How much i have to pay to buy a professional digital camera?

Camera - Canon camera
India
June 13, 2009 12:56am CST
I have no digital camera.But i am very fond to photography.Though i am not so good in this job but its my hobby.Now a days i use my sony erricssion k750i to fulfill my hobbies.Its contain a camera of two megapixel.I can capture in it at the resulation of 1600*1400 pictures.Its quality is not so bad.So in that case i want to buy a camera of 10 megapixel.I think it can satisfy me and i will be able to handle it perfectly.I have decided to buy canon camera.I think its a well brand and popular also.Is it my right choice what you think?How much credit i have to pay for this? please inform me. Thanks
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7 responses
@jeiay41 (674)
• United States
13 Jun 09
You need to identify certain thing to follow. First of all, ask yourself if were you going to use the camera. Second, do you use it as a hobby or for a profession. Also, they are 2 types of camera to choose from, casual camera and professional camera. Do some research first before you buy one. Tip for you, the higher the pixel the better the quality of the picture will appeared.
• Australia
15 Jun 09
Well, that is a big oversimplification: there are many types of camera, from the casual user's toy that just gets taken out of the drawer once a year, to the regular but not serios user, they party shooter, the special events camera that you use for graduations and birthdays.... it isn't that there are different types of cameras, but different uses that people want to put the pictures to. All but the cheapest cameras should last you for years: I know many people who use their basic point and shoot cameras week in and out for years, taking up to 300 photos every week. Buy a good brand and it will last.
• Australia
15 Jun 09
Despite the heading for this post, it is obvious that you do not want a "professional" camera. Canon, Sony and Nikon are the 3 main manufacturers of cameras designed for professional use, and they officially list only 5 Pro specification cameras between them; not even all of their %3000+ cameras are considered "professional grade". The advice about megapixels is that, on a compact camera, more pixels increase picture detail until you get to about 10, maybe 12 megapixels, at which point the picture starts to degrade (be spoiled) by "noise", especially in low light. I suggest you look at a mid range camera from Canon, Nikon or Panasonic. Look for a camera with a viewfinder as well as an LCD screen. Going for longer optical zoom gives you a more flexible camera (NOT digital zoom) and try it out before you buy it. If a camera doesn't feel comfortable in our hands, or if the menus and setting buttons are illogical or too complicated, you won't enjoy using the camera.
• Australia
15 Jun 09
Oops: that should have read "$3000+".
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
13 Jun 09
Ok understood so seeing that your passion is photgraphy normally you must consider many features to find the right product for you!!So as regards prices i guess that a good camera must start from 350 or better 400$!!So i don't the price you have in your mind but normally for these you can find a good camera very suitable for many purposes...surely if you want one a bi more professional or hav much more functionalities and resolution so the price will be expensive as well in order to 600$ or more but considering you are searching one good with a resolution about 10 megapixel i think you can find one good for 400$ where it is enabled also a good asset to support all megapixel resolution and so quality photos in general!!
@trickiwoo (2702)
• United States
14 Jun 09
The price of a professional camera itself can cost anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. But then you have to buy lenses, speedlights, filters, tripods, and other accessories and that can really add up!
@faisai (1138)
• Hong Kong
14 Jun 09
I think it all depends on your passion to photography. Cameras ranging below $300 can already give you the kind of picture you will wonder why you have been using your k750i in the past. It is not only the resolution is higher but that the lens are better, the sensor is better, the processing power is more, etc, etc. But then, we all know that there are much more expensive ones out there which let you do a lot of manual settings with the camera and some are providing faster responses. Those more expensive ones, needless to say, of course can provide even better quality.
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
hi there!yes, canon is indeed a good choice, i patronize it as well. not that im a die-hard at photography but canon has proven its feat.my first camera was an IXUS 5.0 MP then i upgraded to IXUS 7.0 which up to now i still use. if you're just new with the hobby is suggest trying small cameras first.IXUS for me is a perfect choice and i have future plans of buying a new canon. If you're athletic or very active person i suggest you buy the canon D10, you can use it even under water,so you won't have to buy a separate cam if you have plans of taking underwater shots.isn't that amazing!then maybe if you want to pursue photography, get the DSLR models!hope i was able to enlighten you somehow..happy mylotting!
• India
13 Jun 09
Thanks for the suggestions i think i can take a good decisions by reading your arguments i think i should change my decisions.Now i would look for ixus because its my first camera before that i have used yasica mf2 which was a film based analog camera.Thanks again.
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
13 Jun 09
Fuji digital camera - Here's a pic I took with my digital that I bought as a birthday present from my husband. I picked it out...he paid for it.
I bought one at a camera and video store that takes very good pics. It has a 10x zoom, and also does great video shots. I have gotten pics of everything from my grandchildren, to the grand canyon to 3 different lightning bolts during a thunderstorm. (very hard to get). Now, it doesn't have a detachable lens, so you can't switch them out, and the clash is built in, but I also was able to get it for about $350. Here is a link to Steve's Digicams which has a great review of the camera http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_s700.html It is a Fuji S700. I love it. I'm including a pic of the grand canyon that I took so you can hopefully see the quality.