Many kinds of digital cameras are available in the market today. All are equipped with a variety of features, these make it easier even for an amateur to click great quality picture.
Given the many options to choose from, findings the right camera within your budget can be daunting. A good way to choose a camera is to go for the features that give you a superb image quality while enhancing your photo imaging experience.
Megapixels
The resolution in megapixels – MP tells how much you can enlarge your picture quality. The choice of megapixels truly depends on what you would like to do with your photos.
The more the pixel count, the sharper the photographs in larger size. A higher megapixel count also gives you the flexibility to crop and print a section of the whole picture.
A 5MP resolution is enough to take a sharp 20x25 cm2 print. Likewise, 8 MP are enough to take a sharp 28x36cm2 print.
Image Sensor
The image quality also depends on camera sensors and lenses. Digicams with large sensors and high quality lenses take crisp shots, regardless of MP count. So, before buying a camera, see how big its sensor is.
Shutter lag and Startup time
To capture fine action shots like movement of wildlife subjects, a small shutter lag is beneficial. Shutter lag is nothing but the delay between triggering the shutter and actually taking the photo. On average, shutter lag is up to half a second in today’s camera. In high-end point and shoot camera, it could be almost a quarter of a second.
So before buying a camera, check how long it takes to capture its first shot.
Size, Weight and Design
Digital SLR cameras are usually bulky and heavier than other cameras. Small camera work best in auto mode only as they do not give any the flexibility of manual control of shutter speed and other features. Also, their size can make them difficult to manoeuvre, as the buttons are few and small.
Zoom lens and image stabilization
Optical Zoom means actual zoom done by the lenses. Digital zoom simply increases the size of the picture display without increasing any detail. The zoom range and image stabilization depend on the lens of the camera.
3x optical zoom means you can get three times closer picture of the subject than seen with your eyes. There are options of ‘W’ and ‘T’ which help you in manually controlling the optical zoom. ‘W’ stands for ‘wide-angle’ and ‘T’ for ‘Telephoto’ (magnify).
Storage
Cameras have inbuilt flash memory but their storage space is limited. So, you have to buy external memory cards like CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD) or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC). The storage capacity depends on the space of the card.
Battery life
While catching important movements of your life, you don’t want the camera to go dead. So, the battery life is one of the important factors while choosing a camera.
Video recording
Cameras these days are video-enabled. To capture good-quality videos, check whether you can autofocus while shooting or not. Also, check video-editing software and memory card specifications. You would require an SDHC card for high-speed video capture.
Latest Trends
Check the latest trends of technology in cameras and which camera is more popular in the market that covers your budget. There are many different technologies that make your pictures more bright, colorful, and 3D technology in cameras are available.
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