Hiya All,

I am planning to buy a digital camera. Could the exprienced please guide me what factors I need to consider when buying the digical camera and why ?

If possible could you please suggest me the brand also I should go with.

Thanks in advance to all.

Cheers

Yashi

This is such a massive subject to cover, think you need to provide a little more info...

Is this a first camera?
What is your budget?
What do you want to use the camera for?

Should be a good starting point.

As above ^^^ but but also take size and weight into consideration, as some cameras fit into a pocket/handbag.
While others can be heavy and cumbersome to carry around and you may need quite a large shoulder bag to keep the camera in.

...you may need quite a large shoulder bag to keep the camera in.

And the lenses, and flashgun(s), and cables, and batteries and cards and... back ache pills!

The major decision is whether to buy an SLR or a compact. SLRs allow lens changing and have accessories and adapters for different jobs - flash guns, tripods, remote releases etc etc. Compacts are... well... compact. Also generally less adaptable, suffer from shutter lag and have poorer picture quality. There are also some cameras, 'bridge cameras', they get called, or 'prosumer' (?), which try to give the best of both worlds but usually don't.

In a nutshell if you're at all serious about photography go for an SLR but remember the camera is only the beginning!

Is this a first camera? Yes This will be mine first camera
What is your budget? £250
What do you want to use the camera for? Personal use.

Which one is better please suggest :

Canon Powershot A560 7MP Digital Camera.
Body material: plastic.
7.1m pixels.
4 x optical zoom.
4 x digital zoom.
2.5in LCD screen.
Face detection - 8 faces.
Continuous shooting - 1.7 fps.
In-camera red eye fix.
SD/SDHC/MMC memory card compatible.
16MB memory card.
Movie capture with sound.
Maximum ISO range: 1600.
14 scene modes.
Pictbridge compatible.
Accessories included in box - wrist strap, 16MB memory card, AV cables, interface cable, User manual kit.
2 x AA batteries supplied.
Weight 165g.
Size (H)6.4, (W)9.12, (D)4.31cm.


Samsung S1065 10MP Digital Camera - Silver.
Body material: Aluminium.

10.2m pixels.
5 x optical zoom.
2.7in LCD screen.
Digital anti blur.
Face detection - 9 faces.
SD memory card compatible.
17Mb internal memory.
Movie capture with sound.
Maximum ISO range: 1600.
13 scene modes.
Pictbridge compatible.
Accessories included in box - strap, USB cables, Manual, Software.
2 x AA batteries supplied.
Weight 160g.
Size (H)6.3, (W)9.8, (D)2.5cm.

Out of the 2 i would go for the Samsung just because it's got a better zoom,don't take any notice of digital zoom optical is what's important.Both really nice camera's though.

thanks a lot for your sugestion.