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Choosing a Digital Camera

Information on the Latest Digital Cameras

A digital camera, as opposed to a film camera, uses an electronic sensor to transform images into electronic data. It does it on an an electronic image sensor, a CCD (Charged Coupled Device); then temporarily transferred into a FlashCard™. This allows images to be easily displayed and edited on computer.

Buying a digital camera is a difficult decision for most. With the wide selection of digital cameras in the market it is absolutely daunting for one just starting out. Here are some tips that will help you make an informed decision:

  1. Decide on a budget
  2. How portable do you want the camera to be? Do you intend to carry it around in your shirt pocket or do you prefer a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera for more control and creativity?
  3. What do you want to do with the captured digital image? Print it? What size? Store it on your PC or burn into a CD?

Types of Digital Cameras

There are basically 2 primary categories of digital cameras:



Latest Digital Camera News

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The Imaging Resource gives consumers all the tools required to choose just the right digital camera for their needs: Accurate, factual reviews, clear-cut test results, and online shopping/price comparison covering dozens of merchants. Whether rank beginner or practicing professional, photographers of all levels will find the products they're looking for reviewed in depth on the Imaging Resource website.

Review: Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC
The Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC currently holds the crown as the ''vacation lens'' with the longest wide-angle to telephoto zoom distance. Complete with vibration control to combat the effects of camera shake, we've put the lens through its paces in our lab: click here to read our full review of this lens. ...
Review: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8
The Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto zoom lens offers the same zoom and aperture range as lenses more than twice its price. Can it possibly deliver the same quality? For our full review of this lens, click here. ...
Canon EOS-5D Mark II initial test results posted!
We've reviewed the performance data and test shots we captured with the Canon 5D Mark II, and have updated our Canon 5D Mark II review accordingly. Stay tuned for a full review, with details on user interface and user experience, but in the meantime, enjoy the test samples and analysis: The Canon 5D Mark II is o...
First Nikon D3X test images now online!
We just got our hands on a production sample of Nikon's new flagship D3X DSLR. Lead tech Luke came in Saturday just to shoot with it, and we have the first fruits of his labors available now. (Basically, our MULTI and Still Life targets.) More Nikon D3X shots will follow by Monday evening, but what's there now will give you something to look at and compare with other full-frame c...
Review: Nikon 24mm f/3.5 ED PC-E
One of our more challenging lens reviews, the Nikon 24mm f/3.5 ED PC-E Perspective Control lens is one of the most interesting lenses developed by Nikon. With its ability to tilt up to 8.5 degrees, shift up to 11mm and rotate around its axis, the Nikon 24mm f/3.5 ED PC-E will definitely challenge your compositional skills. To read our full review of this lens, click here. ...
Express Review posted for Canon A2000 IS!
The Canon A2000 IS generally does a good job upholding the strong tradition of Canon's A-series cameras. Its 6x zoom lens shows very good optical quality, and its 10-megapixel sensor delivers plenty of detail at low ISOs. It does pretty well at high ISOs as well, as you can make 8x10 inch prints from its output up to about ISO 800, and ISO 1,600 images are usable at 4x6 in...
Review posted for Sony T77!
Slim and easy to use, the Sony Cyber-shot T77 is also easy on the eyes. Its small body is nonetheless sturdy and solid, and its 3-inch wide-screen LCD offers a unique experience. Like most T-series cameras, the Sony T77 powers on with the sliding front cover, making capture of quick snapshots as fast as a flick of your fingers. The opposite motion closes the camera up, ready for s...
Review posted for Nikon Coolpix P80!
With 18x optical zoom and available full manual exposure control, the 10-megapixel Nikon Coolpix P80 is among the most compact long-zoom consumer digital cameras available. The Coolpix P80 features the full range of exposure control modes, a good selection of preset Scene modes and Nikon's Face-Priority AF, D-Lighting, and creative shooting tools such as color and metering mo...
Olympus E-30 First Shots posted!
We've posted First Shots for the Olympus E-30 digital SLR camera, a new prosumer model positioned between the E-520 and E-3. The Olympus E-30 features a 12.3-megapixel sensor, in-body image stabilization, ISO range from 100-3200, 11-point AF system, and an articulating 2.7-inch LCD with Live View. Looking to differentiate the Olympus E30 from other prosumer DSLRs, Olympus has inc...
Full Review posted for Canon XS!
The Canon Rebel XS is a bargain 10-megapixel, image-stabilized digital SLR kit with impressive low-light performance and great optical quality. Though it's not made for enthusiasts, the Canon Rebel XS offers a lot to the consumer photographer, with a 2.5-inch LCD, a 7-point AF sensor, and a very good quality 18-55mm zoom lens with optical image stabilization. The Rebel XS is light,...
Accessory Review: LensAlign Pro
Michael Tapes has been at it again. The inventor of camera aids like the WhiBal white balance card has devised a clever way to take advantage of the microfocusing feature of some Canon, Nikon and Sony dSLRs. He calls it the LensAlign. It's an ingenious invention that separates the focus target from the measurement. Usually when you test autofocus, you observe that your target isn't sharp, trying to find something in the image that is sharp. But with...
Canon 5D Mark II's first test shots posted!
We've finally received and immediately started testing the long-awaited Canon 5D Mark II full-frame digital SLR camera. Resolution and high ISO performance look amazing, so we wanted to let you see the first lab shots from this highly anticipated model without delay. Click on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Samples tab and you'll see our full suite of Still Life and Multi Target shots,...
Review posted for Pentax K200D!
The Pentax K200D is a good starter digital SLR camera, one with a lot of history built into its body. Its lens mount, for starters, is compatible with K-mount lenses made as long as 33 years ago, giving the K200D a huge selection of lenses. What's more, all lenses attached to the Pentax K200D get the benefit of the K200D's body-based, sensor-shift Shake Reduction technology, a...
Test summaries posted for multiple cameras!
The flood of SLRs this year have put us even further behind on our review work than usual. While it'll take us a while to write and edit the review text for all the cameras involved, we have quite a body of test data collected and ready to go. In the interests of getting data into the hands of our readers in time to help with holiday purchases, we've decided to take a few days out from normal review work to analyze the test results for a number...
Review: Panasonic 45-200mm f/4-5.6 LUMIX G VARIO
The second lens released by Panasonic in the micro four-thirds format, the 45-200mm f/4-5.6 OIS complements the G1's kit lens to produce a large range of zoom coverage. The 45-200mm f/4-5.6 OIS is only slightly bigger than the 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6, but packs a lot of performance. To read our full review of this lens, click here. ...

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