Keep Update to my blog; http://manbehindthecameras.blogspot.com
The needs versus budget
Financial reason have to be priority for this hobby, you have to make your financial planning accurately in addition to complement the needs of your hobby. to get around between the needs and budget. if you are amateur photographers, it is not recommended to you to buy an expensive digital SLR. except you had unlimited budget, you can buy the most advance camera as your stuff. and you may stop reading this articles.
If you have adequate financial, keep it wise to to buy something, including to buy Digital SLR camera. In Digital Camera world, rather you buy an expensive camera, its better to invest your money in camera lenses. Why in lenses? because most of excellence images is determined by the quality of their lens used. Lenses have major impact to the quality of the images resulted.
some of professional photographer recommend to use entry-level Digital SLR camera with high-end quality lenses rather than high-end quality digital SLR but using cheapo lenses.
Friend and Community
Friend and or community may the second opinion for your consideration to choose your Digital SLR camera. Consider to chose Digital SLR camera that your friend or your community more uses. why that? this is to make your way more easier. it bring you more option to learn about your device, more discussion, or even more possibility to exchange your lenses so you don't have to buy all of lenses type. you can ask to them who had experience to use the same kind of camera, you can get an advice from the expert about features that does not mentioned on device description and many more.
After Sale Service
When buying a Digital SLR camera, do not easily influenced by the low prices offered and other lure, you may be stuck with recondition Digital SLR Camera or, worse, deceived by counterfeit Devices. try to buy the camera in trusted store in your town, or if you cant, try to buy it in the nearest city of your city-town. or, at least have Nearest after-sales service from your place.
Camera Resolution
Camera resolution is next consideration on choosing Digital SLR camera. resolution is the density of the dots that make up the image. Common resolution of Digital SLR Camera in range of 10 megapixel. Do not be fooled by the resolution of the camera on the market, chose the camera resolution based on your needs. if you buy a Digital SLR camera only for your PC use, Website or maybe print in maximum poster size, you may only need to use 10 megapixel of resolution. but if you are required more than that, in example you need to print in huge poster, banner, or other big printing result, yes you need a bigger resolution of camera.
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is features to set how much light of an object entering the camera. shutter speed counted on a measure of millisecond, 1/25 means that shutter speed will be opened in 1/25 second. more higher shutter speed means more short time shutter open, commonly used in a high light intensity or high speed object capturing. you can consider your need to shutter speed requirement for your photography activity.
Image stabilizer
Image stabilizer also called image stabilization. this feature for now is offered also for entry level of Digital SLR Camera. this feature are required for camera that handled by hand or in unstable ground. but for some of professional photographer, its not recommended to buy Digital SLR camera with full auto image stabilizer. it's just marketing strategy of manufacturing.
And for the last, be wise to buy digital SLR camera for your own good.
Read to: