The brand and model is a decision only you can make but, if you are wanting to photoshop get a camera that supports (shoots in) RAW . This way you have total control in a photo editing program.What's a good camera to choose if I'm going to photoshop all the pictures?
Your question can be taken in different ways...
If you want to know what would be sufficient because you will modify your pictures to some extreme measures.
Example: editing your pictures into cartoon like pictures. Then any type of camera should be good enough.
If you want to know the minimum editing power the camera needs to have because you are going to enhance the image quality in Adobe Photoshop then you should specify what use you are going to need that camera for.
Example: Do you want to simply document the life and times of your pet, family and friends or do you fancy yourself to become a digital artist?
The end result is not always about the image resolution. How much resolution you need to satisfy your objective can not be overlooked neither. The resolution will determine how much information the camera can capture as you take your picture.
The best detailed output is what you should really look at as a final choice. The camera with the highest mega-pixels might be useless if it is so slow that pictures come out blurry when taking pictures of someone in action. A good ';shake reduction system'; should be incorporated in the camera software as well.
If the camera has a bad automatic focus then you are not going to like the end result even if your camera has a 1000 megapixels super fast burst CMOS sensor. Photoshop cannot adjust the focus of a picture.
Yes, I know it's allot to look at and as specially when we don't know what to look for in a camera. As I said earlier, your need is what will justify your purchase. Do you need to take 60 and up to 1200 pictures a second to capture the perfect picture of a humming bird? In that case I would recommend the Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1. But you will be limited to 6 mega pixels. (still very high quality image should I say)
Personally, I would aim at a very well rounded digital camera such as the Canon EOS 450D - Digital Rebel XSi with great features such as 12.2 megapixel CMOS sensor DIGIC III Image Processor.
http://www.digitalcamerastyle.com/canon-eos-450d-digital-camera.
Look around in Digital Camera Style web site. Not only does it offer reviews and sample pictures taken with the digital cameras but you can also compare the prices for the same camera offered by different sites. You might even see one that is for sale at auction for a fraction of the retail sale price. Worth a look and lots of information there.
Good luck
You can't go wrong with a Nikon D40!
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