UNDER £1000

[alex]

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I'm looking for advice before buying a digital slr for the 1st time and am
hoping someone here can help me. I have a couple of months to research
before buying but am not sure which are the most important features to ask
about. I've read a bit about white balance, AF settings, ISO, megapixels,
and I can't remember what it's called but the speed in which you can take
the next shot. To tell you the truth, for a novice there is almost too much
information to decifer.

Currently I have a point and shoot Sony DSC P9 and although it's been great,
it does not give me the flexibility I want. It also takes a long time
before it allows me to take a second shot, often causing me to miss a moving
shot.

So can anyone tell me which are the important questions I need to be asking
or make suggestions on which models to look at for under £1000 or $1000?

This is a one off, one time buy, I don't have the money to buy a mistake so
all advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Alexandra

 

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"Alex" <klex1@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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> I'm looking for advice before buying a digital slr for the 1st time and am
> hoping someone here can help me. I have a couple of months to research
> before buying but am not sure which are the most important features to ask
> about. I've read a bit about white balance, AF settings, ISO, megapixels,
> and I can't remember what it's called but the speed in which you can take
> the next shot. To tell you the truth, for a novice there is almost too
> much
> information to decifer.
>
> Currently I have a point and shoot Sony DSC P9 and although it's been
> great,
> it does not give me the flexibility I want. It also takes a long time
> before it allows me to take a second shot, often causing me to miss a
> moving
> shot.
>
> So can anyone tell me which are the important questions I need to be
> asking
> or make suggestions on which models to look at for under £1000 or $1000?
>
> This is a one off, one time buy, I don't have the money to buy a mistake
> so
> all advice is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Alexandra
>
Wich is best for you depends on your needs. You only mentioned wanted to
take shots of action in fast sequence. Many digicams have the ability to
take a series of photos in rapid sequence, and that works well for
hard-to-time action shots. You just delete the bad shots and keep the good
ones.