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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

What You Need to Know Before Buying a Digital Camera

By Daniel Henderlei

The basic principle with digital cameras is light being focused onto a semiconductor, creating a digital image. Digital cameras have become more and more popular over the years, with digital technology showing great progress and advancement. They are now a key part of the paperless age, with photos now typically being stored on computers rather than printed.

Talk to those you know who own digital cameras before buying one. Friends and family can offer the best advice, and tell you which brands and models they favor or are disinclined towards. You can make a sound purchase when combining their experience with what you read on the Internet.

There are certain features that are especially useful for certain types of photographers. Nature lovers will find a large zoom lens to come in handy when taking pictures in the outdoors. Anyone who wants to shoot photos of children should look for fast response times, because they move quickly and you don't want blurs. Models that take good pictures in dim light will be helpful when taking photos where friends and family are in set poses.

For novices interested in photography, a simple all-around model should do until you learn more about the challenges of taking photos. There are two kinds of digital cameras - the Point-and-Shoot, and the Digital SLR.

The Point-and-Shoot

Beginners will like the point-and-shoot. It lives up to its name as most settings are automatic, and will adjust itself for you based on the environment and lighting. Customization can still be available as many cameras offer presets for environments like sunny, outdoors, indoors, etc.

With automatic settings, the focal length and ISO (light sensitivity) values are set for you. Different types of cameras focus on different settings.

The Compact is slim, and ranges in size from pocket cameras to ones than fit in a purse. Most compacts have wide-angle and zoom lenses, blur reduction, image stabilization, scene mode pre-sets, and face detection. They can also have LCD displays that are large despite the smallness of the camera.

For distant subjects, check out Optical Zoom cameras. They capture small details, and can crop a scene easily. Optical Zooms have a feature where the camera lens is physically adjusted to improve image quality, with a natural-looking image. Digital Zoom crops the image and then enlarges it to fill the frame - this affects the quality and clarity of the image. Cropping can also be done easily on your PC.

Digital SLR Cameras (Single Lens Reflex)

Digital SLR cameras are for advanced users - those who want to manage and control what the camera does, rather than just point and shoot. SLRs can offer interchangeable lenses, and have a myriad of manual controls. Many settings can still be automatic, but an SLR is best for those who want hands-on control instead of automatic settings.

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