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Digital SLR and Compact Digital Camera Reviews

There used to be a time when buying a digital camera was a relatively painless process. Go for the highest pixel rate for your money and try not to spend too much because within six months the next model would be ten times better. I actually put off buying a digital camera for about three years after my first ever purchase was pretty much obsolete within the space of a few months. At the time it cost me a hundred pounds, didn't have a display screen and stored about twenty pictures. The batteries had a life span of about an hour as well. Basically it was rubbish. The camera reviews at present paint a very different picture, and as the technology behind picture quality plateaus we are finding ourselves confronted with an array of extra features to entice us to part with our hard earned pennies.

At present there is a varied selection for the snappy happy photographer to choose from. Digital SLR cameras rub shoulders with point and shoot digital cameras and there are of course digital cameras built into every phone on the planet. Film is apparently well out of the window; especially as developing pixel pictures is so much cheaper. When deciding what camera to buy, you need to consider the type of photographer you are and the sort of pictures you like to take. If like me you are not the most decisive person on the planet, you could end up with upwards of ten cameras before you finally find the one for you if you don't read the camera reviews.

The digital SLR is an item of technological genius. It combines all of a photographer's favourite features of film photography with the convenience of digital technology. The Nikon D3x is currently scoring a whopping 9 out of 10 in the current camera reviews, and it is not surprising. The technical spec is phenomenal, and so it should be for over 5000 of your Great British Pounds. Although the D3x is being heralded as a studio quality camera that is durable enough to take out in to the field, it would be a task I would be unwilling to test lightly. Unless you are an experienced wildlife photographer, or sports photographer, this camera should stay firmly in the safe haven of a photographic studio. It did impress me however that the battery is good for around 4000 shots, which is certainly a step up from my first ever digital purchase.

If you see yourself as a bit more of a social photographer, then a point and click auto focus digital camera is a much wiser investment. It is possible to pick up a reasonably priced compact digital camera for under 300 GBP that has enough features to keep you entertained, but not so many you are likely to get confused after a couple of pints down the Dog and Pheasant. The Canon IXUS 980 IS digital camera is a fine example, scoring an impressive 8 out of 10 in the latest camera reviews. It has a design that is clean and sleek, and most importantly it is being promoted for its durability, so should you happen to drop it on the floor at the end of a heavy night it won't shatter into a million pieces.

If the Canon still seems a bit pricey, and your shooting style is a bit more Facebook style documentary photographer, then it is probably best to stick with the phone on your camera. It is a fool proof and frivolous answer to on the spur of the moment photography, and with the latest phones sporting the likes of cyber shot lenses, you can't go far wrong with quality. Even the most rudimentary offerings by phone manufactures promise to beat the quality of my first digital camera.

My camera phone of choice comes as standard on the Sony Ericsson K800i. The 5 mega pixel camera and cybershot lens combine to give a good quality shot. There are enough settings in the menu to be able to take more artistic shots if you prefer, and even as a professional photographer I have on occasion taken pictures good enough to exhibit. The K800i is my choice, and because your phone is always with you, your camera is too, so you need never miss another shot again.

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