Gadgets and Gizmos

 by: Steven Harrison

It seems that every month, if not every week, different manufacturers

are coming up with the latest digital cameras to tempt potential

clients. How can we keep up with them all?

After spending a lot of time reading and researching we finally

make a decision and head off to the mall for that eye-popping,

7 mega pixel, 10x digital zoom, candy colored, 512MB expandable

memory high tech prize.

Credit card in hand and half way into the mall we pass by

a new display - an eight mega pixel, up to 1G expandable memory,

with built it mic and stereo surround, video playback capable,

with 22 scenic modes kind-of-camera . And we sigh because the

producer of this amazing gadget claims that this is the best

digital camera yet out in the market. So now we hesitate we want

the "Best Digital Camera" right?

Of course we do so we spend a little more than we planned and

return home happy and excited.

The trouble is our happiness doesn't last very long, after two

months or so, there's another "best digital camera."

What you have to remember is that there will always be another

"best digital camera"

Just around the corner so in making your decision on which digital

camera to buy

there are certain factors to consider when looking for the "best

digital camera" .

MEGAPIXELS . One of the most important features of digital camera

to make it into the best digital camera category is its mega

pixel property. The higher the mega pixels the better the actual

photograph will come out. A mega pixel is equivalent to one million

pixels. The resolution of your image is based upon the mega pixel

property of your camera. This means that as you enlarge the photograph,

you would get more detail and less blurry colors.

LCD SIZE. The best digital camera will always have a large LCD

to help you frame your subject without having to squint through

the viewfinder. This is also helpful when reviewing your images,

some cameras enable touch up and editing features with its LCD.

A 1.5-inch display is average, a 2-inch LCD display is good,

but the best LCD size would be 2.5 inches or higher.

ZOOM. Most digital cameras have both digital and optical zoom.

A higher optical zoom is always better than a higher digital

zoom. Digital cameras are usually furnished with optical of between

3x to 10x . The better the optical zoom, the higher it climbs

up to the best digital camera category.

MEMORY CARD. Always make sure that your memory card is the right

one for your digital camera. There are different types of memory

card like the xD, SD and Compact Flash . These types of memory

cards go with certain types of digital cameras. of course memory

storage is also up there in choosing the best digital cameras.

Choose the size of memory that you need, if you're a photo junkie,

you might need more than 32MB . The early Memory cards were in

the MB range but these days you can get cards in the Gigabyte

range.

The key point to find the best digital camera is to find one

that will best fit you and your lifestyle. Don't just buy the

latest or the one that claims they are the best digital cameras

out in the market. You wouldn't want to buy a DSLR and use it

with your home activities or family outing and have to lug it

around.

By the same rule you don't want to buy the latest point and

shoot camera when you're serious about being a professional photographer.

(Of course, you can use this for starters, but if you're not

a novice photographer anymore, you wouldn't want to get this

kind of camera.)

Actually, the best digital camera is the one that you will enjoy

and use. Not the one that you will end up leaving in its box

stuck in a draw somewhere.

Just remember the more features a camera has the more complicated

it can become and therefore the more likely it is to stay in

it's box instead of being used. So the best digital camera to

buy is the one you can afford and will feel comfortable using

for all your photography.

The author, Steve Harrison, has been writing articles for some

time now and grants permission to use this article so long as

it is kept in it's original form and the Authors resource is

included . If you would like more information on Digital Cameras

or Digital Photography please visit http://www.cameraelite.com