The Best Way to Buy a Good Digital Camera
Are you in the market for a new digital camera or perhaps you are just need to upgrade an older model. Hi, I'm Skye Benns here to help you decide what model is best for you. To many megapixels are still important to many camera shoppers and its partially because this feature is talked about so frequently. A digital camera's megapixel rating describes the picture's resolution. Higer numbers in terms of resolution mean that you camera will deliver larger higher quality prints. Some inexpensive digital camera models have resolutions as high as 12 megapixels, although, lower resolutions can still produce high quality photos. The tradeoff is that higher resolution images take up more space on your camera's memory card, so you'll fill up the card faster. At its highest resolution, a 5 MP digital camera on average can store six to eight images on a 16 megabyte starter memory card.
But the size of the camera's memory card that comes in the box is not a big deal becaue you'll always have to acquire another one. Usually these cards cost less than $25 and not more than $50 for two gigs of storage. If your only goal is to produce large copies or crop your stunning photos, almost any digital camera being sold today will have enough resolution. But a camera needs more than just a high megapixel count in order to shoot some good-looking pictures. All compact digital and DLSR cameras come with a LCD screen. These vary in size between 1 to 3 three inches. A good LCD is essential for knowing you got the shot you wanted and quality varies widely. Many photos that looked well in sunlight will become grainy in lower light. Some cameras have an optical view finder, which is a convenient backup for framing shots, and if you turn off the LCD, you'll save battery power. Cheaper camera brands often come without a powerful optical zoom.
Most cameras offer at least a three times optical zoom, and some offer a zoom as high as 15 times. Such lense are ideal for nature or sports photography, but you will need a tripod to avoid blurry photos at extreme telephoto lengths. Most new cameras offer some sort of image stabilization, which can help reduce its blurriness. But it only is efficient to a certain point. You should try use the camera auto-focus zoom to the maximum to ensure that there is slow to focus in low light and then consider a slight decrease. Some cameras have auxiliary lights that help them focus in dim settings. That's important for many indoor shots. Both digital and DSLR cameras allow you to shoot in a fully automated mode. Just press the button to take a picture. Some cameras also offer aperture and shutter priority modes, so you can adjust the size of a lens opening or how long the shutter stays open, and the camera automatically controls the other variable.
A photographer who is serious about his craft will value these controls as well as full manual control. For pictures taken close up or situations in which your camera can'g get a focus look, switching to a manual focus can help capture the shot. Almost any digital camea on the market will give you the option to choose w white balance setting in the presets. The communicates to the camera which elements should look white and by inference which elements should appear black and everything in between. If you're concerned about color accuracy, look for a custom white balance mode in which you press the shutter button while aiming at a white object. One of the hottest new features on the new models is face detection. When you're photographing people, they adjust the focus and exposure accordingly. Try the camera out. Some cameras feature commands and menus that are simplier to us than other brands. How easily can you reach common settings resolution, macro mode, flash, and exposure adjustments?
And how easy it is to playback just taken photos. Check the lag time between when you press the shutter button and when the camera actually takes the picture, and find out how quickly the camera powers up and how long you must wait between taking pictures. Look for rechargeable batteries and a charger. Most people don't realize how the cost of disposable batteries really can add up overtime. Battery life and cost often aren't related. Many inexpensive digital cameras have good battery life, and some expensive models use up a charge fast. Either way, its always prudent to buy a few pair of spare batteries. And finally, consider investing in a memory card reader and camera dock. A memory card reader allows you to download pictures directly from the camera storage media. If you have another memory card, you can continue to shoot while the photos are downloading to your PC or MAC.
Alternatively, some cameras come with a dock, and some of these offer a dedicated button for uploading all of your new photos, and a dock also charges the camera's battery. Good luck with your camera shopping.
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