When purchasing a camera body that works well for photographing children, you’ll want to take into consideration a few things.  First, you’ll want a camera that can produce clean images at higher ISO’s.  This will allow you to shoot inside homes or at shady parks and still get clean images and minimize the need for flash.  I would also recommend that you have a full-frame sensor camera that will allow for greater depth of field that will help the child stand out while blurring the background.  A cropped sensor will work, but it will be more difficult to throw the background out of focus.

Below you’ll see my recommendations for cameras from good to best.  If you are a professional or plan to become one, I recommend selecting from the best options.  Why start out with the wrong equipment only to upgrade later?  Start out right.

When photographing children you will want a fast lens that  allow you to shoot indoors in their bedrooms, or outside at a shaded park.  These lenses are the same for several other types of photography so they should be in your camera bag as soon as possible.