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Lately, there are so many digital cameras available, in every resolution, size, shape, color, and brand, that finding an ideal one is like searching for a needle in a haystack. That’s not to say that there aren’t a lot of cameras that would work well, but it’s really difficult to find the ‘perfect’ one. So, I thought it would be a good idea to post some pointers to help pick out one that’s right for you.

First off, it’s important to consider what you’ll be using the camera for. If you take photos professionally, the camera you choose is going to be a lot different than if you just want to take a few of your cat. The purpose of the camera is vital because you don’t want to waste money on features that you won’t use. Reciprocating that, you also don’t want to be missing some features that you definitely do want.

Okay, so you want to create a yearly slideshow of your family photos. Great–but now what? Next you should know your price range. Not setting one will let you splurge too much on those unneeded features (remember your wallet!). If you take mainly family photos, think of cameras that offer high resolution (and have portrait settings), and perhaps in-camera editing. This way, you can avoid the dreaded red eye, or worse, motion blur.

Avoid cameras that have too many features. I don’t mean things like portrait versus landscape modes, but things like split screen photo taking. That means that the result is split 3-9 different ways, and you have to take photos in rapid succession. Think half a second between photos. Unless you like hours of endless deleting and editing, stay away from rapid capture features. Chances are, they will be useless to you and your purpose.