Buyer's Guide
Digital Camera Buying Guide
When it comes to choosing digital camera equipment, Outdoor Photographer will put you on the right track. Get started now with our digital camera buying guide.
Holiday Book Guide
OP’s annual selection of books for outdoor photo enthusiasts
 Lining the bookshelf with new large-format photography hardcovers this holiday season shouldn’t be too difficult.
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Tips for Buying a Digital SLR Camera
Buying an SLR camera can be a daunting task. That’s why Outdoor Photographer magazine has tips and articles on buying a SLR camera that work for you. You could spend all day at the store trying to review digital SLR cameras. We make it easy.
There’s a definite visceral reaction when taking pictures with an SLR. The look of the camera and the way it seems to be an extension of my hand often evokes a sense that something wonderful is only a fraction of a second away. Although I’ve taken great photographs with a compact digital camera, a digital SLR provides the features and controls I often need to ensure I come away with the photograph I expect.
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Tips for Buying Advanced Compact Digital Cameras
Advanced Compact Digital Cameras Offer A Great Value For The Money
The price of entry-level digital SLRs has dropped so low that one could be tempted to overlook advanced compact digital cameras. That would be a mistake. Cameras in this category supply nearly all of the sophisticated SLR-like features and controls that are found on D-SLRs. Image quality is as good or better, all else being equal, and zoom cameras offer several advantages over D-SLRs.
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How to Choose a Digital Camera Memory Card
Choosing Memory Cards For Digital Cameras Can Be Tough. Arm Yourself With Valuable Information.
In 1997, I demonstrated the Minolta DiMAGE V digital camera to Microsoft’s Bill Gates during a closed-door meeting at the Photo Marketing Association trade show. As I recall the event, Mr. Gates wasn’t overly impressed by the $649 VGA-class digital camera, despite its detachable zoom lens. He did hum in amazement, however, while examining the camera’s wafer-thin SSFDC memory card (better known as SmartMedia). “Two megabytes,” he said, and shook his head in a gesture that I took to indicate surprise.
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Digital Camera Buyer's Guide
New digital gear encourages photographic freedom. Here's how to choose.
 Digital Cameras are wonderful tools for visual expression. Their ability to review photos on the spot and erase unwanted images removes the pressure from the creative process, making it more successful and more fun, too. Worried whether you exposed correctly deep inside that canyon? Got enough depth of field for the flowers and the mountains? Just play back your image and see. If you goofed, that’s fine—just delete the image and shoot another one, for free. With cameras on the market whose performance rivals that of film, it’s no wonder that so many people are going digital.
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Choosing Digital Camera Lenses
Take The Guesswork Out of Choosing An Interchangeable Digital SLR Camera Lens
So you’ve made the leap from a point-and-shoot pocket camera to a digital SLR. Or perhaps you’ve upgraded an old manual film SLR for something a little higher-tech. Now you’ve got a problem: to get the most out of that new camera, you’ve got to choose the right interchangeable SLR lenses to go with it.
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Finding The Right Digital Camera Accessories
Tips For Selecting Digital Camera Bags, Filters
Faster, convenient and more efficient—that’s what today’s digital camera accessories make possible. Accessories have become an integral part of photography, as they can make shooting easier and your pictures better. Outfitting your gear with the latest technology and design isn’t just form, it’s function.
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Choosing Digital Photo Storage
Digital Picture Storage Solutions For Creating A Reliable Image Library
Space—the final frontier or a simple necessity? Because digital imaging has picked up speed in the past few years, the need for extensive amounts of digital storage space has intensified. Replacing the temperature-controlled closets that film shooters used to store processed film is now the hard drive library.
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