This web site presents the best compact digital cameras for real estate professionals. This site has links to Amazon.com for camera specifications, camera reviews and camera prices and to the cameras available on Ebay for bargain hunters and out of production cameras.

• Wide Angle Lens – 23mm or 28mm minimum (smaller number is better)The cameras presented all have a WIDE angle lens necessary for great real estate photos.  A good real estate camera MUST have a wide angle lens, be extremely portable and easy to use.

• On Camera FlashMost of the compact cameras have an on-camera flash that is great for taking photos of people up to 10 feet away. These on-camera flashes are not powerful enough to take high quality interior photographs, an external flash is required to take the highest quality interior photographs.  The links in the table point to Digital Slave Flashes that should work with most cameras, the recommended flash and generic flashes that are less expensive.

• Monopod or Tripod (Click on link for ebay auctions)A monopod (stores under your car seat) or tripod allows you to hold the camera very steady so you can adjust the camera exposure setting to get
  high quality interior photographs (see your camera manual on exposure setting)

Compact Cameras	Amazon link	Ebay link	Lens mm	MP	External Flash	Lens required
Kodak	V570	V570	23mm & 39-117mm	5	Digital Slave	none
Kodak	V705	V705	23mm & 39-117mm	7.1	Digital Slave	none
Kodak	P880	P880	24-140mm	8	P-20 Flash	none
Olympus	SP-550 UZ	SP-550 UZ	28-504mm	7.1	Digital Slave	none
Canon	SD800 IS	SD800 IS	28-105mm	7.1	Digital Slave	none
Panasonic	TZ3	TZ3	28-280mm	7.2	Digital Slave	none
Older Cameras
Panasonic	DMC-FX07	DMC-FX07	28-102mm	7.2	Digital Slave	none
Sony	DSC-R1	DSC-71	24-120mm	10.3	Digital Slave	none
Nikon	8400	8400	24-85mm	8	Generic Flash SB800 Flash	WC-E75 18mm wide angle lens FC-E9 fisheye lens (360 pano creation)
Canon	Pro 1	Pro 1	28-200mm	8	580EX Flash Generic Flash	WC-DC58
Canon	G6	G6	35-140mm	7.1	580EX  Flash Generic Flash	WC-DC58 for 24.5mm