Cameras for Travel Photography - Digital Cameras and Buying Advice

Digital SLR cameras appear quite a bit more frequently in Europe these days. Here are tips on what to look for when you buy a new digital SLR camera for travel

FX500 Camera Review. How does the Panasonic FX500 do as a travel camera?

Review of the Panasonic FX500 Camera from a traveler's perspective. Is the FX500 the perfect travel camera?

Digital SLR cameras appear quite a bit more frequently in Europe these days. Here are tips on what to look for when you buy a new digital SLR camera for travel

If you want a camera that takes great pictures but doesn't fit in a pocket, you might as well move up to a digital SLR and take advantage of its flexibility: interchangeable lenses, a bigger sensor for lower noise at higher ISO speeds so you can shoot under dark conditions, and anti-shake technology that lets you shoot under almost total darkness, for those inside cathedral pictures. These are cameras and lenses specially suited to travel photography.

Ultra compact travel cameras can slip into a pocket or get lost in a purse. Ultra compact digital cameras have come of age. Here are the top cameras in this compact class.

Cheap digital cameras for travel--cameras you can put in a shirt pocket.

The Canon Powershot S60 is a compact, pocketable, camera with a 28mm equivalent wide angle lens. The Canon S60 may be the ultimate pocket travel camera - for now.

Considerations you need to examine before buying a digital camera for travel--from batteries to lenses.

Here are the current top compact cameras suitable for travel pictures, with justifications for each camera and a link to the best prices.

Big cameras with big zooms, often including a wide angle option for those landscape and building shots.