subject: Important Things To Consider Before Buying A Digital Camera [print this page] If you're currently in search of a new digital camera, then there's a strong possibility that you don't even know where to start, considering there is just so many cameras and features to choose from. In fact, you'll probably find you don't even know what some of the terms mean, and if that's the case, you're certainly not the only one. With that said, let's go ahead and take a look at a few features which you should be thinking about when you go shopping for a new camera.
The vast majority of people purchase a camera based either on its price or on its brand. In my opinion, I don't think it's wise to focus too much on either, although of course you do need to take your budget into consideration. What many people don't realize is that inexpensive cameras are often a lot better than the expensive ones. Rather than focus on a brand name, you should instead be looking for different features.
First of all, let's take a look at view-finders. These come in either EVF or traditional, but is worthwhile bearing in mind that it won't make any real difference, no matter which one you choose. In fact, you can even get digital cameras which use the same traditional view-finder used in non-digital cameras.
Practically all of to today's digital cameras have an electronic viewfinder. Optical viewfinders are still in use, but they are not as popular as the electronic version.
Almost all digital cameras have an LCD screen, and this is something you need to think about when you purchase your camera. After all, some screens are smaller than others, and some are of a better quality, so it really depends on what you want.
In my opinion however, the most important thing you should be thinking about is resolution. This is what measures the clarity of a picture, and it also lets you determine how good the quality of a picture will be if you reproduce it.
When you go shopping for a camera you will hear about megapixels. This is the standard measure of resolution. Most cameras can offer at least 3 to 7 megapixels. Don't go lower than this. Any lower than this range, and you'll end up with blurry photos. The higher the megapixels the better the photo quality and the more you can enlarge the image without affecting clarity.
If you've already started shopping around for a new digital camera, then you'll no doubt already know just how many there are to choose from. Rather than make the wrong choice, try to use the information in this article so that you'll end up with a camera with which you are completely happy.
