Photography For Real Estate

The following table is designed to help you research your camera body purchase. The links in the table let you look at camera reviews and check prices.

My goal is NOT to list every camera body but only the most popular and widely used camera bodies from the major manufacturers. So just because the camera body you are thinking about using for shooting real estate isn’t on this list doesn’t mean it won’t work just fine. Most any DSLR will work fine for real estate photography. The lens you choose is much more important than the body. For information on lenses for real estate photography see the lenses page.

This table also lists a few of the compact (non-DSLR) camera that come with a wide enough angle lens for use in real estate photography. The criteria for putting the compact cameras on the list below is they must have at least a 24mm (35mm effective) wide angle lens.

Nikon DSLRs for Real Estate Shooting
	Nikon D90	Nikon D90 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 12.3 MP	High resolution screen 920k dots	$1,944.44 body only
	Nikon D5000	Nikon D5000 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 12.3 MP	Flip-out screen Great for movies	$822.99 body only
	Nikon D3100-rumor	Nikon D3100-rumor review APS-C (1.6x crop), 14.2 MP	Full HD 1080p @ 24fps	$699.00 w/ 18-55mm lens
	Nikon D3000	Nikon D3000 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 10.2 MP	Light-weight 536 g	$449.95 body only
	Nikon D300S	Nikon D300S review APS-C (1.5x crop), 12.3 MP	Built-in focus motor Autofocuses with more lenses	$1,429.99 body only
	Nikon D700	Nikon D700 review Full frame, 12.1 MP	Low noise at high ISO 2,303 ISO	click to see body only
	Nikon D3S	Nikon D3S review Full frame, 12.1 MP	Low noise at high ISO 3,253 ISO	$5,199.95 body only
Canon DSLRs for Real Estate Shooting
	Canon Rebel T2i	Canon Rebel T2i review APS-C (1.6x crop), 18 MP	Full HD 1080p @ 30fps	$799.99 body only
	Canon Rebel T1i	Canon Rebel T1i review APS-C (1.6x crop), 15.1 MP	Full HD 1080p @ 20fps	$577.00 body only
	Canon 7D	Canon 7D review APS-C (1.6x crop), 18 MP	Rapid fire 8 fps	$1,515.00 body only
	Canon Digital Rebel XS	Canon Digital Rebel XS review APS-C (1.6x crop), 10.1 MP	Light-weight 502 g	$644.95 body only
	Canon 50D	Canon 50D review APS-C (1.6x crop), 15.1 MP	Great viewfinder Pentaprism	$2,025.00 body only
	Canon 5D Mark II	Canon 5D Mark II review Full frame, 21 MP	Low noise at high ISO 1,815 ISO	$2,479.00 body only
	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV review APS-H (1.3x crop), 16.1 MP	High ISO (boost) 102,400 ISO	$4,949.00 body only
Sony DSLRs for Real Estate Shooting
	Sony DSLR-A230	Sony DSLR-A230 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 10.2 MP	Light-weight 490 g	$529.00 w/ 18-55mm, 55-200mm lenses
	Sony DSLR-A550	Sony DSLR-A550 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 14.2 MP	High resolution screen 922k dots	$599.00 body only
	Sony DSLR-A500	Sony DSLR-A500 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 12.3 MP	High ISO 12,800 ISO	$469.00 body only
	Sony DSLR-A380	Sony DSLR-A380 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 14.2 MP	Has live view Preview your photos	$719.99 w/ 18-55mm, 75-300mm lenses
	Sony DSLR-A850	Sony DSLR-A850 review Full frame, 24.6 MP	Large viewfinder 0.74x	$1,939.95 body only
	Sony DSLR-A900	Sony DSLR-A900 review Full frame, 24.6 MP	Large viewfinder 0.74x	$3,149.99 w/ 50mm lens
Pentax DSLRs for Real Estate Shooting
	Pentax K-x	Pentax K-x review APS-C (1.5x crop), 12.4 MP	Low noise at high ISO 811 ISO	$509.95 body only
	Pentax K-7	Pentax K-7 review APS-C (1.5x crop), 14.6 MP	High resolution screen 921k dots	$851.53 body only
Olympus DSLRs for Real Estate Shooting
	Olympus E-620	Olympus E-620 review Four thirds (2x crop), 12.3 MP	Flip-out screen Great for movies	click to see body only
	Olympus E-520	Olympus E-520 review Four thirds (2x crop), 10 MP		$685.28 body only
	Olympus E-30	Olympus E-30 review Four thirds (2x crop), 12.3 MP	Great viewfinder Pentaprism	$829.95 body only
Sigma DSLRs for Real Estate Shooting
	Sigma SD15	Sigma SD15 review Four thirds (1.7x crop), 4.6 MP		$989.00 body only
Point and shoots for Real Estate Shooting (PRO)
	Panasonic DMC-LX3	Panasonic DMC-LX3 review 24 mm, f/2.0	Large sensor 1/1.7" 8x6mm	$399.95
	Panasonic DMC-LX5	Panasonic DMC-LX5 review 24 mm, f/2.0	New July, 2010	$499.00
	Samsung TL500	Samsung TL500 review 24 mm, f/1.8	OLED Screen Bright and vivid	$398.95
	Ricoh GX100	Ricoh GX100 review 24 mm, f/2.5	Long exposures 180 seconds	$299.00
Point and shoots for Real Estate Shooting
	Fujifilm HS10	Fujifilm HS10 review 24 mm, f/2.8	Great zoom 30x	$403.49
	Panasonic DMC-FX700	Panasonic DMC-FX700 review 24 mm, f/2.2	Full HD 1080p @ 30fps	$399.00
	Samsung TL350	Samsung TL350 review 24 mm, f/2.4	High speed movies 1,000 fps	$349.00
	Canon SD3500 IS	Canon SD3500 IS review 24 mm, f/2.8	Large screen 3.5"	$256.49
	Samsung HZ35W	Samsung HZ35W review 24 mm, f/3.2	Great zoom 15x	$349.00
	Sony DSC-WX5	Sony DSC-WX5 review 24 mm, f/2.4	CMOS Sensor Better in low light	$299.00
	Sony DSC-WX1	Sony DSC-WX1 review 24 mm, f/2.4	CMOS Sensor Better in low light	$227.77
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