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3 Simple Steps to Buy Your Digital Camera
- 1. Read Top 10 List for Buying a Digital Camera
- 2. Check out the cameras listed below
- 3. Buy your camera at B&H Photo
Updated 27 January 2008 12:40 Pacific
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| Canon | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Digital Rebel XTi | SLR | $700 | 10.1 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-Ion | 21 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon EOS 30D | SLR | $1000 | 8.2 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-ion | 18 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon EOS 40D | SLR | $1300 | 10.1 | 3.0" | - | CF | Li-ion | 18 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon EOS 5D | SLR | $2800 | 12.8 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-Ion | 21 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon EOS-1D Mark III | SLR | $4500 | 10.1 | 3.0" | - | CF,SD,SDHC | Li-ion | 6 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II | SLR | $7000 | 16.7 | 2.0" | - | SD,CF | Li-Ion | 6 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III | SLR | $8000 | 21.1 | 3.0" | - | CF,SD,SDHC | Li-ion | 2 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot A550 | Medium | $150 | 7.1 | 2.0" | 4x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 4 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot A560 | Medium | $150 | 7.1 | 2.5" | 4x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 3 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot A630 | Medium | $200 | 8.0 | 2.5" | 4x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 5 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot A640 | Medium | $300 | 10.0 | 2.5" | 4x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 14 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot A650 IS | Medium | $400 | 12.1 | 2.5" | 6x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot A720 IS | Medium | $250 | 8.0 | 2.5" | 6x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 8 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot G7 | Medium | $550 | 10.0 | 2.5" | 6x | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-Ion | 13 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot G9 | Medium | $500 | 12.1 | 3.0" | 6x | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-ion | 12 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot S3 IS | Medium | $300 | 6.0 | 2.0" | 12x | SD,MMC | AA | 17 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot S5 IS | Medium | $450 | 8.0 | 2.5" | 12x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 13 Reviews | |||||||||
| Canon PowerShot SX100 IS | Medium | $300 | 8.0 | 2.5" | 10x | SD,SDHC,MMC | AA | 7 Reviews | |||||||||
| Casio | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Casio Exilim EX-F1 | Large | $1000 | 6.0 | 2.8" | 12x | SDHC,SD,MMC | Li-ion | Reviews | |||||||||
| Fujifilm | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro | SLR | $1700 | 12.3 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-Ion | 18 Reviews | |||||||||
| Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd | Medium | $350 | 8.0 | 2.5" | 18x | xD,SD,SDHC | AA | 9 Reviews | |||||||||
| Kodak | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS | Medium | $250 | 7.1 | 2.5" | 12x | SD,MMC | Li-ion | 6 Reviews | |||||||||
| Kodak EasyShare Z812 | Medium | $250 | 8.2 | 2.5" | 12x | SD,MMC | AA | 2 Reviews | |||||||||
| Kodak EasyShare Z8612 IS | Medium | $250 | 8.1 | 2.5" | 12x | SD,SDHC | Li-ion | Reviews | |||||||||
| Leica | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Leica Digilux 3 | SLR | $2500 | 7.5 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-ion | 3 Reviews | |||||||||
| Leica M8 | SLR | $4800 | 10.3 | 2.5" | - | SD | Li-ion | 10 Reviews | |||||||||
| Leica V-Lux 1 | Large | $850 | 10.0 | 2.0" | 12x | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-ion | 1 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Nikon Coolpix P50 | Medium | $200 | 8.1 | 2.4" | 3.6x | SD/SDHC | AA | 2 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon Coolpix P5100 | Medium | $300 | 12.1 | 2.5" | 3.5x | SD/SDHC | Li-ion | 7 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D200 | SLR | $1400 | 10.2 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-ion | 22 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D2Xs | SLR | $4300 | 12.4 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-ion | 3 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D3 | SLR | $5000 | 12.1 | 3.0" | - | CF | Li-ion | 1 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D300 | SLR | $1800 | 12.3 | 3.0" | - | CF | Li-ion | 7 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D40 | SLR | $500 | 6.1 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC | Li-ion | 25 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D40x | SLR | $550 | 10.2 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC | Li-ion | 22 Reviews | |||||||||
