Digital SLR Cameras > Optical Digital SLR Cameras > $700 - $900

Advantages: Good quality
Disadvantages: Expensive

This Canon EOS 40D camera is one of the best of its kind. Being terribly easy to set up, with a great design and look about it, this camera definately makes my top ten in all that I have owned. The camera has a very distinctive and comfortable shape allowing it to sit nicely in your hands without causing strain. The photo quality is amazing too, edges are all sharp and there was no blurry or pixelated edges on the pictures I took. There are alot ... Read review

Advantages: Comes with an arm strap and a carring case
Disadvantages: Almost everything

...overall bad. Since it's a sony you would think that it would be a good kind of camera but honestly when I bought it, i immediatley wanted my money back! It was very easy to use and the design looked nice but everything else just kinda seemed a big waste. When you first buy the Sony DSLR-A700 you get a arm strap and a bag that can come in different styles. I would not recommend this camera to anyone unless you want bad quality and very easy to break ... Read review

Advantages: its quality
Disadvantages: something expensive

Replacing the K10D as flagship digital SLR Pentax, the K20D packs a 14.6-megapixel sensor in a dust-resistant housing. The K20D has a live view LCD (increasingly common in digital SLR), which provides that before were not available flexibility of shooting angles. One of the most interesting features enabled by the live view LCD display is the 4x to 8x digital zoom. Normally we avoid any type of digital zoom, but when drawing up a shot with an LCD ... Read review

Advantages: takes clear pictures, easy to use,lots of features
Disadvantages: none- price

My sons grandmother had bought this camers a little while ago and it takes some very nice pictures. They look like a professional had taken the pictures of our family. It has a zoom in and zoom out feature. It is not to light or to heavy. It has some nice quality functions and features that are really nice for taking the pictures. She is always taking pictures of her animals and they are very nice and clear. She has never had a blurry picture off ... Read review

Advantages: Price, Built-In Image stablization, quality, weather-proofing,
Disadvantages: Kit Lens is bad. Has a learning curve.

...had not heard much about Pentax Digital, but after hearing all the hype I decided to give it a try. Needless to say, I was not disappointed. At first I was a little overwhelmed with all of the buttons and options. I actually was about to send it back, but after reading the manual a few times and surfing the forums, I kinda figured things out. There are a lot of options to do one thing. So its really however you want to operate the camera. I think ...
...the price and the quality. It is a very sturdy and heavy. Something you get out of $1000+ cameras, but for $700. I was also pleased with the built -in image stabilization. I can shoot at much slower speeds without a tripod, maybe 2 f-stops. I rarely require a tripod unless it is night or studio. Overall I would highly recommend this camera to the amateur and professional alike. ... Read review