Friday, December 10, 2010

Digital Camera Shopping - Buying Tips

By Joanna Quinn


When you start shopping for a camera, there are a few things you should know prior to picking one only because it looked nice.

The ability to take a photo and share it with others is rather a fun and exciting thing to do. I'll explain some of the best features for cameras, below.

Resolution - Your resolution is going to play a big role in whether or not your photos come out clear and sharp. Resolution is measured in pixels. Obviously, the more pixels a camera has, the higher the resolution will be.

Zoom - If you really are looking for a zoom, you'll need to look for optical zoom. Optical zoom will bring an image closer as the lenses adjust. Optical zoom is the real zoom.

On the other hand, digital zoom really isn't a zoom at all. Digital zoom is what you can do on your computer when blow a picture's size up. It doesn't actually "zoom" in. It only makes the pixels larger on the screen.

Lens & CCD Size - Another aspect of taking the most brilliant pictures as possible is the CCD size. Larger CCDs will take more defined photos.

Portable cameras will almost always offer a .25" lens in diameter. These are good for outdoor use when the sun is shining. They usually tend not to do so well indoors.

Almost all mid-range cameras will offer a 1" lens in diameter. These will take really great pictures outside as well as having little problems with pictures indoors.

Larger cameras fall into the SLR range. Their lens size is usually around 1.5" in diameter. These types of cameras can be as easy to use as the point and shoot ones.

They are also designed to take brilliant pictures in almost all conditions and offer custom film and shudder speed. The megapixels may also be higher. These will be the most expensive models.




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