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Canon HS 100, 300, 310, 500, 510 – What the heck is the difference?

Posted by toby
/ November 26, 2011 / Leave a comment

These two cameras look very similar and have very similar specs, so which should you buy? Both offer 12MP and are almost exactly the same in every respect except - Canon Elph 100 HS Canon Elph 300 HS Canon Elph 310 HS Screen Size 3″, 4x zoom(28-112mm), Mono audio recording...
Canon HS 100 vs Canon HS 300

Posted by toby
/ June 2, 2011 / Leave a comment

These two cameras look very similar and have very similar specs, so which should you buy? Both offer 12MP and are almost exactly the same in every respect except - Canon Elph 100 HS Canon Elph 300 HS Screen Size 3″, 4x zoom(28-112mm), Mono audio recording Screen Size 2.7″, 5x...
Which DSLR should I buy [May 2011]

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/ April 25, 2011 / Leave a comment

Everytime I revisit this post I have a harder time recomending one model/brand over another – at this point all of the cameras on this list are excellent and will produce superb images under normal conditions. It is important that you read over the pros and cons of each and...
Olympus XZ-1, King of Point and Shoot Cameras?

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/ April 3, 2011 / Leave a comment

Canon’s S90 and more recently the S95 have held the title of king of P&S cameras in my book for the last 18 months – they are excellent cameras w/ larger than average sensors, a fast lens and excellent control scheme that includes a lens ring that controls several different...
Canon T3i vs T2i vs 60D

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/ February 20, 2011 / Leave a comment

Subtitle of this post – making sense of these three very similar cameras Canon T2i (550D) Price: Body only $657 | Kit w/ 18-55 lens $769 General Stats – Released 2/2010, 18MP, 3″ 1 million dot LCD, 1080p video Excellent camera that wowed the tech world with true HD video at...
Popular DSLRs Compared T2i, T3i, T3, D3100, GH2

Posted by toby
/ February 7, 2011 / 1 Comment

Entry to mid level DSLRs Canon T2i vs Canon T3i vs Canon T3 vs Nikon D3100 vs Panasonic GH2 Canon T2i(550D) Canon T3i(600D) Canon T3(1100D) Nikon D3100 Panasonic GH2 Quick Thoughts Serious entry level camera w/ room to grow Serious entry level camera w/ articulated LCD and even more room to grow Budget friendly...
Which DSLR should I buy [October 2010]

Posted by toby
/ October 1, 2010 / 1 Comment

Short & sweet overview of the popular DSLRS and which might be best for you . Some of these recommendations are based on prices that fluctuate daily, check in with me @camerarec to get my absolute latest recommendations. All prices in US dollars. UPDATE (11/27)- T2i price has dropped plus...
Shooting Video with DSLRS is hard

Posted by toby
/ September 20, 2010 / Leave a comment

I am writing this post as a caution to point and shoot users who are accustomed to easy to use video mode on their little cameras and who are thinking about moving up to a DSLR and using that DSLR to take video. This cautionary tale is especially important if...
D3100 vs D5000 vs T2i vs 60D vs D7000 vs 7D

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/ August 28, 2010 / Leave a comment

Ok so the title is a little misleading, this is more a quick summary post that gives a few choices specs on each with a sentence or two of my thoughts. Note: I originally included the MegaPixels of each camera but really don’t want anyone focusing on that number, ALL...
T2i vs 7D: Not so similar, after all

Posted by Christina
/ August 26, 2010 / Leave a comment

Find this post helpful? Buy the T2i or the 7D from Amazon Why I am more certain than ever that I made the right decision in buying the 7D over the T2i If you want to skip my mumbo jumbo about how I came to buy the 7D click here....