Digital Cameras - Tips On Choosing the Best Digital Camera

by: Joe Islab
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With technology advancing, and also with prices tumbling,
digital cameras are becoming more and more affordable for
everyone. However for some people choosing a camera can be a
nightmare when it comes down to choosing what they actually
need, and then there is the techno language nightmare of things
like slr or p&s and how many pixels are needed. So we thought we
would break it down for a few basics, to help people get started.

In a nutshell a digital camera is basically a device that
converts images into electronic data. Now as you go up the scale
of these machines they can do much more than take pictures. For
instance some of the latest multifunctional digital cameras can
do videos with sound. Now for your digital camera to take
pictures it needs memory to store all of its data. And whilst a
cheap digital camera can use onboard memory to store it's data,
when you get to some of the more advanced pieces of kit, then
quite often they will come with a removable memory card that
store data temporarily. Digital cameras use secure digital
cards, XD cards or memory stick cards in order to store data.

Of course, with all the different options on the market these
days, you have to buy something that suits your needs. Digital
cameras come with different price ranges that enable you to
choose the best as per your budget. One of the first things to
take into consideration is how sharp an imagegood a resolution
you want your picture to be. After all the better quality you
want the more you are going to pay, and do you really need the
all singing all dancing version if it is just to take a few
photos once or twice a year?

Coming back to the pixels we mentioned earlier, it is worth
bearing in mind that a large number of pixels does not
necessarily mean a better image so be cautious when purchasing.
Also if you are wanting to post your images to a website, or
view them on a computer, you are probably better off with a low
resolution digital camera. One final thing as well is to not get
to hung up on having a high capacity memory card, as a low
capacity memory card can work just as well.

Finally do you need an slr camera or a p&s(point and shoot)? If
you are brand new to photography as well as digital cameras I
would recommend going down the p&s route, especially if you are
just using your camera every now and again.
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