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	Digital Camera Buying Tips

For the beginners wanting to take digital photographs, selecting the right camera can be an onerous task. The market is flooded with wide range of cameras of different shapes and sizes and host of features. The massive amounts of technical information can confound a layman due to various terms dealing with camera’s different aspects. But in the initial stage, it is advisable not to complicate the matters and understand the basics of the things you should be aware of.

The novices should simply go for simplicity, just point and shoot and then transfer the results to their computer or printer. Most local printing stores take digital cameras or media cards. Many have self-service booths or machines, making it easier for you to obtain quality prints from your camera.

Look out for these 5 main things while buying an entry level digital camera.

1. Megapixels: The most important feature, it plays a vital role in deciding the quality of your photographs. Megapixels is the resolution capacity of your camera. Higher the megapixel, superior the quality of photographs. Today the cameras have range starting from less than 2 - 10 Megapixel SLR. Since the higher megapixels mean better quality, it also implies higher price of the camera. Try to get at least 3 Megapixels for reasonable 4 X 6 or 8 X 10 photographs.

2. Storage: Many cameras have inbuilt storage in the form of a memory card expansion slot or both. It is important to have good amount of storage as you need a place to store the photos before transferring them to your computer or getting them printed. With an expansion slot and memory cards, storage becomes easy. The memory cards should be easily available and there should be a method of transferring the contents of your memory card to your PC, either through a card reader or a dedicated slot in your PC.

3. Simplicity of Transferring Pictures: Find out the process of transferring pictures to your PC or printer. Modern Digital cameras will dock with compatible printers or connect them to your PC via USB. Check out whether the camera has any software to simplify the process.

4. Features: Modern cameras come with huge range of features, a few of which can help you. Check out if the camera has a zoom function, and whether it is optical or digital. Optical gives better pictures. Find out if the camera can shoot movies. Determine if it is possible to physically adjust settings like exposure. Hence think how you plan to use the camera and the features useful to you, prior to purchasing a camera.

5. Power/Battery Life: As the camera will use batteries for their power, find out how many you need. Also find out the type and life of the battery when it is completely charged. Determine whether switching off the LCD screen and other features will help in saving the power. Most entry level cameras require lot of power. Buy a battery with long life and keep a few as spare.

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Switching over from traditional camera to digital one can be frightening as you have to abdicate the control involved in taking pictures and performing things the traditional way. But digital camera provides a different type of control. Hence if you go shopping for a digital camera, ensure you are buying the best one. This is important as digital cameras are quite expensive with prices running into hundreds or thousands of dollars based on the level of complexity of camera you want.

First when you are buying a digital camera, ensure your digital camera has the basics. This is more important for novice digital camera shoppers, who tend to get carried away by the stylish design of the digital camera and don’t look at the basic necessities that simplify the transition from traditional cameras to digital cameras.

Check if your camera has a good digital zoom as most digital cameras including the digital ones are fitted with certain type of zoom feature. But it should be sufficiently clear to suit your purpose. If it distorts the picture, you can save some money and improve your chances by your zooming in on the picture with your photo editing program. As a result, you can get a good deal on the camera.

Also, remember the times when you may have to use your digital camera. If you want to take pictures in the dark or in the room with low lighting, remember that not all digital cameras are meant to take good digital pictures in these situations.

Durability is another factor you should consider when shopping for a digital camera. If you backpack or climb rocks or mountains, you should go for a heavy duty digital camera. Also think if you are going to shoot pictures of moving objects.

Shopping for a digital camera is quite simple. You should only know what features you require and if they are worth it.

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