Like any other amateur photographer, I've been using point-and-shoot digital cameras for years. I've always wanted to get a digital SLR camera but it's only now that I got the nerve and the money to finally get myself one. I read tons of reviews and articles on which digital SLR cameras would be best suited for a beginner such as myself, and I finally settled on getting a Pentax SLR camera, the K200D.
I have several reasons for choosing the 10.2-megapixel Pentax K200D. Below are some of them.
According to Pentax, their K200D is the only SLR camera in its class that is environmentally sealed. I don't really plan on testing it out, but hey, it's good to know that my camera has environmental sealing. Another reason is that the K200D allows you to save RAW and high-quality JPEG images at the same time. The other models I looked at and considered didn't have this feature and only allowed RAW and medium JPEG simultaneous image-saving.
A very popular model of digital camerais the Canon SD1000 Digital Elph Camera. This camera is of the compact size and it's sold by a lot of online stores. The Olympus Stylus 790SW digital camera has a number of interesting options, like the fact that it is water proof, freeze proof and shock proof.
The LCD of the digital camera you choose should have a good resolution, with a minimum of 230,000 pixels. It might also be worth checking the digital camera in outside conditions, with bright sunlight, because in some cases LCD's will have the image fade away in conditions like these. The quality of the LCD screen should be very good, since plenty of cameras will lack the viewfinder. In a lot of cases, manufacturers will give up the viewfinder, so they have more room for a bigger LCD. But, if you don't have a viewfinder, the LCD should be very good, since you don't have another option to preview photos. A disadvantage of bigger LCD screens is that they consume more power, so you should have some extra batteries with you.
If you want a great digital camera, then look for one that meets a number of criteria: a good layout of the buttons, good durability and a great LCD screen. A few extra cameras that you should take a look at are the Sony CyberShot DSCW55 or the Nikon Coolpix P5100. Also, don't buy a digital camera if you don't hold it in your hands and play with it a bit, to see how comfortable they are to hold.
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