subject: The New Lumix Zs3 Digital Camera Features 10.1-megapixels [print this page] There are many of things take into consideration when buying a digital camera. With new models coming out continuously, each with much better functions then before, it can really be quite difficult for non technical people to make the right decision.
For most novice digital photographers a very important element to think about is how many mega pixels the digital camera is capable of. The more mega pixels, the higher the image quality will be. Four to six mega pixels is probable fine when you are only doing amateur type photography.
The higher you go with mega pixels the more important the quality of lenses of the digital camera will be too, but at the low end (3 to 5 mega pixels) this is less important.
You need to check this before buying a digital camera, because what this basically means is that the digital camera is only really 5 mega pixels and the camera's software is going to try and enhance the image quality to 6 mega pixels. Try is the key word here since this will never be as good as a true 6 mega pixel camera.
Also a thing to consider when buying a digital camera is how much zoom the camera has. How much zoom you need will depend more on how much you use the camera, if you're just going to take quick snaps here and there it may not be a big issue, but remember, the less zoom you have the more limited you will be with what you could do.
One thing people often overlook when buying a digital camera is the units power supply. Most of the lower end cameras will take AA or AAA rechargeable batteries, this is fine, but you must get several sets or rechargeable batteries for the camera.
Always have at least a spare with you when out taking photos, if you are planning on going on a holiday you might want to have more. The good thing is AA and AAA rechargeable batteries aren't very expensive these days.
