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By guest | July 10, 2009
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The 10-megapixel Canon EOS 40D is a bit pricey compared to some of the other semi-pro digital SLR cameras in the market. But many reviews say that the 40D is worth your money, what with 6.5 frames per second shooting speed, magnesium body, good water resistance, and built-in sensor cleaner. The EOS 40D also has a nine-point autofocus which improves accuracy. The LCD has a live preview feature and shows the camera settings on another LCD screen at the top part of the camera. This camera is ideal for action shots because of its fast shooting speed.
Have you heard about the best new digital SLR camera to hit the streets? How about the worst? As the prices of digital SLR cameras have been plummeting like crazy, it’s become more important then ever to be able to distinguish the best from the worst. Don’t assume that a low price is indicative of a low quality SLR. It could just be the deal you’ve been looking for. Let’s review a couple of worthy contenders in the ring of digital SLR cameras.
Finally take as many pictures with the cameras on your short list as possible. Indoor pictures, outdoor pictures, portrait pictures, landscape pictures, macro pictures. Run the whole gamut! This ultra compact digital camera deals and this digital camera guide 2009 should help with 2009 camcorder buying guide.
Who has the time to shift through reams of product reviews, or spend a half a day driving around malls talking with salespeople? Half the time, you don’t know what or who to believe, and all the tech talk seems to turn a simple purchase into a major event.
The most obvious shortcoming of the Nikon D40 camera, is the absence of an autofocus driver in the camera body. What this means, is that if autofocus is important to the way you take pictures, they you are somewhat limited in the number of lenses you can use with the D40. Only about ten percent of the available lenses for the Nikon D40 have autofocus drives built into the lenses. Needless to say, those lenses are considerably more expensive than lenses without autofocus (upwards of $500 or more). Autofocus would be important to anyone shooting shots with lots of movement, such as sports or wildlife.
If the store is flexible, see if you can take a demo home for a few days to try out. The more expensive the camera, the more likely they’ll allow this. If not, just make sure the store has a good return policy (no restocking fee), buy the camera, take it home, try it out, and then return it. After you’ve done this with a few cameras (maybe a few stores), you should have a nice collection of images to compare.
The flash is setup a little different. To some this will be a bonus, but to others nothing but a pain. In most point and shoots, the flash is always live and is automatically used for most indoor pictures. For the SX100IS however, you have to manually pop up the flash before taking a picture. Canon is assuming that the user can decide if the flash is needed, as opposed to letting the camera decide. It’s a mistake in my mind. Most people buying point and shoots like this Canon Powershot camera, don’t want to have to think before each picture about lighting conditions. They just want the picture. Most of the time, people are most going to forget to pop the flash up, and end up missing some great pictures.
There are other items of concern with the E510 Evolt, but I think you get the idea. There are a multitude of contenders in the entry level SLR category, to consider, and the E510 is one of them. It just may not be final best choice for some photographers. What it really comes down to, is how you want to take pictures and which camera that allows you to do that best.
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