Digital Camera Buyer Guide

It's all the info you need...and it's really easy to print

If you're new to this web site, take some time to look around. There is a lot of information and articles that will help you make an educated digital camera purchase.

If you've already read some of our articles, or don't want to spend hours staring at your computer monitor, we have a solution for you. We've taken the entire learning portion of this site and made it into an easy to read PDF guide.

Here's what you get with our Digital Camera Buyer Guide:

• A simple introduction to camera terms like aperture, depth of field and shutter speed
• Easy to read definitions of digital camera terms like megapixels, memory cards and more
• 70 pages filled with helpful text and illustrated with color photographs
• A document that you can print and take with you anywhere

Why Would I Need This?

You may think that there is not much to learn about digital cameras or that the technology is fairly simple. Don't fool yourself — this stuff is complicated.

I know a lot of people who have digital cameras they don't like. The camera is too big, it's too small or it doesn't suit their needs. Some get stuck with cameras that have many more features than they ever use.

I don't want you to wind up the same way.

Learn about the technology first. Find out what you really need and what you can use. Don't just get suckered in to the latest and greatest camera.

Once you understand what megapixels are and why you need them, how having an external flash can eliminate red-eye for good, and why electronic viewfinders are difficult to use, THEN you can make an educated decision about which digital camera to get.

This way you get a digital camera that is right for YOU.

Great, How Do I Get It?

The Digital Camera Buyer Guide is available in a PDF format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read it. If you don't have the reader, click the image at the top right of this page to get it.

Once you have the Adobe reader, download the guide. There is one small requirement.

We want DigicamGuides to be a free resource that anyone with an Internet connection can use. You will find all the information in this guide available for free on our web site.

We also understand that some people want a book they can take with them, a reference guide they can use even if they don't have Internet access.

Unfortunately, it takes a great deal of time to make sure that the guide and the web site are as up to date as possible. With that in mind, we ask that you make a small donation for the convenience of downloading the Digital Camera Buyer Guide.

$ 5.00

That's it. Way less than a photography class, and you should learn the same amount.

If you have any questions about the Digital Camera Buyer Guide please contact us.