Welcome to Digital Camera Shops. We help you to find the best online shops from which to buy a digital camera. Whether you are looking for a cheap digital camera or the latest top of the range Canon digital camera, we recommend trying these digital camera shops first.

In time, we hope to expand the site with digital camera reviews to help you find the best digital camera.

Who makes the best digital cameras?

We're big fans of Canon digital cameras. Other popular digital camera brands include Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic, Ricoh and Fujifilm.

Where can I find digital camera reviews?

In time, we hope to bring digital camera reviews to this site.

Features to look for in a digital camera?

- Large LCD screen, although bear in mind a large screen can mean a shorter battery life.

- Image stabiliser.

- Able to take a picture quickly as it can be annoying if the picture taking response time is too long.

- Good battery life. Digital cameras with rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries are most convenient.

- If image zoom is important to you, look for the optical zoom capabilities of the lens rather than the digital zoom. Optical zoom gives good results because it is achieved through the lens optics, whereas digital zoom is created from software and can be subject to pixelation.

- If you like to take pictures of things close up, make sure the camera has a macro mode.

Types of Digital Camera

Point and Shoot / Compact

As its name suggests all you need to do to take a picture with one of these cameras is point the camera at your subject and click the shutter button. Ideal for those who just want to take a great picture with the minimum of fuss and great for taking quick snapshots.

Digital SLR

SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex, and these cameras have sophisticated optics and are suitable for enthusiasts. You can swap the lenses on Digital SLR cameras and a wide variety of accessories are available for them. A digital SLRs has a through the lens viewfinder, so you know exactly what picture you are taking, and if required they allow the photographer a high degree of manual control over the picture they are taking. They usually have a number of automatic modes as well to help the beginner.

How Many Megapixels does a digital camera need?

3 megapixels - Good for 4x6" in prints.

4 megapixels - Good for 5x7" prints.

5 megapixels - Good for 11x14" prints.

What digital camera shops do you recommend?

See the links at the top left of this page for some of the best digital camera shops online.