Digital Camera Buying Guide
If you want highphotography'>digital photography or a seasoned artist looking for an upgrade, our guide will help you sort through camera types, models, and prices for the best fit to suit your needs.
Getting Started
In product descriptions, phrases like
pixels,
compression,
digital zoom, may all seem like a foreign language, leaving you with no clue as to where to begin. Let's start by deciphering this common camera lingo. This will make you more knowledgeable about what you are looking to buy.
* '''Pixels : '''These are individual dots that make up a picture. In other words, the more pixels, the higher the
resolution of a
picture. The higher the resolution, the better and crisper looking the
images can be. For internet sharing of pictures or a
multimedia demonstration, a 3-4
megapixel camera will suffice. For quality
printing of 8x10 photos, 5 megapixels or greater are the better bet.
* '''Compression : ''' Images are ''compressed'' when they are being saved into a
picture quality you are going for.
* '''Memory : '''Some cameras have a
image storage.
* '''LCD Screen''' : The
LCD serves as a small
monitor, showing the camera's menus, settings, and previously taken images. This also functions as a large viewfinder on most digital cameras.
* '''Optical Zoom: '''This type of zoom works just like a film camera would. The image quality will stay the same if it is in the zoom range.
* '''Digital Zoom''': The image crops to a smaller size, and then the enlarged cropped portion fills the screen again.
Learning Camera Categories
What camera type is right for you?
automatic exposure but with little manual controls.
Intermediate Models
filters.
"Prosumer" Models
"Prosumer" is a term fusing the words 'professional' and 'consumer' together. Huge photo buffs and even
hard drives, and that is a tremendous amount of
pictures.
Accessories For Your Digital Camera
Once you have a camera selected, have fun enhancing its capabilities with various camera accessories!
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