Best Bang for the Professional Buck 2011

Nikon D7000
This camera is perfect for the professional photographer looking for quality. It’s a great camera for those looking for a point and shoot option that’s the best Nikon has to offer, at the present time. The Nikon D7000 isn’t for everyone. However, those who need a reliable combination of unbeatable prices, high-quality photos and a nice feature set, this camera is the one for you. Prices for the Nikon D 7000 run between $1,000 and $2,500 and will likely go lower once the street value starts to go down…

Nikon D7000 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens Average Rating: 380 total customer reviews...

Canon EOS Rebel T3i
The Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a great find for under $1,000. Prices run between $750 and $900, making it a good option for those who need a quality camera for still shots. The awesome thing about the Canon EOS Rebel is that it delivers exceptional video service along with a producing a crisp image for photographers. Avoid shooting moving objects such as weather, kids, pets, concerts and sports games as in-motion objects are harder to capture with the Canon EOS Rebel T3i.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and DIGIC 4 Imaging with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens Average Rating: 303 total customer reviews...

Canon PowerShot A1200
Snap awesome still pictures with the Canon PowerShot A1200. The camera offers purchasers excellent video and picture quality. It’s ideal for the price for of those of you who are budget minded. It sells for a price between $85 and $125. Aim to take picture of non-moving objects as this will give you the clearest shot. Photos of lightning, kids, dogs and trees blowing in the wind may not show up as clear on the Canon PowerShot A1200, according to cnet.com

Canon Powershot A1200 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver) Average Rating: 145 total customer reviews...

Kodak EasyShare M580
The Kodak EasyShare M580 delivers good photos for a fair price. The camera lists for between $114 and $131, making it an affordable option if you need one that fits in tiny spaces and offers multiple lens settings. This Kodak product also gives you the ability to share your photos through easy to use software that allows you to send photos to your family and others who you would like to show your pictures to. Once you work your way around the way this camera’s buttons are designed you will enjoy a great camera for a reasonable price.

Kodak EasyShare M580 14 MP Digital Camera with 8x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Pink) Average Rating: 31 total customer reviews...

Best Newbie Cameras 2011

Nikon D3100
The Nikon D3100 is a suitable choice for beginners because it provides you with a combination of easy-to-use buttons along with simple point and shoot options. The Nikon sells for between $500 and $1,000. The basic design and features on the camera help bring down the overall price compared to what you would pay for a camera with all the bells and whistles attached to it. One of few complaints seen attached to the Nikon D3100 involves a viewfinder that’s rather small and hard to find.

Nikon D3100 14.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens Average Rating: 358 total customer reviews...

Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black) Average Rating: 361 total customer reviews...

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• Most of the time when you are taking videos you are out and do not want to haul around a heavy and cumbersome camcorder. The JVC 300 HD camcorder is small and lightweight. It is easy to carry with you wherever you go.

• Most camcorders do not have a lot of recording time. This camcorder has twenty five hours of video and a slot for a memory card so you can record even more video and hd pictures. It has over sixty gigabytes and it also has a built in hard drive.

• This camcorder comes with a high definition lens which is superior in quality. High definition is the way to go in this industry.

• It also has a powerful internal processor that gives you brighter and more vivid movies and pictures. You will get detailed videos and when the picture quality played on your hd television is like being there in real life.

• This camcorder offers a very powerful zoom. It has over a twenty times optical zoom which allows you to take videos and pictures from a distance. They look as if you are right there instead of being far away. This is a coveted feature because oftentimes the shot we want is far away. This feature allows you to get the perfect picture or video even from a distance.

• This camcorder has a LED video light which makes your pictures and videos all have the perfect light. Many times when you have problems with your video or pictures it is a lighting issue. The LED video light gives you the perfect picture and video every time.

• The JVC camcorder has face detection technology which assists you with getting the perfect picture or video every time. It focuses on the face and helps you get the best picture and video possible.

• The one touch controls make it easy to share your videos and pictures. If you want to quickly share a video or upload it to youtube this camcorder makes it easy. Oftentimes, the best part of the getting the best picture or video is to share it with others. This feature makes it easy to share.

• The JVC camcorder has a HD Konica Minolta lens that takes superior pictures and video.

• It also has a three point five mega pixel comes image sensor. This helps make high quality pictures and videos.

• It even has a quick power on and off switch to make it easier to turn off and on.

When you are searching for the perfect camcorder check out the JVC HM300 HD digital camcorder. It has a variety of features and can meet your video needs. It is a high quality camcorder that is offered at a good price.

JVC HM300 HD Digital Camcorder – Small In Size, Big In Features

JVC has done it again with the JVC HM300 HD digital camcorder. This model has amazing zoom capabilities like 200X digital zoom and 20X optical zoom. This camcorder will allow you to capture the shots that are far away and still view them in excellent color and clarity. It has an optical image stabilizer and operates with laser touch operation.

Weighing in at only two pounds, this camcorder is light weight and easy to carry and use. It has a dual SD card slot so that you can record for a larger amount of time without filling your card. Capture the entire event and do not worry about having enough room on your camera to hold each scene. This is a very nice choice of a camcorder for those that are just starting out in the HD video world.

