I am sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for help.
Currently I am using the most awful point-and-shoot camera which produces horribly blurry and noisy photographs and does not even give me the option to take uncompressed pics. As much as I am enjoying going out and taking a bunch of photos in new places; I feel like I could quadruple my enjoyment if the end product wasn't painful to look at due to the horrible picture quality.
So I need your help to choose a brand spankin' new camera for me to use. I am open to any suggestions; however I am preferably looking for a DSLR which is friendly for beginners, yet also has functions and modes which even pro's would be happy with, so in other words I am looking for a camera which is beginner friendly, not "too" pricey, but is also relatively future proof so I won't need to upgrade any time soon.
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[–] imfrickenbad 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
After like 3 months of research, I went with the D3300. Reasonably priced body, standard mounts, and not overly complicated, while still having access to a relatively full feature set.
thatguyron is on the money, especially the last bit. Try not to blow your entire budget on the body. A few nice lenses for an okay camera will generally get you a lot further than one lens on an amazing frame. If you ever decide to upgrade, most, if not all of your accessories (lenses, external flash, etc) will be compatible. Nikon is especially good about this, but Cannon makes some great stuff too.