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Digital Cameras - Making the Upgrade
When you get your hands on your newly developed prints you can't help but be disappointed with how they've turned out.
Some are a little blurry and out of focus, while others have a large black smudge across them. Attached to the photo is a helpful sticker politely telling you to keep your grubby fingers away from the lens when taking a photo.
Maybe its time for a change? A digital camera. At least then you could see if your finger is over the lens. But which one? There are so many things to consider when buying a digital camera that many people are put off by the idea and go back to the familiar.
The first step when considering a new camera is to decide what your going to use it for? Will you be traveling a lot, do you want to learn more about photography in the future or would you rather have it sort out all the settings for you? What will you do with the photos you take?
If you want basic 6 x 4 prints you wont need a massively high resolution camera but if you want to print a3 or larger you will have to invest in a few more megapixels.
Once you've decided what your needs are you then need to consider a make of camera? Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Samsung, Kodak or Pentax. The number of megapixels it has and also the features.
If you intend to get into more advanced photography you might consider an SLR camera and subsequently you might want to look into getting some lenses.
Now adays its very hard to get hold of a camera less than six megapixels. In a few months time you might struggle to find a phone with less than five megapixels in its camera.
A megapixel is a million pixels, the more pixels an image has the greater the detail in the image. A camera with 8 megapixels is perfect for pretty much all your needs.
With all these megapixels floating around your going to need somewhere to store your photos. All modern cameras come with a memory card slot and always include a small memory stick in the box.
The memory card is usually sufficient to store a few photos but your going to want to invest in a large capacity memory card. A 2 gigabyte one is the perfect size if your going to take a lot of good quality photos.
The major difference between digital cameras and film is the presence of a screen to preview the image before taking the photo. This helps to prevent photos from being out of focus.
Some digital cameras still come with a viewfinder but most will just have an LCD screen. The bigger the the screen the easier it is to see how your final photo will come out.
The danger of having a large screen is the possibility of it getting scratched and smudged. You can buy silicone cases with screen protectors for most cameras now.
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