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Today's Top Pick DIGITAL CAMERAS & CAMCORDERS How to shop for your first digital SLR camera Rachel King: Getting a digital single-lens reflex, or SLR, camera for the first time is a big step in any photographer's career. It's a big purchase, and there are many more things to keep in mind than when just buying a point-and-shoot model. Here are some tips. MORE FROM THIS BLOGGER: Fujifilm soon to release a 3D digital camera Poll: What photo tips would you like to learn more about? Ritz Camera probably won't make it through summer Top Rated Products   DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 (with 18-70mm lens) ZDNet Score: 8.3 Check prices >>   DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black) ZDNet Score: 8.4 Check prices >>   DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens) ZDNet Score: 8.7 Check prices >> Sponsored How much do IT professionals earn? Find out in the 2009 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member and get free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * How much do business professionals earn? Take our salary survey and find out once the salary benchmark wizard is completed. For Daily Deals... Check out ZDNet's Gadget Gal! Looking for cheap or discounted gadgets and gear? ZDNet's own Gadget Gal scours the Web each morning to bring you the best deals around. Check it out! Latest Posts SMARTPHONES & CELL PHONES Matthew Miller: Costco customers can buy the T-Mobile Dash 3G for only $89.99 DIGITAL CAMERAS & CAMCORDERS Janice Chen: Sony announces flash memory HD camcorders with built-in GPS MOBILE GADGETEER Matthew Miller: Google Chrome OS announced; it should just work THE TOYBOX Jennifer Bergen: Olympus celebrates 50 years of 'PEN' with E-P1 mini-camera; awesome video HOME THEATER Sean Portnoy: Study: LCD viewing angles are too narrow, many TV features are marketing fluff THE TOYBOX Andrew Nusca: Rumor: Apple 9.7-in. tablet coming October; $800 LAPTOPS & DESKTOPS John Morris: Why the luxury netbook is a non-starter Sponsored How much do IT professionals earn? Find out in the 2009 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member and get free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * How much do business professionals earn? Take our salary survey and find out once the salary benchmark wizard is completed. Most Popular Products   Onkyo HT-S3200 home theater system Check prices >>   Toshiba Satellite L305-S5955 Check prices >>   Monster Beats by Dr. Dre headphones Check prices >>	New This Week Dell Inspiron i1545-012B The Dell Inspiron i1545-012B is one of the better deals you'll find for a mainstream laptop priced less than $500. LG 42LH90 HDTV Deep black levels and accurate color help propel the LED-backlit LG LH90 series into the front row of the LCD picture quality class. Nikon CoolPix S220 The Nikon Coolpix S220 is an adequate, inexpensive choice for social network-loving photographers. Gateway SX2800-01 desktop A strong combination of performance and features all wrapped up in a design that fully embraces the merits of a slim tower PC. Garmin Nuvi 205W The entry-level Garmin Nuvi 205W is still one of the best choices available for users who want speedy performance without breaking the bank. E-mail the editor, Andrew Nusca BlueAnt X3 Bluetooth Headset - Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $39.95 Ibanez GRGM21 Mikro Electric Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $129.99 Sponsored White papers How much do IT professionals earn? Find out in the 2009 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member and get free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * How much do business professionals earn? Take our salary survey and find out once the salary benchmark wizard is completed. Free Webcast: Data Center Automation in an Uncertain Economy Discover how to more effectively manage and automate your virtualized environments - driving down IT costs and speeding your payback period. CDW Server Virtualization Profiler Tool Is your server environment a good candidate for virtualization? Should you adopt server virtualization software? Would blade servers make network management easier and save you money? Find out with this quick assessment. (CDW) JD Edwards ROI tool and Spotlight video If you haven't yet upgraded your JDE EnterpriseOne or World ERP platform to the latest release, find out what you're missing. First, view this 10-minute, on-demand video for a demonstration of the ROI assessment tool, then try out the interactive tool for yourself! (IBM) Live Webcast: IT Strategies for Supporting a Distributed Workforce Hear the top 6 strategies your IT help desk needs to know to provide faster, more reliable tech support to your increasingly mobile workforce.
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