u00a0 Every one of them has made some tradeoffs between cost, size and picture quality.\u00a0 Therefore, these are the things you need to consider to determine what will fit your needs the best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I am often asked, “Which camera should I buy?”\u00a0 It’s a simple question with a million possible answers.\u00a0 When you are thinking, which digital camera is right for me, there are a number of questions you must answer for yourself first. Budget – How much do you want to spend?\u00a0 This really is the most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53,31],"tags":[44,42,1088,38,15,1086,45,43,1087],"sp_smart_badges":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-discussion","7":"category-how-to","8":"tag-compact-camera","9":"tag-dlsr","10":"tag-how-to","11":"tag-megapixels","12":"tag-photographer","13":"tag-photography","14":"tag-pixel-peeper","15":"tag-point-and-shoot","16":"tag-tips-and-tricks","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Paul Manoian","author_link":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/author\/manoian\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"sp_smart_badges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sp_smart_badges?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}