Tip To Choose Your Best Digital Camera

It seems that every month, if not every week, different manufacturers are coming up with the latest digital cameras to entice potential clients. And it's just not working for us!

After spending sizeable amount of time at the mall figuring out which is the best digital camera for us, we finally have enough money to buy for that eye-popping, 7 mega pixel, 10x digital zoom, potable, candy colored, up to 512MB expandable memory of super hi-speed SD memory card and not to mention very portable, (that will be the envy of almost everyone we know). We march to the mall armed with our life savings and lotsa pride in ourselves, when we pass by a new display - an eight mega pixel, up to 1G expandable memory, with built it mic and stereo surround, video playback capable, with 22 scenic modes kind-of-camera. And we sigh because the producer of this amazing gadget claims that this is the best digital camera yet out in the market. And so as we always want to have the best, armed with our life savings and a few credit cards, we buy the "best digital camera." But then again, that doesn't last too long, after two months or so, there's another "best digital camera."

And so it confuses us. What makes a digital camera, the best digital camera?

Well, there are certain factors to consider when looking for the "best digital camera" for us.

MEGAPIXELS. One of the most important features of digital camera to make it into the best digital camera category is its mega pixel property. The higher the mega pixels the better the actual photograph will come out. A mega pixel is equivalent to one million pixels. The resolution of your image is based upon the mega pixel property of your camera. This means that as you enlarge the picture, you would get more detail and less blurry colors.

LCD SIZE. The best digital camera will always have a large LCD to help you frame your subject without having to squint to the viewfinder. This is also helpful when reviewing your images, some cameras enable touch up and editing features with its LCD. A 1.5-inch display is average, a 2-inch LCD display is good, but the best LCD size would be 2.5 inches or higher.

ZOOM. Most digital cameras have both digital and optical zoom. A higher optical zoom is always better than a higher digital zoom. Digital cameras are usually furnished with optical of between 3x to 10x. The better the optical zoom, the higher it climbs up to the best digital camera category.

MEMORY CARD. Always make sure that your memory card is the right one for your digital camera. There are different types of memory card like the xD, SD, Flash card and the likes. And these types of memory cards go with certain types of digital cameras. of course memory storage is also up there in choosing the best digital cameras. Choose the size of memory that you need, if you're a photo junkie, you might need more than 32MB. Memory cards can go up to 1G.

The key point to find the best digital camera is to find one that will best fit you and your lifestyle. Don't just buy the latest or the one that claims they are the best digital cameras out in the market. You wouldn't want to buy a DSLR and use it with your home activities or family outing and have to lug it around?! Or you don't want to buy the latest point and shoot camera when you're serious about being a professional photographer. (Of course, you can use this for starters, but if you're not a novice photographer anymore, you wouldn't want to get this kind of camera.)

Actually, the best digital camera is the one that you will enjoy and use. Not the type that you'll just leave rotting in its box or after a few weeks of usage or so, up there in the attic.

Nikon D3000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera You Will Love It

 

Some will say this review is more for the amateurs but i hope this review from the obvious pros was great and very educating, but for someone who is DSLR illiterate, maybe this review was also looking for a no-nonsense.

Out of the box it was a snap to use. The quick start guide was just that. It got you up and running in no time. However, you have to be a finger contortionist just to get the strap properly affixed to the camera. No big deal; just took you about 10 minutes.

The accompanying lens is a cinch to attach to the body. This camera looks slick. It's more compact and a bit lighter than the other DSLR's.

Turn the camera on and the big 3" display lights up with all the camera data,  hope you to understand one day f-stop, aperature, numbers, other numbers, dots and squares, and so on.  Positively they all mean something. The included user manual says what all this stuff means, but not how a newbie can manipulate these settings to produce great pictures. But that's what this entry level camera is all about.

Set the camera to AUTO and shoot away. The camera does everything for you. AUTO is fine if you want immediate pictures. But start learning the camera's real capabilities (which only requires some light reading on-line or simple experimentation), and you're shooting your best photos ever.

This DSLR will take the picture as soon as you press the shutter button. And did you know this $450 camera will take the picture just as fast as the $5000 jobbers? Yes, you knew that. Here in this short review just to show that you don't need to spend loads of money on a camera to take great pictures. Use this camera for everyday pictures of the family, nature, vacations and what you like to take great pictures.

Some people don't like the fact that it doesn't have video. Who cares? Video cameras are for video. DSLR's are for taking pictures. Want video on a DSLR?

Overall, this camera has the ability to take incredible photos. Just learn what it's capable of and you'll be very happy with it.

Graduating from a point and shoot digital to a DSLR makes buying the Nikon D3000 the obvious choice.

Canon PowerShot SX210IS 14.1 MP - Super Cool For An Amateur Photographer

The roster of new compact megazooms for spring 2010 is very impressive with all the major manufacturers coming out with hot new cameras. The 14x zoom and 14 MP live up to the hype.

But the other features of the camera make it a tremendous little package. And it is indeed little. It fit comfortably in a cargo pant side pocket. Light and small.

The dedicated video button is a great idea and made more likely to shift to video than would have been without it. Also, maybe love the old style mode dial. Much more convenient and easy to use than a menu driven system. That being said, the menus and the navigation dial are very well put together and easy to navigate. A very bright, big and clear LCD screen.

Some will  love having manual focus, Aperture, Shutter, and program settings like on an old camera, and it was thrilled to see that the changes in settings showed up on the LCD to simulate what the shot would look like. Super cool for an amateur photographer and will help you taking a better picture in the future.

The shutter speed is fast but still not like a SLR . The lag between shots is less than my previous camera but still not perfect. You will  like that because you can shift back to the shooting screen before the previous image is finished writing to disk.

Strong low light performance. It was surprised at how well it did in pub lit mainly by Christmas lights. You will get clear, balanced shots when every other camera at the table was producing nothing worth keeping.

You'll need to do some homework to understand why those are not working for you. Also,you have not had success with shooting fast moving objects as well. 

Finally, battery life is a point of concern. On your first long day of shooting, maybe the battery signal will getting low before evening. So make sure you  order a backup battery to be sure that you won't run out of juice on a whole day away from home.

As long as battery life does not become a problem, it is a complete package and well worth the price in comparison to the other brands.