Good camera for a beginner photographer?

I'm a beginner so I don't want anything overly Professional and expensive, but I still want good quality pictures.





I took this with a this with a sony DSC-H3. Is it any good?








http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/1鈥?/a>Good camera for a beginner photographer?
Sony A300 is your next step.Good camera for a beginner photographer?
The Sony model is a good one, but it certainly will not put you into the realm of ';photographer'; since everything but the composition is decided by the camera.





Photographers use fully adjustable cameras so the have complete control over the shutter speed (frozen action using fast shutter speeds or implied action using slow shutter speeds), aperture (controlling the depth of field -- shallow or deep) and precision ISO and white balance control. When becoming a photographer, you have to have the necessary photo system. P%26amp;S cameras have far too many types of ';training wheels'; on them to allow you to take control of the camera.





If you are truly interested in becoming a photographer, look into taking a class to learn how to use a camera. Then if you still want to become a photographer, you will have the necessary skills to use an entry level DSLR with a fair amount of success.
I love it! Great close up of a cute lil guinea pig!





The only thing I would suggest for next time is not cutting out the guinea pig's head...it would look perfect if it was all fully in the picture.





And if you want a beginners camera, I know that over half the teenage population of photographers use a Canon XSi. I swear, almost every teenage photographer I see on Flickr uses one of those. They are on the cheap side, price wise, but are excellent starter cameras. I almost bought one for myself, being a beginner too. You can click here to see what kinds of pictures the XSi takes:





http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_鈥?/a>





And if you are thinking about buying one, then click here for more info:


http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/canon-r鈥?/a>





Hope I helped!