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Today we have a guest post by Erin Ray about the Nikon D70.

I am not real experienced with cameras, and to me as long as they take a photo they are all the same, but the Nikon D70 stands out above the rest in my mind. I am what most would call an amateur in the world of photography, and to my untrained eye this camera looks heavy duty and complicated, but it is in fact a digital camera that is easy for someone like me to operate. With 25 custom settings, this camera allows even someone with minimal experience such as my self, to take professional grade photos. It even allows you to shoot in an automatic or manual setting. This is beneficial to all skill levels of photographers, in the automatic setting a novice photographer can shoot breathtaking photos and the manual setting allows you to punch in your f-stop, giving you total control of the camera. The Nikon D70 also offers a 6.1 effective mega pixel DX format (even I know that’s powerful) and an image sensor that allows even beginners to take breathtaking photographs that will impress your friends and family.

One feature that I found particularly interesting on this camera was its ability to shoot lightning fast 3 frames per second and 144 pictures in rapid secession. This is due to the faster image processing and advanced memory card capabilities. This would be a perfect feature for anyone who is into capturing action shots at a friend or family’s sporting event (or at the skate park with your boyfriend as I am right now.)

Although the D70 comes with countless features, some I didn’t mention were an optical viewfinder that features high magnification, on-demand grids, and display menus with simple or detailed information that all aid in quality of composition, it is incredibly lightweight. It is compact and easy to travel with which makes it the perfect tool to capture all your memories. Also making it good for people that are on-the-go is the built-in creative lighting system that allows you to adjust to any type of light and take photos in or outdoors.

Overall this camera is so versatile and adaptable to any skill and interest level of photographer. The Nikon D70 is lightweight, allowing you to capture the moment anywhere and anytime. It is easy to operate, but full of high quality custom features that combine to create flawless photos.

The Canon PowerShot SD950 IS, was announced on August 20th, 2007 with its 3.8 x 2.4 x 1.1 inches; 5.8 ounces phenomenal body making it look as if it needs to be with cameras for 2009. The camera was built with titanium and it’s absolutely luxurious (My Opinion :)). I really feel as if Canon had pushed themselves again with this one; the body is strong/ powerful as it is exquisite and it will have your friends and family wanting one when you get it. Well that’s what happened to me when I saw my neighbor with one. Personally, I like it because it’s lightweight easy to take to parties and clubs for those facebook photos at the same time, with it’s 12.1 MP & 3.7 optical image stabilize zoom makes it a nice toy for out door photos to give you the shot you are looking for. The digital macro gives you the opportunity to “shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one button simplicity.” In other words you can zoom really close to prove to your wife that the neighbor’s husband really did get a Lamborghini for his birthday.

The Canon PowerShot SD950 IS also has Auto ISO shift and ISO 1600 enabling you to handle low light like you wouldn’t imagine. After you push your finger to make the magic happen making you feel as if you were a professional photographer for 300 plus years you will automatically be able to view your personal colored Ansel Adams self captured image on a high-resolution 2.5 LCD. Besides viewing a great photo the camera also allows you to shoot movies in high resolutions up to two hours.

What else is great about the Canon PowerShot SD950? The camera reduces blur and improves color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors, it reduced focusing time to freeze fast-moving subjects, so you won’t miss those special shots at your kids kindergarten school play or if you happen to be a the Super Bowl and another Janet moment happens (I’m just kidding :)), you will be able to get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces and you can even select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects.

To summarize, I love this camera because it fits in the palm of your hand making it easy to travel with at the same time giving you excellent quality photos for you to easily upload to your computer. The Canon PowerShot SD950 is available for an affordable purchase on Amazon.com