As a very amateur photographer, I really don't know that much about cameras. All those fancy specs, not a clue. Anyhow, here are the cameras I've used. Each has been well suited to my progression into photography, and I'll admit that this passion really took off when I got my first DSLR.
July 2003 to December 2005
aka “The Happy Swede”s
Type: point and shoot
Megapixels: 4.0
Comments:
Comments:
December 2005 to Present
Type: point and shoot
Megapixels: 4.0
December 2007 to Present
Type: DSLR
Megapixels: 10.0
Olympus Stylus Tough - 6020
August 2010 to Present
Type: Point and shoot
Megapixels: 14
Details: shockproof 5ft; waterproof 16ft; freezeproof 14F
Comments: I bought this just before my Galapagos trip to use primarily for snorkeling. A word to the wise, buy a new camera long before the trip you want it for. I didn't know how to use it fully and ended up with fewer water shots than I would have liked. Great camera though.
Pentax K-5
July 2011 to Present
Type: DSLR
Megapixels: 16.3
Comments: A beautiful twenty-seventh birthday present, and just in time for my Antarctica trip.