Starting with digital photography is simple, quick, easy and relatively inexpensive these days. Over the last few years the price of the cameras and accessories have reduced considerably. Using a digital camera opens up many new and unanticipated opportunities for the amateur photographer.
One thing these days is that you have no need to carry rolls of extra film around with you, a spare battery and memory card are perhaps the only additional things you will need in your pocket or handbag. As larger capacity memory cards are now available the need for extra memory cards is not so critical even with the size of compact camera images now around 12 megapixels.
You won't even have to learn how to use them as their operation is virtually the same as a film camera, in fact they are easier in that they are truly point and shoot. With today's modern compacts being fully automated you can shoot away knowing that you are going to obtain a decent image for your album. It might not necessarily be a great shot, but it will be good, barring human error such as camera shake!
Each and every one of them comes with a license to experiment with your photos and shooting techniques. As every shot you take is virtually free you can take as many shots as you wish in the hope of later pruning what you have and retaining the best. Professionals do this and delete all the poor shots, keeping only the best. With every camera having it's own viewing screen it's a simple task to check your results. Any you are not happy with you can delete on the spot, instantly freeing up more memory.
First things first though, you need to choose a camera. These days there are literally hundreds to choose from. Initially, you should perhaps go for a good quality compact with a decent image size of between 10 and 12 megapixels. You could of course go straight for Digital Single Lens Reflex camera (DSLR). The problem with this might be that they are rather complicated, need extra lenses and are rather expensive. A good compact will get you started enough to see if you are really interested in photography as a hobby or indeed a career.
If this is your first sortie into digital cameras or if you are looking to upgrade you will do no better than to go online and look at some of the review sites. These will give you good advice from users of a particular model as to their personal views about the cameras performance. Once you are happy with your choice it's up to you to search the internet for the best deal when purchasing.
It's good news for all of us that it's certainly less costly than ever before to obtain a quality DSLR. Models that were retailing for a few thousand dollars a while ago now are less than a thousand. It's entirely up to you which way to go, but do adequate research and you should be happy with the outcome.
Finally, you might want to think about buying a compact and a DSLR. This is not as strange as it may first seem. Many professionals have both, the compact will always be on their person whereas the DSLR will only go with them if they have something definite that they wish to photograph. Remember, a DSLR with its accessories will weigh a fair amount and is an attractive item for an opportunistic thief. Keep your eyes on it.
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