Choosing the perfect digital camera to suit your needs also requires a fair amount of research but thankfully ^doesn’t hurt the piggy bank as much! As with any major decision, you must first consider all the factors and options. You may be able to forego the leather interior if you know you are getting a thousand dollars off the price tag. In the same respect, compact size, affordability and picture quality will probably top your charts, far above the nitty-gritty features most amateur photographers wouldn’t even miss.

To best compare and contrast digital cameras before buying yours, consider these features and make a list of the criteria that is most important to you.

• Size and weight – Some digital cameras are so compact that their companies advertise them as being the size of “a deck of cards” or the size of “a credit card.”
• Price – You could locate the best digital camera in the world, but unless you have the best job in your town, you might not want to drop a cool grand or two down to get the cam and all its necessary accessories.
• Ease of use – A point-and-shoot camera couldn’t be much easier to use. Most if not all digital cameras offer a number of preset features for taking photographs in certain common situations, like landscape photography, portraiture and so forth.
• Zoom – Pay close attention to this one – Optical zoom relies on the camera’s lens to bring the object or subject closer to the camera. Digital zoom, on the other hand, increases the size of a portion of the subject, imitating optical zoom. Because this is not “zoom” in the truest sense, digital zoom actually sacrifices image quality.
• Megapixels – Resolution can make or break the quality of a photograph. A digital camera with 3.1 megapixels should produce nice shots with great clarity. You may even be able to get a digital camera with 5 megapixels on sale at an affordable price.
• Focus, shutter speed, exposure, etc. – These features are especially important for those who eventually wish to elevate their amateur experience to the professional level. If your main concerns are cost and ease of use, you may be willing to sacrifice some of these frills.
  
  Depending on sales, rebates and the package deals available, you should be able to find a great point-and-shoot camera with high resolution in the range of $500 to $600 or less. Keep in mind that you’ll also want to purchase a camera case and memory cards if you don’t have them already. Some reputable consumer level digital cameras include the Canon PowerShot series, Kodak Easyshare series and the Nikon Coolpix series. As you’re doing your research, remember the similarities between buying a new car and a new camera. You’ll also want to take the camera for a test drive before you buy!
  
  
  

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