But choosing one digital SLR over another can be an intimidating proposition. Here are a half-dozen models worth considering.

A view to a thrill

Sony's DSLR-A350 - (alpha) digital SLR camera offers a handy feature familiar to point-and-shoot camera users called Live View, which lets you see the image you're about to take on the 2.7-inch LCD screen, complete with autofocus.

Shutterbug delight

The new Nikon D60 is one of the company's smallest and easiest-to-use digital SLRs - it lets fumbling photographers feel like pro shooters. The 10.2-megapixel camera enjoys an instant start-up time of 0.19 seconds, three-frames-per-second continuous shooting mode and Nikon's EXPEED image processor for high-definition digital photos.

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