Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Digital Camera Comparison: How to Do It Yourself

By Jerremy Grey

The basic meaning of a digital camera is a device use to capture pictures without the use of film. They differ in my ways since as quality of pictures and their weight. The weight difference often found with digital cameras is because they have to hold heavy batteries but they have fewer moving parts.

Since the images that a digital camera captures are in electronic form, it is a language recognized by computers. This computer language is called pixels, tiny colored dots represented by ones and zeros that make up the picture that you just captured. Strangely, both types of camera focus light onto a surface that captures an image using a set of lenses. All the budding digital camera enthusiast needs to know is that despite the difference in how the image is captured, the ultimate effect is the same.

If you are using a more expensive digital camera, the system used there is a CCD sensor. The CMOS device is used in cheaper digital cameras and does the same work as a CCD but it is doubtful that this system will replace those devices in the quality digital cameras.

The price of a digital camera nowadays have been depreciating, one of the main reasons of this is because of the introduction of CMOS image sensors, this is because CMOS sensors are less expensive and are easier to manufacture than CCD sensors. It would take a knowledgeable person to see the difference between an image captured with a CMOS against the superior CCD system.

There is no need to feel confused by the range and functions of digital cameras if you are armed with a few basic facts which I have tried to provide.

From the point of view on having good quality photos, look for a high megapixel camera as it will be worth it and you may find a model that is being superseded at a discount as well.

Unless your budget just won't stretch that far, don't buy a digital camera with a digital zoom only or you will find pictures that aren't very clear when you use the zoom function.

Don't waste your money on standard disposable batteries as rechargeable ones nowadays are very affordable and long lasting which could save you hundreds of dollars on standard ones.

Many people are just happy to point and shoot but if you want your camera to do a little more than try to buy one with more functions. Think 512MB as a bare minimum with today's high resolution cameras so if you're a photo junkie you can takes pictures of just about anything.

If your camera is going accompany you wherever you go, then you will need to consider its size. These smaller cameras are very discreet and don't make you feel as if you are on a safari but you can still take professional looking pictures.

These are just the basic things you have to look for in a digital camera when you buy one. With their range of features and ease of use, digital cameras are the future of photography. - 16651

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