When I bought my first digital camera, it was only last year when I bought one for myself. My sisters and my parents usually give me what I need without me asking so prior to this my other sister, who works overseas, gave  me her old canon camera because she already has 2 (one is an slr, the other a point and shoot camera).  Anyways, when the camera given to me by my sister was busted, I decided to buy a new one.  Since cameras are costly, I read all the Digital Cameras Reviews that I came across with on the world wide web.  And then I narrowed it down to the brands that I want and then I narrowed down by their features and then lastly by price.  That was how I did it.