Sure, you could hit the first store you see to buy a Canon Powershot camera. But in this economy, do you really want to risk paying too much for your brand new digicam?

This morning I found a news article on the best places to buy digital cameras. I always bought my camera stuff at a speciality store, but that will be changing now. Especially seeing as I could have saved $50 on Powershot SD1200 IS.

Here’s what’s mentioned in the article:

“Unless you shop at a local camera specialty store, we found that your best bet for buying a digital camera is to seal the deal online. Your neighborhood electronics emporium may not have the camera you’re looking for in-house, but you can likely find that model on the store’s Website.”

A camera speciality store will have close to every product available. Unfortunately, the price can reflect this.

“In our examination, Web-only outlets fared extremely well, with Amazon leading the pack in selection and pricing.”

Another great thing about Amazon is the customer reviews. For example, this link will take you to 567 Powershot SD1200 reviews. Any consumer can write a review here and rate a camera on 5 points.

More info on where to buy Canon Powershot cameras, click here.

For the full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR2010052303153.html