Digital cameras all break sooner or later, either because of accidental damage or because of normal wear and tear. One thing you need to bear in mind before you buy a digital camera is that they don't last as long as film cameras. Many people have got film cameras which are twenty years old or more, but you're certainly never going to find this with digital cameras.
You'll also find that some cameras have design flaws, such as the Canon A70 which has black stripes across the screen. Most however will simply fall victim to mechanical failure in much the same way as practically all electronic devices.
Should you rather stay away from digital cameras? The answer to that is No", because once you purchase one, you'll never think about photography in the same way again, and you'll also be sorry you left it so long. With that said, you need to accept the fact the day will come when you camera will fail.
Even though this may put some people off from spending too much on a nice digital camera, most people realize that it's unavoidable if you wish to go digital. You can however minimize your losses if you do your homework before you actually buy your camera. By a reading through some user reviews, you'll soon discover which makes and models tend to have design flaws.
Don't put all your pictures on one card. After returning from a trip to Asia, I eagerly inserted one of my memory cards into a card reader to download my new pictures. For still unexplained reasons (likely a static electricity discharge), a card that should have held over 200 pictures was suddenly rendered blank. Two weeks and $250 later, I had recovered about 90% of my pictures, but the rest were lost permanently.
The moral of the story? Like any other technology, flash memory is not flawless. It is very rare to lose images, but it does happen, and the fact that I had spread my pictures between 5 memory cards protected me from the possibility of losing two weeks' worth of irreplaceable vacation memories. Given the choice between choosing a single 1GB memory card, or four 256MB cards, I will always choose multiple cards.
Print and display your pictures. Far too many people take great digital images, only to have them languish in obscurity on their hard drive, never to be enjoyed by others. Don't let this happen to you.
There are nowadays a number of online image hosting and printing companies such as Kodak Gallery and Snapfish for example. These companies can convert your digital pictures into top quality prints of any size. All you need to do is upload your pictures to their websites, and then you can go ahead and order your prints. You can also have them printed onto things like calendars, t-shirts, and mouse pads.
If you want to see more of your own pictures, nothing beats using them as a screen saver on your computer. Simply right-click on your desktop, choose Properties/Screen Saver/Settings, and you can direct your computer to the pictures you wish to use. Set the screensaver to change images every 10 seconds and you'll have an instant slide show every time your computer is idle.
You'll also find that some cameras have design flaws, such as the Canon A70 which has black stripes across the screen. Most however will simply fall victim to mechanical failure in much the same way as practically all electronic devices.
Should you rather stay away from digital cameras? The answer to that is No", because once you purchase one, you'll never think about photography in the same way again, and you'll also be sorry you left it so long. With that said, you need to accept the fact the day will come when you camera will fail.
Even though this may put some people off from spending too much on a nice digital camera, most people realize that it's unavoidable if you wish to go digital. You can however minimize your losses if you do your homework before you actually buy your camera. By a reading through some user reviews, you'll soon discover which makes and models tend to have design flaws.
Don't put all your pictures on one card. After returning from a trip to Asia, I eagerly inserted one of my memory cards into a card reader to download my new pictures. For still unexplained reasons (likely a static electricity discharge), a card that should have held over 200 pictures was suddenly rendered blank. Two weeks and $250 later, I had recovered about 90% of my pictures, but the rest were lost permanently.
The moral of the story? Like any other technology, flash memory is not flawless. It is very rare to lose images, but it does happen, and the fact that I had spread my pictures between 5 memory cards protected me from the possibility of losing two weeks' worth of irreplaceable vacation memories. Given the choice between choosing a single 1GB memory card, or four 256MB cards, I will always choose multiple cards.
Print and display your pictures. Far too many people take great digital images, only to have them languish in obscurity on their hard drive, never to be enjoyed by others. Don't let this happen to you.
There are nowadays a number of online image hosting and printing companies such as Kodak Gallery and Snapfish for example. These companies can convert your digital pictures into top quality prints of any size. All you need to do is upload your pictures to their websites, and then you can go ahead and order your prints. You can also have them printed onto things like calendars, t-shirts, and mouse pads.
If you want to see more of your own pictures, nothing beats using them as a screen saver on your computer. Simply right-click on your desktop, choose Properties/Screen Saver/Settings, and you can direct your computer to the pictures you wish to use. Set the screensaver to change images every 10 seconds and you'll have an instant slide show every time your computer is idle.
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