The laser touch operation that is designed into JVC HM300 HD Digital Camcorder allows you to scroll through the options with just the slide of your thumb. You will have no trouble searching through the available menu selections and since the scroll bar is not on the screen, you will not be placing finger prints on it and it will remain clean and clear.

Taking a video on the camcorder when the light is low will be as stunning as in full light as the Super LoLux technology takes over. The typical grainy look of a video shot in low light will be gone and you will be able to see each person in the shot clearly and with great clarity. You can use this camcorder in all situations, low light or not.

Another great feature of this camcorder is that you can set it to record automatically. As something enters the frame of the camcorder, the camcorder will automatically begin to record. It will record as long as there is movement and then the camcorder will turn off once five seconds without any movement in the area. This camera would work well as a surveillance camera as it would only record when someone came around your property.

As you shoot your video, this camcorder will give you up to sixteen options for tagging someone in the picture. As you look through the captured scenes you will notice small thumbnails that will identify those people in the other shots that you have taken with yourcamcorder. JVC HM300 HD Digital Camcorder makes it easy to keep track of who is who and to recognize people in shots that might have been difficult to do with another camcorder.

Of the people that have submitted a review for this camcorder, they have had great things to say. This camcorder has made using HD technology easy. This camcorder has features that make for shooting great videos and it is light weight and versatile. The customers agree that JVC HM300 HD Digital Camcorder is a great deal for the price and they would likely recommend this camcorder to anyone that they know that is looking for one.

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The Lumix DMC-ZS7 comes with a 14 megapixel sensor (even if you only actually get to use 12), and a bright enough 3 inch LCD. The function that is most likely to attract beginner photographers is the Intelligent Automatic. In most difficult situations – taking a picture of a sunset, taking pictures without the flash on – the Intelligent Automatic manages to adjust the exposure, sensitivity and other controls perfectly without any user input. In certain tricky situations, if you do desire to override the Intelligent Automatic function and make adjustments yourself, this model of Panasonic Lumix digital camera allows you to do it – which is more than can be said for last year’s ZS3.

Is the ZS7 perfect? The flash, even if it is much improved over last year’s model, certainly could be more powerful. As it is, low light shots with the flash on ,sometimes appear slightly grainy. Especially so at the ISO 400 and 800 settings. The battery life could be better. Charge it all the way up, and it’s probably not going to last youmore than a day. The star feature of this camera (apart from the Leica lens of course), is the inbuilt GPS. Using the GPS turns out to be quite simple. It does take quite a while to retrieve the satellite information for your current location. Sometimes, it takes a minute, and sometimes it takes longer. It all depends on where you are and how much direct line of sight you have to the sky. For people who don’t really need to have an exact location printed to their image files, this isn’t really much of a deal. For those who do a lot of traveling all around, it can be quite a convenience to always know where exactly a picture was taken.

People usually pick a Panasonic Lumix digital camera for the great video capture that it offers. The ZS7 is no exception. It gives you 720p HD in AVCHD Lite and Motion JPEG. And you do get to use all of the cameras features while you shoot video – continuous autofocus, image stabilization and zoom. And you get to record sound while you zoom. People love the Panasonic Lumix digital camera for the freedom it allows them while shooting video; it certainly
seems justified.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Blue) Average Rating: 582 total customer reviews...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 24x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD - Black Average Rating: 216 total customer reviews...

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We’ll start with the TS1, Lumix’s first stab at producing a tough camera, a-la the Olympus Stylus Tough. Unlike some of Olympus’ offerings, the TS1 isn’t just about toughness. Certainly, it is shockproof for drops of up to 5 feet, waterproof to 10 feet in water and dustproof. But it also does the photography stuff exceedingly well. It has great HD movie capture, a great battery, and it’s just wonderfully designed all over. If there is one area where you can fault it somewhat, it should be for the way its pictures aren’t razor-sharp. The pictures, while reasonably sharp, aren’t way up there. Still, it’s a wonderfully serviceable camera for everyday use – it has 12 megapixels, it has a wide-angle lens and 3x zoom, and image stabilization works very well. There is a downside to the toughness of course – it weighs about 7 ounces. Lumix’s intelligent auto function (what they call iA) works great. If it seems like too much trouble to you to pick the right scene mode for the job at hand iA will do it for you. If you really like the TS1, but you really don’t feel like paying a premium for the toughness, you should probably choose the Lumix FP8 – which is the same, except that it isn’t toughened up.

The FZ35 is another one of Lumix’s excellent functional cameras. Not only does it have a 25mm wide-angle lens, it zooms all the way out to 18x as well. Of course it’s nothing like the super intrusive 30x you get on some other cameras. But it’s entirely adequate for almost any normal purpose (read “non-stalking purpose”).  The FZ35 offers spectacular image stabilizing, very fast autofocus, and perfectly adequate picture quality. Like many other Panasonic digital cameras, it features a robust implementation of the Panasonic iA functionality. There are lots of autofocus options as well – face detection, tracking, and others. The camera has so many functions, it isn’t one of those products that you can use without cracking the manual. You certainly do need to take a good look at the manual, and perhaps print a few pages out. The 12 megapixel sensor is a bit more modest than what you get on most other cameras, but it’s completely inadequate. The 2.7 inch LCD is very visible even in bright light. As for the low light capabilities of this camera, they are superlative.

