Small Digital Cameras

Digital cameras are everywhere now, they have totally dominated the photography world and it is hard to think what life was like before them, but they can be hard to shop for at times. These cameras are crammed with so much technology now that you need to wade through lists of acronyms and hyped up blurb trying to figure out what it all means before you can make a choice. Below are some tips to help you pick your perfect camera:

Don’t worry about megapixels: People think that the more megapixels they have then the higher quality the image will be, but that is not true. At around 8 megapixels then the only difference will be a larger print size (which will be huge by then anyway) and so you can print a large copy or zoom in better when you are editing. So unless you do intense photo editing and you need to zoom in really really close to the picture, or you need to get prints which are the size of posters, then don’t use megapixels as the deciding factor when you are looking at cameras.

Don’t get sucked in by the total zoom: There are two types of zoom with digital cameras, optical zoom which is actual zoom where the front of the camera moves out and helps you zoom, and then digital zoom which is just the camera zooming in using software to make the image appear bigger. Manufacturers like to quote you ‘total zoom’ figures in their specifications, which is the two types multiplied together, but that can be made to hide a camera with poor optical zoom. For instance, if a camera has a 3x optical zoom and a 6x digital zoom then the total zoom is 18x, but that is the same total as a camera with 6x optical and 3x digital zoom. So you can see why it is important to look at the value for the optical zoom when you are considering a camera.

Not trying them out: While a camera might look great on paper or the computer screen, when you get it then it could be a totally different story. You might find that the LCD screen is impossible to see in sunlight, that the settings are hard to navigate, that it is uncomfortable to hold and hard to get the memory card in etc. These are the kind of things you can only find out if you actually try one out in person. To do that pop into an electrical store and ask to try a display model out, usually they will be more than happy to oblige, and then you can find out what it is really like.

Those 3 tips will help you avoid the most common shopping mistakes that people make, so you can find a camera which you are comfortable with, and one which will give you some great snaps to enjoy for years to come.

If you want a funky camera then consider getting a pink digital camera, just remember the tips above so you pick the best one.