Wednesday, December 1, 2010

A Digital Camera Buying Guide for the Amateur Photographer

By Jim Howser


Although the major parts of the digital camera is much the same as the typical film camera, there are differences that may confuse people especially those who are making the jump from the film to digital format. It doesn't also help that digital cameras, even the most basic ones, typically have more buttons than the usual point and click film cameras. We hope that with this article, we can help you in identifying the parts of your digital camera.

How many megapixels do you really need? More advanced cameras come packed with more pixels. But before shelling out tons of money for that gazillion megapixel camera, keep in mind that there are other factors that have to be considered when buying a camera. Besides, a study showed that people, even experts, cannot see the difference between the prints of pictures taken by 5 and 10-megapixel cameras.

A slot for the storage media - while the film in a film camera is usually loaded on the back, the slot of the storage media differs from one type of digital camera to the other. The user manual can help you find where it is.

How much memory do you need? Are you the type of person who prefers to store your images on your camera instead of your computer? If that's the case, then you need to buy a memory with a larger capacity for your camera. It's also the case if you're a professional photographer using a digital SLR since cameras of this type use up more memory to store high-quality pictures.

Batteries are the lifeline of your camera - Therefore, when you buy a digital camera, you should make sure that a back up battery can be found easily just in case you run out of juice (which always happens when you least expect it). You should consider buying rechargeable batteries since they save a lot of money than buying the single-use variety.




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