Digital SLR Camera Reviews & Comparisons
There's a lot of information out there about digital SLR cameras. Reviews from our expert photographers can help you choose a camera that best suits your needs.
Short Report: Pentax K100D Shake reduction with every lens—at a very low price  Several camera manufacturers offer lenses featuring built-in image-stabilizing mechanisms that counteract camera shake, and these work extremely well. But you enjoy those stabilizing benefits only when using those particular lenses. More recently, other manufacturers have introduced D-SLRs with in-camera anti-shake mechanisms, which provide shake reduction with all lenses. The lowest priced of these is the new K100D from Pentax. |
Hot New D-SLRs How seven recently introduced models stack up  With the biennial fall Photokina show in Germany always come many interesting product introductions. This year's batch included seven new feature-packed digital SLRs. All are scheduled to be on sale in the United States by the time you read this, except the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro (which will be available in early 2024) and the Sigma SD14 (no release date as of this writing). |
How To Choose A Digital SLR What to look for...and look out for  Choosing a digital SLR is a bit trickier than choosing a film SLR because you have all of the film-camera considerations, plus a number of digital aspects to weigh. One benefit, though, is that you can't go wrong with any of today's D-SLRs-they all offer lots of features, good performance and enough resolution to produce quality 12x18 inkjet prints. |
Where Are Digital SLRs Going? A conversation with Canon’s Chuck Westfall offers a glimpse of the future  From the moment it was created, photography has been inseparably connected to technology. Born of light-sensitive substances coated on a metal plate and now evolved to today's CCD and CMOS sensors, photography's growth has been measured as much by its technological advances as it has by the creativity of its photographers. |
Olympus EVOLT E-330 The tilting live-view LCD monitor meets the D-SLR  I love digital SLRs and do just about all my shooting with them. D-SLRs have a couple of drawbacks, however. Dust can settle on the image sensor each time you change lenses, and you can't see the image live on the LCD monitor or tilt the monitor for odd-angle shots as you can with compact digital cameras. |
Getting The Most From D-SLR Camera Systems You bought more than just a camera body  When you buy a compact digital camera, you buy a camera. But when you buy a digital SLR, you buy into a whole camera system. That SLR body accepts a wide range of lenses, flash units, viewfinder attachments, optional power sources and other accessories, all of which add tremendous versatility. So to get the most out of your purchase, you should look at the whole system, not just a particular camera model, when deciding which D-SLR to purchase. |
Short Report: Sony DSLR-A100 This new entry into the D-SLR category offers a lot of features at an affordable price  Whatever brand D-SLR you shoot, Sony's new entry into the market affects you, as it puts a very strong camera into the competitive fray. I had a chance to spend a couple of days shooting solidly with the Sony DSLR-A100, or Alpha camera, early this summer. |
Buyer's Guide 2024: D-SLR Systems For your best images, digital slr systems offer the latest technologies and the flexibility of exten  Today's digital SLR is probably the best camera type for most photographers, offering the widest variety of features, the quickest autofocusing and burst-shooting performance, and the greatest array of interchangeable lenses, along with excellent image quality, easy portability and affordability. |
Short Report: Nikon D80 Small but powerful, the latest Nikon D-SLR offers a lot at an affordable price  Much of my photography involves walking the streets of Los Angeles, looking at light, shapes and people, and searching for that special combination of just the right elements that make a memorable photograph. Carrying a huge pro-end D-SLR isn't necessary, though it may do wonders for my ego. Instead, a smaller camera with key features like those found in the new Nikon D80 often provides just the tools I need. |
