Revealing The Truth About The Best Digital Cameras

If ever there was a controversial question amongst the hordes of digital camera enthusiasts, it has to be “What is the best digital camera brand?”. Sometimes referred to as “What is the best brand of digital camera to buy?”, but not to be confused with “What is the best camera to buy?”. Because everyone knows that regular (film) cameras are far superior to digital cameras. Hang on a sec, or was that the other way around? Who can keep track these days? Now before I digress too far from the topic, lets take a look at that age old battle, and see if we can determine which brand is best.

First things first, in the spirit of full disclosure, I need to declare that I do in fact own several cameras. They represent a variety of brands. I have two Canons, a Fuji, and a Kodak. I must confess, that I am somewhat partial to Canon, but I’ll try not to let that cloud any editorial comments I may subsequently make.

Their most recent rankings favored several popular cameras, such as the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200, Olympus Evolt E-410, and the Canon PowerShot A720 IS. These cameras run the gamut from simple point and shoots to DSLR (digital single lens reflex) cameras. They not only rank the cameras, but give the reader, an explanation of the many camera features. This specifically is a big help, in educating consumers to help them decide what camera is right for them. That answer itself, is often as difficult to sort out as which is the best camara.

The very thorough battery of tests reveal some common traits about certain types of cameras. Types of cameras being sub compact cameras, automatic point and shoot cameras, and digital slr cameras. Automatic point and shoots tend to produce grainier images, and tend to struggle in low lighting conditions. This is usually due to cheaper lens quality. A problem overcome by many SLRs, even the lower priced beginner DSLRs. SLRs have interchangeable lens, and can be more expensive, but come with extra flexibility for the aspiring photographer.

It’s not a completely damning list of problems for the SD800IS, but things you should be aware of. Things that are better to know up front before buying. Here’s just a few more problems to consider. No freedom to tinker with the exposure. Red eye artifacts appears quite frequently. Hhort battery life. MPEG support for movies has been excluded. Luminance histogram is restricted to playback mode only.

Interesting huh? Canon seems to be dominating sales, and wowing the critics. That’s a pretty strong one-two punch. The only reasonable conclusion here, is that Canon is the best overall brand out there. Of course I would never recommend anyone buy a camera based solely on brand. What I do suggest, is to do your homework by researching some good cameras. Once you’ve got your short list, and with everything else being equal, maybe then you should pick the Canon.