i'm a student and have been itching to get a good, dependable camera to start snapping stuff my eyes see but cannot record. I know nuts about what camera to get so i'm extremely hesitant about starting with a manual camera since i can't go pro anytime soon. also, cash restriction makes it difficult to "try-out" cameras - it's one or none. any ideas? would u rather a digital or manual camera given the choice, if u were tinking of goin pro/amateur?