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Digital Camera Buyers Guide
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| Your first consideration has to be budget with prices ranging from below a $100 for the 2 mega pixel Fuji Fine Pix A205 all the way up to well over $7000 for a Canon EOS-1Ds Digital SLR.
Once you have established your price range its time to start the search
for the 'best digital camera'
for your needs. So the question now is what are you going to do with
the camera? Sharing photos over the internet, emailing pictures to family,
creating an online photo album or are your ambitions and talents as
a photographer greater then that?
Most of the point and shoot cameras in the $100 to $150 price range will more then satisfy your needs for sharing family snapshots via the internet. So much of your consideration will revolve around battery life, ease of use and price. But as you begin to add variables that are important to you such preferences for a fixed LCD Viewfinder or one that flips out or the desire to print quality images larger then 4x7 etc. it is at this point you are going to need more information so that you can make a fair comparison of digital cameras in your budget range
As you research digital cameras you may find both the camera
specifications and glossary
of terms helpful. And you may want to print the chart below so that
you can make notes as you are out shopping... to help you with your
camera comparison when you get back home.
As always we hope that you find the 'best
digital camera' for your needs and thank you for
visiting www.bytecamera.com
Digital Cameras under consideration | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Effective Resolution Megapixels | | | | | File Formats Supported jpg, tiff, raw | | | | | Memory Card Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, Micro drive, CD-R | | | | | Size Memory Card Included | | | | | Viewfinder Type LCD, Optical | | | | | Lens | | | | | Focal Length | | | | | Focus Type | | | | | Focus Range | | | | | Filter Size | | | | | Sensitivity ISO range | | | | | Exposure Modes | | | | | Aperture | | | | | Shutter Speed | | | | | White Balance | | | | | Self Timer | | | | | Burst Mode | | | | | Built-in Flash | | | | | Effective Flash Distance | | | | | External Flash Sync | | | | | Date & Time Stamp | | | | | Video Mode | | | | | Audio Annotation | | | | | Power Source | | | | | Interface usb, firewire, dock | | | | | Dimensions and Camera Weight with the battery installed | | | | | Computer System Requirements Is your current operating system supported by the software included? | | | | | Special Features see examples below Shooting Modes
Auto, Manual, Stitch Assist, Movie Photo Effects
Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia and Black & White Playback Modes
Single, Index (9 thumbnails), Magnification (2x to 10x), Slide Show or Movie | | | | |
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