HELP WANTED. I'm planning to buy my first DIGITAL CAM but I dont know yet what would I want in a digicam.

Answer 1

I just bought one. I didnt know anything about them so I thoroughly researched them online in the price range I wanted to spend. Just take your time and read about them til you figure out what you want. Then read reviews and see what people say about that particular cam so you know how good it is.

Answer 2

The real factor that will effect the image quality is the size and the quality of the sensor. Not how many Mega Pixel it has. Lens quality, optical zoom capability, sensor quality, those are far more important than how many Mega Pixel a digital camera has. It's true that the higher Mega Pixel a camera has, the larger you can print. But unless you are planning to do large size print a lot with it, Mega Pixel should be near the bottom of your list of things to consider.

There are many different kinds of digital camera out there, if you have no idea what you want, here are the differences.

DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera
Price range: $600 - Thousands of dollars
These are the pros and serious amateur choice. It has a interchangeable lens and produce professional image quality. There is a learning curve to it. They're the largest in size too, both sensor size and the camera itself.

DSLR-Like camera
Price range: $200-900
Unlike the real DSLR, it has a fixed lens but still offer a lot of user control over all the setting. They produce good image quality and offer more extra function like video mode. They're not as big as a DSLR but bigger than point and shoot compact digital camera.

Point and Shoot compact digital
Price range: $100-$600
They're the most well known digital camera and the most popular due to it ease of use and compact size. But they lack the zoom and not as flexable as DSLR or DSLR-Like camera. Choosing the right one can be a headache since there are so many choices out there.

After you know what kind of digital camera you want, set a budget and look for the model that fit your budget. You can look at some review at www.dpreview.com and compare their feature and pricing. Hope this information help.

Answer 3

Decide what is important for you to be able to do when taking a picture.
Do you like to shoot in low light or take inside pics without the flash? If so, look for a camera with good high ISO performance.

Sports? Fast zoom lens and ability to adjust shutter speed.

Kids? Quick response time and short shutter-lag.

Landscapes? Wide angle lens.

Best quality in various conditions? A digital SLR.

www.dpeview has features and reviews of practically any digicam or SLR. Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Kodak and Fuji all make quality digicams at any price level.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Personally, I like digital cameras that are high in pixels. The quality of prints that you can make off of them are MUCH better... especially if you'll be making bigger prints (like 8x10s). Another feature that I like in mine is that you have the option of using black and white or sepia toned on the camera instead of having to change it after it's loaded up on the computer. Some digicams let you record small segments of video. I've actually used that feature a lot. I have a one year old and use the segment recorder on my digicam much more than my actual camcorder. The Sony Cybershot line of digicams are really good. They're pretty decently priced and most of the cameras have a lot of really cool features. I've been impressed with the quality of the prints that I get off of mine.

Answer 5

The higher the megapixels, the better the quality of picture. So if you buy a digi with 4.2 mega pixels, it's a pretty good camera. my camera has 3 something, and my pictures turn out pretty nice. It really depends on what you'll be using the camera for. Are you a serious photographer, or do you just want it to take pics every once in a while? I found some sites, and also take cost into consideration, the day after thanksgiving, places have huge sales.....but you have to get there early. Last year people camped outside of Best Buy all night to be the first ones in. (the last website is my photobucket page where you can see pics taken with my camera.

Answer 6

You should look for the following:

Mega Pixels.
Memory.
Speed of storage.
Li-On battery.
Lance quality.
Size.


MP is one thing which many fail to understand. One with 3.1 is good for armatures. Pic quality does not improve exactly in the proportion of MP i.e. a 6 MP will not give double the quality of 3.1. so if you have a trade off select one with moderate MP.

Battery must be re-chargeable. No compromise on this.
Swivel lens could be an asset.

Answer 7

i don't be attentive to with regard to the low easy, yet I recommend the Canon PowerShot A570 IS. it relatively is 7 megapixels, 4 X optical zoom, has image stabilizer and is aperture/shutter precedence. Has viewfinder that should enable you to hold on battery life. Sells between $one hundred fifty five to $a hundred and eighty-

Answer 8

There are several very good digital camera review websites on the web. Here are a couple of my favorites:

www.dpreview.com
www.steves-digicams.com

Good luck.

Answer 9

Megapixels. the more the merrier.

Answer 10

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