| Nikon D80 | SLR | $800 | 10.2 | 2.5" | - | SD | Li-ion | 23 Reviews | |||||||||
| Olympus | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Olympus E-3 | SLR | $1700 | 10.1 | 2.5" | - | CF,xD | Li-ion | 8 Reviews | |||||||||
| Olympus EVOLT E-410 | SLR | $550 | 10.0 | 2.5" | - | CF,xD | Li-ion | 16 Reviews | |||||||||
| Olympus EVOLT E-510 | SLR | $800 | 10.0 | 2.5" | - | CF,xD | Li-ion | 23 Reviews | |||||||||
| Olympus SP-510 Ultra Zoom | Medium | $250 | 7.1 | 2.5" | 10x | xD | AA | 8 Reviews | |||||||||
| Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom | Medium | $400 | 7.1 | 2.5" | 18x | xD | AA | 20 Reviews | |||||||||
| Panasonic | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 | Large | $400 | 8.1 | 2.5" | 18x | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-ion | 16 Reviews | |||||||||
| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 | Large | $500 | 10.1 | 2.0" | 12x | SD,MMC | Li-ion | 13 Reviews | |||||||||
| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 | Medium | $250 | 7.2 | 2.5" | 12x | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-ion | 18 Reviews | |||||||||
| Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 | SLR | $1300 | 10.1 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC,MMC | Li-ion | 13 Reviews | |||||||||
| Pentax | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Pentax K100D | SLR | $500 | 6.1 | 2.5" | - | SD | AA | 15 Reviews | |||||||||
| Pentax K100D Super | SLR | $600 | 6.1 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC | AA | 5 Reviews | |||||||||
| Pentax K10D | SLR | $750 | 10.2 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC | Li-ion | 20 Reviews | |||||||||
| Samsung | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Samsung GX-10 | SLR | $700 | 10.2 | 2.5" | - | SD,SDHC | Li-ion | 7 Reviews | |||||||||
| Samsung GX-1S | SLR | $550 | 6.1 | 2.5" | - | SD | AA | 6 Reviews | |||||||||
| Sigma | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Sigma SD14 | SLR | $1200 | 14.0 | 2.5" | - | CF | Li-ion | 9 Reviews | |||||||||
| Sony | |||||||||||||||||
| Size | Price | Megapixels | LCD | Zoom | Memory card | Battery | |||||||||||
| Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 | SLR | $600 | 10.2 | 2.5" | - | CF,MSDuo | Li-ion | 25 Reviews | |||||||||
| Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 | SLR | $700 | 10.2 | 2.7" | - | CF,MSDuo | Li-ion | Reviews | |||||||||
| Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 | SLR | $1400 | 12.2 | 3.0" | - | CF,MSDuo | Li-ion | 17 Reviews | |||||||||
| Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 | Medium | $300 | 8.1 | 2.5" | 10x | MSDuo | Li-ion | 5 Reviews | |||||||||
| Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7 | Large | $400 | 8.1 | 2.5" | 15x | MSDuo | Li-ion | 4 Reviews | |||||||||
| Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 | Large | $450 | 8.1 | 3.0" | 15x | MSDuo | Li-ion | 12 Reviews | |||||||||
Legend
Tiny: Fits in your pocket or small purse. About the size of a credit card. 170 cm3 or smaller.
Compact: Easily fits in your purse or day bag, but won't fit in your pocket. 250 cm3 or smaller.
Medium: Should have its own small bag, at least as protective covering. 750 cm3 or smaller.
Large: Needs its own bag, probably carried with other photographic accessories.
SLR: Single-lens reflex digital camera. Large camera with interchangeable lenses.
Read about how we calculate the size of the camera.
Prices reflect estimated prices available at merchants. You may find prices higher or
lower depending on where you shop. Prices listed in this buyer's guide may not
be updated often enough. Please contact us in the Photobird Learning Center forum
if you think a correction is required.
Zoom reflects the optical zoom available on the camera. Zoom does not include the
camera's "digital zoom" capabilities, which are fairly useless. (Learn more about
why digital zoom is useless in the Photobird Top 10 List for Buying a Digital Camera.)
Memory card
CF: CompactFlash includes Type I and II
CF1: CompactFlash includes Type I only
MS: Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro
MSDuo: Memory Stick Duo
SD: Secure Digital
SDHC: Secure Digital High Capacity
MMC: MultiMedia card
xD: xD Picture card
Most cameras listed in this buyer's guide are available worldwide, although they may have different
model names. A few cameras in this buyer's guide are not available in North America and some may
not be available outside North America.
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