| uld look at a real digital SLR if you need any or all | | | | than RAW, you'll be able to fit between 250 and |
| of the following features:reliability; bodies of the | | | | 500 images in a 1 GB card. |
| SLR almost never fail as opposed to point and | | | | 1 GB SD cards: SanDisk 2 GB SD cards: SanDisk |
| shoot cameras which are built for light weight and | | | | 4 GB SD cards: SanDisk (good for a long trip into |
| low cost SLR cameras have large, bright, | | | | a remote area where you can't copy images to a |
| accurate optical viewfinder SLR cameras produce | | | | computer) You may find that it is more |
| good quality images in low natural light, e.g., | | | | convenient to use a single memory card for an |
| indoors without blasting everything with flash | | | | entire project or trip rather than juggling multiple |
| SLR's have the ability to attach specialty lenses, | | | | cards. |
| e.g., very wide angle lenses for interiors, scenery, | | | | If you plan on wearing the camera on your belt |
| and architecture, or long telephoto lenses for | | | | you may want to consider purchasing a small |
| sports photography | | | | padded case. Lowe and Tamrac are generally the |
| Accessories You might want a lens cleaning kit. | | | | highest quality brands. The manufacturers' own |
| A must have is at least one additional memory | | | | brand cases are generally the lowest quality. |
| card. Most of the compact digital cameras take | | | | Tamrac publishes a useful fit chart. Lowepro's is a |
| SD cards. If you are taking JPEG photos rather | | | | huge PDF. |