Blog about Digital Cameras
[08/11/2010] Buying a Digital Camera
It is easy to be carried away when shopping for a new digital camera and buy the one that comes with the most “whistles and bells,” the highest number of Megapixels, and the longest list of features. However, the quality of the photos, the camera’s ease of use, and the total cost should remain the three decisive factors when buying a new digital camera. We will discuss three additional features that most users are either not familiar with or completely ignore, yet they are still quite important:
- Digital zoom is something that you should not take into account! Most merchants advertise their cameras by listing their Megapixels, optical zoom, and digital zoom and while the first two factors are something that you should take note of, digital zoom is not one of them. The optical zoom is the only “true” magnification that a camera comes with, while the digital zoom is achieved with the help of software, which enlarges the images at the expense of their quality. The result is almost always unusable image and therefore the digital zoom is a feature that you should ignore.
- Image stabilization features result in blur-free photos! If you are a professional photographer, then you might have a tripod, monopod, or other stabilization equipment and use it every time you want to take crisp and clear photos. However, the point of purchasing a compact digital camera is to be able to easily take it everywhere and still be able to snap high quality photos. If you expect to take night shots or photos in low light, fast action shots, and sports photos, then consider purchasing a camera with optical or digital image stabilization, or both. What these features do is compensate for camera shake – when using slower shutter speed holding your camera perfectly still is not an easy task, but the built-in image stabilization would easily compensate for minor vertical and horizontal shakes.
- Built-in microphone is a plus! The built-in microphone is still another feature that is easy to overlook, yet one that can make quite a bit of a difference. Almost all latest digital camera models have a built-in microphone and this allows the users to record movies with audio, which with some of the latest cameras can even match the quality of the camcorders. Another great use of the built-in microphone is the ability to add sound to your photos, which feature is known as Voice Memo or Voice Annotation. This allows the photographer to record short audio right after taking the picture, describing where and when the picture was taken, the location, the occasion, or any other information that they wish to add.
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