Digital Cameras Buy Guide - 0 views
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Arif Mahmood on 18 Dec 091) Do not assume that a cheap product is always low in quality and productivity. Same apply to cameras. Less expensive camera might be enough for your needs. All depends what features you are looking for, to satisfy your hobby, professional use, wanna gift to some one, family use etc. 2) Point and shoot Vs digital SLR: Point and shoot digital cameras may be easier to use, but digital SLR cameras provide you with much more creative control. 3) Camera grip: Larger cameras some time have small hand grips. The grip should be comfortable and follow the camera curves. Untenably small cameras have no grip. 4) Megapixels: It's the quality of pixels, not the numbers, which gives a high quality pictures. It's mainly the lens quality and camera's response time in terms of picture quality. In general 5-6 mega pixels is enough for routine use. 5) Speed: In low quality cameras there is a time lag between pressing the button and actually taking the picture. Frame rate of at least 5 frames per second is ok. Cameras with slower frame rates or of low memory are irritating. 6) Battery: Many cameras use proprietary batteries, rather than standard AA batteries. Consider an additional battery if you are going to work outdoor for long hours. 7) Weight: A Digital SLR will give a better quality pictures and can actually be easier to operate than a point and shoot digital camera but that's at the cost of more weight and more price. 8) Memory: Secure Digital cards (SD) are in widespread use and vary in their capacity. Compact Flash cards are the standard in higher end SLRs. Compact Flash drives and its software work with all major systems. 9) Consider accessories: The essential accessories are not always part of the package like memory card and batteries. Choose a memory card with enough capacity to hold at least 400 images at the camera's highest JPEG resolution. 10) Zoom: There are 2 types of zooms, digital and optical zoom. Optical zoom uses the lens itself to brin
