The Best Digital SLR For You

Digital SLR Lessons For Mom

The first post in this series (I'm just running with it now) was for the Mom who didn't own a digital SLR camera and who didn't have any desire to.

The second was for Moms wanting to upgrade from a compact digital camera to something with a little more power and speed - namely, a digital SLR.

See where am I going with this?

This third idea is for the Mother who already has a digital SLR camera and has been happily snapping away for some time. She likes the camera she's using and has no intention of upgrading any time in the near future.

But there's one BIG PROBLEM.

Despite this nice fancy camera, she's not getting the types of photos she really wants. Colors look a little bit funky, the focus is off and too many shots are turning out blurry despite the overall speed of the camera. The camera is working fine, but Mom wants to improve her technique.

The solution: 5 online digital SLR camera lessons that Mom can work through to gain a better understanding of exactly how her camera works.

All she needs is:

1. A computer connected to the Internet
2. Some free time

I realize that #2 is probably a lot harder for Moms to come up with, but the good news about these lessons is that there's no deadline. She won't have to carve out time to attend a class, and she'll be able to work at her own pace.

The skills that Mom will develop from these lesson will last a lifetime, and the return on your minimal investment (just $14.95) will be huge: a Mom who feels quite comfortable using her digital SLR camera and is completely satisfied with the photos she takes.

Find out more about the 5 online digital SLR lessons.

The Best Digital SLR Cameras for Moms

With Mother's Day fast approaching, it's time to start thinking about what to get Mom besides the usual round of cards and flowers.

Here's an interesting twist: digital cameras are now beating out the more traditional Mother's Day gifts, according to a recent survey conducted by Circuit City.

After polling several thousand individuals, they discovered that 20% of Moms would like to get a new digital camera in their hands. This is due to the fact that a whopping 58% of Moms are the so-called "family historians" and are actively capturing memories of every sporting event and family vacation.

Some key elements Moms are looking for in a new camera include:

• More megapixels
• Faster shutter speed (to capture those kids romping all over)
• Better lenses
• Small, compact design

With all this in mind, I've put together a recommendation for two digital SLR cameras that should make Mom's day complete.

Digital SLR Cameras Today

I was originally just going to write this up as a post on this weblog, since I've been getting a lot of questions lately about what digital SLR cameras can and cannot do, how much they cost, and what new cameras are just over the horizon.

Once I got into it I realized that there was a lot more to say than would fit into one post, and that's how the following article came to be.

Shopping For a Digital SLR? What You Should Know Before You Begin

Covered are items like:

• How digital SLRs are different from compacts
• What compacts can do that digital SLRs can't
• The "special features" of digital SLR cameras
• How much do these cameras cost and how do I find a bargain?