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If possible I would choose always a digital cam from a brand, which is also manufacturing analog SLR cams, like Nikon, Canon, ... especially if you like to do a bit more then only let the cam do everything automatically. If it has to be a digital SLR is up to you, if it's important for you to have the possiblity to change the objective and of course how much money you wanna spend.
Did not work yet with the Canon 300d, but what I was reading about it, it's quite a good price for the quality you get.
My advice: go to a shop, where you can test the cam. Take it in your hands, feel it, if the handling is ok for you and if possible shoot some test-pics before you decide.
And some helpful questions to decide could be:
- what do I want to use the pics for (web / print)
--> for web only you don't need 8 megapixels
- which type of storage-card is the cam working with?
--> compact flash, memory stick, sd-card, - compare the prices!
- which kind of connection does the cam offer?
--> usb2, firewire, usb1
- how is the quality of the lcd-screen on the backside?
--> indoor, outdoor, for example sunlight
- which kind of image-formats does the cam support?
--> jpg, tiff, raw
- what kind of the camera-settings can I change manually?
- quality of the case?
--> plastic, magnesium, metal, ...
hope I could give you some useful hints to think about :-)
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