Top 5 Cameras for Bloggers

There are several reasons why this 7.2 megapixel camera tops the list here, despite not really pushing itself as a blogger's camera. For one thing, the $139 price tag is reasonable for most bloggers trying to build a money-making blog. Beyond that, it is compact (easy to carry everywhere to capture unexpected moments for the blog). It also makes it very easy to shoot in all types of situations for bloggers covering all different types of topics (there are shooting modes such as fall foliage and floral). It also features other extras that are handy with those active blogging and online, such as eBay mode, YouTube mode and an Easy Mode for beginners.

This camera not only looks good (it's slim, stylish, and comes in metallic black, green, blue or pink), but it makes the process from shooting to blog posting easy. The 10 megapixels on this camera mean you never have to worry whether an image will be of high enough quality for your blog (it will be, and then some). The Dual Blog Mode automatically resizes any still image or movie you've captured for posting pictures and videos to blogs, or social sites like YouTube.

This camera is especially wonderful for bloggers who capture a lot of action or shoot frequently in low light situations, be it kids or sports or evening travel shots. This 7-megapixel camera features Optical Image Stabilizer Technology to avoid issues with camera shake and blur. It isn't as slim and sleek as some of the other cameras, but it's certainly plenty compact enough (six ounces) for the blogger on the go. The image quality is also outstanding.

Mommy and daddy bloggers (or anyone with a personal blog), this is the blogging camera for you. Reason? The cool Smile Shutter Mode captures smiles when they happen, and you don't even need to press the shutter. The mode can be set to capture when your subject laughs, smiles or even grins, and it can even tell whether it's a child or grown up doing the grinning. The camera also features 7.2 megapixels, captures movies, anti-blur, and you can even get an adaptor to connect it to an HD television for HD viewing. Oh, and it comes in colors choices pink, blue, black or silver.

This camera offers an awful lot to a blogger who is new to photography and has a small camera budget. This camera features 8 megapixels, and 5x optical mode (versus the typical 3x on compact, budget cameras). Beginner photogs will enjoy the in-camera help mode and the simple scene modes, such as Portrait, Sunset, Night Scene, Sports and Landscape. This camera also shoots AVI video.