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WHAT DIGITAL CAMERA?
If you're thinking about taking up digital
photography as a hobby or just want the low-down on digital cameras you
might find something of interest here. Most people have now moved away
from the old format 35mm film cameras, but there is a specialised market
for these products. For the most part these cameras are now purchased by
professionals and photography enthusiasts who prefer to develop their
own pictures.
There is a vast and confusing array of digital camera
products available on the market today and before you embark on finding
your ideal digital camera it is worth considering two factors: price and
size. In terms of price, a decent digital cameras can start for as
little as £40 and you can move up the range and spend literally
thousands of pounds. In reality, with the massive advancements in
technology, you can easily buy a professional-quality digital camera for
between £500 - 800. When it comes to size, there are basically two
formats: conventional and compact. As the name implies, compact cameras
are highly portable and will easily fit in your pocket or handbag,
whereas the higher end digital cameras will need a carry case and
shoulder strap. The larger models are not particularly heavy or
cumbersome, but they cannot be regarded as pocket-sized. We will firstly look at a few higher end models that
possess more capabilities and will cost more. A particularly popular
model is the Canon EOS range and the current favourite is the
Canon EOS 400D. It has a 18 - 55mm lens as standard and the resolution
is an impressive 10 megapixels. The storage medium is Compact
Flash. Alternatively, you could consider the Canon EOS 30D which has an
18 - 55 mm lens with a lower 8.1 megapixel capability. We also have the following article about DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL CAMERAS you might find useful: "How to master digital photography" Alternatively, you could consider the Nikon D80 which comes with an 18 - 55mm lens and a 10 megapixel image. The storage medium is an SD card. Coming from the canon range you could think about the K110D with an 18 - 55mm lens and a lower resolution capability of 9.2 megapixel. It is difficult to give you price ranges for these products, as the market is continually changing as newer models evolve. It is definitely worth shopping around for the best price on the Internet once you've decided on which digital camera you want to buy. In the compact digital camera arena you could consider the Pentax Optio A20 which delivers an impressive 10 megapixels and anti-shake technology. It also boasts face recognition auto-focus, which is an amazing technological advancement for the price range. Alternatively, there's the Nikon Coolpix Ld which delivers 6 megapixel and a 3x optical lens. It has its own proprietary 'face priority' functionality.
It seems that there's a daunting list of considerations when you choose your
digital camera, on top of price, size and basic things like the warranty. It
is easy to get confused by the different capabilities like auto-focus,
anti-shake, digital magnification, optical magnification, not to mention the
storage media, lens quality etc. For the hobbyist, it might be worth
concentrating on something that is often overlooked - ease of use.
Unless you want spend hours with your nose glued to the manual, you might
want to consider the simplest point-and-click capability digital cameras.
Like what you see? Digital photography is a great hobby to get into and with the massive
priced reductions seen with digital cameras over the past year it is
accessible to everyone who owns a PC. Even for those people who still
don't have access to a PC you are not precluded from joining the world
of digital photography, as you can have your digital photographs
developed in many high street outlets, such as Boots and Jessops to name
but a few
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