Things You Should Know Before Purchasing Your First DSLR

Owning a classic DSLR is like an ultimate dream for every photography frenzy soul. They come with distinctive features especially meant for picture perfect moments that add a professional outlook to the picture. Even though if you consider yourself a “pro” in photography, you can’t purchase your first DSLR without an expert hand, who knows the right techniques. But not every person is blessed with such helping hand, hence here is your basic guide to purchase a DSLR camera that you always wanted to privatise.

Purpose

Every camera is used for a specific purpose. Is it for general shooting, travel photography, sports, macro, low-light or for street photography? Take a note of the purpose for which you will use the camera and then approach the dealer to purchase the best camera.

Resolution

The next most important question is about the resolution of the lense. Megapixel plays a very crucial role in a Digital SLR and so popular for serious photography. The megapixel is dependent on the usage of your camera. Like if you want to print your selected photographs then a camera with higher megapixel will work best.

Price

A Digital SLR comes from low end to extreme heavy prices.  If you have set a budget to your camera, then please remember that more value costs will be added to the original cost of the camera. your camera price can increased by lense, camera bags, memory cards, batteries and filters.

Unique Features

Its obvious that if you know a little about photography then you would definitely check features like auto & manual focus, aperture and shutter priority. But it's also important to seek other things like LCD size, anti-shake, dust projection, connectivity, ISO Ratings, flash, burst mode and semi auto modes. Most professional photographers often face serious problem of image sensor dust projection. And anti-shake feature helps in getting a good idea about the image stabilization feature.

Sensor

For a DSLR, a proper sensor is a very vital factor. A good sensor is equipped for a better ‘crop’ facility. A large sensored camera has an extra edge of advantage over a comparatively lowered sensor camera. It would be better to take a professional advice for a sensor.

Hence, the above factors will prove beneficial to any individual who is looking forward to buy his/her first ever Digital SLR. Going from one shop to another, in search of your professional camera won’t be a wise decision, as every shopkeeper gives a different guideline. Hence, surf through internet to shop that most preferred camera over various shopping portals. We all know buying a DSLR is a very complicated as well as costly process.