5 Things To Look For Before Buying A Digicam
While buying a camera for yourself, there are a certain things you need to know about cameras. Despite the advancements in the field of photography, the basics remain the same.
1. Resolution Is Not What You Think
A major misconception about the quality of pictures is that the more megapixels lead to a better picture. This is not always true.
Higher resolution pictures do give an advantage of cropping a picture and also to print high resolution large pictures, but even a normal camera these days gives you an adequate clarity and range. The question to ask yourself while looking for the resolution of the camera is, "how large will the photos I will print?" A normal 5-6 megapixel camera is all you need if you are an occasional photographer. This way you will even save more space on your memory card.
2. Camera Is Not All You Require
Apart from the camera, other stuff relating to it like the memory card, Lenses (if you are buying a DSLR), spare Batteries/ AA batteries, lens attachments etc.
Usually the extras you buy are not inclusive within the camera price. A retailer comes with a bundled price for the entire extras, but you will have to choose which suits your camera the best.
For example, a Digital camera may or may not use AA-size battery. AA-size batteries are preferable, if you are a traveller and love exploring rugged and rustic locales and usually need more battery power. AA-size Alkaline batteries like Duracell provide more power back-up than usual rechargeable cells and last up to 10 times longer than super heavy duty batteries.
When your AA-size battery runs out of power, you can simply replace them with another set of AA-size battery. This is not possible for a camera which runs on rechargeable cells, once the battery runs out of power; you'll have to recharge them by plugging into a power cord to recharge it. You will not face the hassles of recharging it or find a power outlet to recharge your batteries.
Duracell AA-size batteries can also be used for your other gadgets.
3. DSLR Or SLR Camera
Digital SLRs are not so cheap but are affordable but are not for everyone. They are usually bigger in size, need to change camera lenses and are complicated than point and shoot cameras. If you still wish to buy a DSLR camera, better go for a DSLR which uses AA-size battery power.
4. Check How Big A Photo Can Be Zoomed
Cameras come with either optical zoom or digital zoom.
Digital zoom only enlarges the picture keeping the same number of pixels; this often leads to pixelated pictures.
An optical zoom makes your object look bigger without pixelating the picture. Always go for a camera which provides optical zoom which varies from 3x-12x Optical zoom.
These are only some major things you need to look in a camera before buying it. There are other details which have to be dealt with but are not important as these factors are.
5. Do Some Basic Research
All companies want to promote the cameras they make. Don't fall for promotions. Read reviews, consult experts and choose the best that suits you in terms of budget and usage.
1. Resolution Is Not What You Think
A major misconception about the quality of pictures is that the more megapixels lead to a better picture. This is not always true.
Higher resolution pictures do give an advantage of cropping a picture and also to print high resolution large pictures, but even a normal camera these days gives you an adequate clarity and range. The question to ask yourself while looking for the resolution of the camera is, "how large will the photos I will print?" A normal 5-6 megapixel camera is all you need if you are an occasional photographer. This way you will even save more space on your memory card.
2. Camera Is Not All You Require
Apart from the camera, other stuff relating to it like the memory card, Lenses (if you are buying a DSLR), spare Batteries/ AA batteries, lens attachments etc.
Usually the extras you buy are not inclusive within the camera price. A retailer comes with a bundled price for the entire extras, but you will have to choose which suits your camera the best.
For example, a Digital camera may or may not use AA-size battery. AA-size batteries are preferable, if you are a traveller and love exploring rugged and rustic locales and usually need more battery power. AA-size Alkaline batteries like Duracell provide more power back-up than usual rechargeable cells and last up to 10 times longer than super heavy duty batteries.
When your AA-size battery runs out of power, you can simply replace them with another set of AA-size battery. This is not possible for a camera which runs on rechargeable cells, once the battery runs out of power; you'll have to recharge them by plugging into a power cord to recharge it. You will not face the hassles of recharging it or find a power outlet to recharge your batteries.
Duracell AA-size batteries can also be used for your other gadgets.
3. DSLR Or SLR Camera
Digital SLRs are not so cheap but are affordable but are not for everyone. They are usually bigger in size, need to change camera lenses and are complicated than point and shoot cameras. If you still wish to buy a DSLR camera, better go for a DSLR which uses AA-size battery power.
4. Check How Big A Photo Can Be Zoomed
Cameras come with either optical zoom or digital zoom.
Digital zoom only enlarges the picture keeping the same number of pixels; this often leads to pixelated pictures.
An optical zoom makes your object look bigger without pixelating the picture. Always go for a camera which provides optical zoom which varies from 3x-12x Optical zoom.
These are only some major things you need to look in a camera before buying it. There are other details which have to be dealt with but are not important as these factors are.
5. Do Some Basic Research
All companies want to promote the cameras they make. Don't fall for promotions. Read reviews, consult experts and choose the best that suits you in terms of budget and usage.