For those who want to trust a manufacturer to make the right selection of features for them, going with Panasonic digital cameras usually turns out to be a safe bet. You get great quality, reliability and a product that is very usable.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Red) Average Rating: 176 total customer reviews...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Black) Average Rating: 175 total customer reviews...

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We will go with both Olympus digital cameras turn by turn, starting with the tough one. The 8010 is extremely tough – that’s the only way you could describe it. To put in perspective how tough it is, yoou could have Mike Tyson stand on it and the device would come out of its ordeal completely unscathed (it’s crush-proof to 220 pounds). Lennox Lewis could drop it from 6 1/2 feet up and it wouldn’t do a thing to it. If you dropped it into 30 feet of water or left it in the freezer, it wouldn’t sweat it. Not that anyone’s about to do all those things to a camera. But it’s nice to know that you can choose to if you felt like it. Coming to the reason you buy a camera in the first place – the pictures, you might be a little disappointed to find that for all its toughness, the Stylus Tough is only an average camera on the inside. To begin with, the processor seems to be quite slow. The pictures aren’t all that sharp either. The best part is, unlike many other cameras, it comes with 1.6 GB internal memory for your pictures and video. Still, you do get a 14 megapixel camera with 5x zoom, a rechargeable battery that can be charged in the camera or on a charger, and a pretty good LCD. Interestingly, the camera comes with a tap control. Which means that to invoke certain functions, you don’t need to press a button – you just need to tap the body of the camera. That’s a great thing to have shooting underwater.

Up next in our round-up of Olympus digital cameras comes the SP-800UZ stalker-friendly camera. It looks like an SLR – quite massive. It has a great wide-angle lens, the aforementioned 30x zoom, a 14 megapixel sensor, a 3 inch LCD, high def video shooting, great image stabilization and a heft is quite unforgiving – 16 ounces. It has 2GB in internal memory, and has great low light shooting capabilities at ISO 3200. There is nothing this camera gives you to complain about. Except for the fact that you can’t use the zoom when you’re doing video recording unless turn the sound off. But still, compromises have to be made in some places. For those who value a great zoom lens, this is the camera for them.

Olympus SP-800UZ 14MP Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0 inch LCD Average Rating: 130 total customer reviews...

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 14MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Black) Average Rating: 130 total customer reviews...

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If you don’t have a decent digital camera, or if you’re ready to get a great, fun to use, and easy to transport camera, then the Canon Powershot is for you. This ultra-slim digital gives you innovative technology in a compact and colorful package. There are so many features with this camera, that you won’t know where to start loving it!

The big 2.5-inch LCD screen is a great place to begin. It’s easy to view in any light, with an anti-reflective and scratch resistant coating, along with a Night Display feature. The size of the screen gives you excellent framing control, so you can make sure each shot is perfectly centered.

The 12.1 megapixel resolution is another great feature that you’ll appreciate. You’ll get incredible clarity and definition in your images. Every detail will be sharp, so prints in any size will be fantastically frame-able.

The Canon Powershot SD780 camera also provides you with a 3x optical zoom lens. This means that you can get close-up shots without ruining the image. Distant objects will appear sharp and clear, and closer objects, such as a bright and happy smile, will be brilliantly beautiful.

Concerned that the excitement of your vacation will make you a shaky photographer? Don’t worry. The Canon Powershot’s Optical Image Stabilizer detects shakes and corrects it. No blurry photos and fuzzy images – just beautiful shots of all the fun. And the Optical Image Stabilizer works on its own, automatically. So you don’t have to give it a second thought.

Here’s another highlight that will make capturing and keeping vacation memories a breeze: HD movie shooting and HDMI output. You can record high-definition videos with your Canon Powershot SD780 camera and then play them on your HDTV via a HDMI connector.

Finally, Smart AUTO picks the right settings for you each time you take a picture. You don’t have to fumble with the details. Your Canon Powershot camera has them handled. There are a total of 18 settings that the camera will automatically select, making it easy to take photos in any light, in any conditions, of any thing.

Do you want to remember every moment of your family vacation? Do you want to be able to enjoy all of the smiles and fun from your Honeymoon over and over again? Do you want to see that bright blue ocean or the majestic mountains at any time? Take the Canon Powershot with you on your next vacation and rest assured that you won’t miss one moment of fun, beauty, happiness or excitement!

Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-Inch Articulating LCD Average Rating: 435 total customer reviews...

Canon PowerShot SX130IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom with 3.0-Inch LCD Average Rating: 318 total customer reviews...

Canon PowerShot SD1400IS 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Orange) Average Rating: 452 total customer reviews...

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