Digital Cameras: 10 Reasons to Buy A DSLR

By David Elrich
September 2nd, 2009

Digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are the serious photographer’s tool of choice. These units are also a world apart from point-and-shoot digicams, offering far superior performance… although sadly, they do have prices to match. Here are 10 reasons why you should consider investing in one, however – beyond, of course, the fact that it’s a better camera that’ll take fine pictures for years to come.

Faster Response Times

There are BB guns, and then there are machine guns. Press the shutter of a DSLR in burst (or continuous) mode, and the camera will start clicking away like an automatic weapon. This rapid-fire image capture capability highlights a startling difference between 1 frame-per-second point-and-shoot digital cameras and DSLR models, which are at least three times faster. Since the latter has more processing power, DSLRs can also take more than a handful of shots before ...

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