Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Digital Camera Buying Guide - Fun Facts About Digital Cameras and Digital Photography

By Jim Howser


The price of a digital camera nowadays has been depreciating. One of the main reasons for this is because of the introduction of CMOS image sensors. This is because CMOS sensors are less expensive and are easier to manufacture than CCD sensors.

Most tape-less models however, only offer the TFT screen to preview your captured video and to view while you make a recording. When you need to get closer to the action, a zoom lens can be a great feature. Don't get swayed by the digital zoom figure however; as no matter how large it may be, you should always base your final decision on the optical zoom.

The optical zoom will give you a true indication of the video image, where digital zooms interpolate the available pixels to zoom in on an image. Optical zooms will normally range around the 10X mark, with digital zooms ranging from 100X and above.

If you're a photo freak, be sure that you have enough memory in your camera to take all the wacky, freaky, funny and just about any photo you can. Think 512MB if you"re a photo junkie and takes pictures of just about anything.

Another feature of the digital camera is a sensor that converts light into electrical charges. A charge coupled device or CCD is an image sensor that is found in a digital camera. While other low-end digital cameras use complimentary metal oxide semiconductor or CMOS as an image device, it is still better and will be used more in the future.

If you are going to be bringing it everywhere, choose a handy and portable digital camera. This way, it won't always feel as heavy and bulky as those cameras that you see professional photographers are always dragging on their neck. Don't they ever get tired of that?!




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