Digital
Cameras: Do You Know Your Megapixels?
by: Frederic
Madore
Until recently, were you to ask someone
if they knew how to operate a digital camera, they would react
as though you had grown another head. A digital camera? Whoever
heard of such a thing. Now, in less than 5 years, they’re
the only kind of camera to buy. With digital photography there’s
no need for endless rolls of film. You just focus, click,
and presto, a digital image. Don’t like the picture you just
took? That’s no problem, either. You can simply delete the
image.
Now, with all this available technology,
why should we ever worry about pictures again? Well, the plain
truth of the matter is this, if you don’t have a computer,
it’s still expensive and quite time consuming to download
your pictures at the local Wal-mart (or Wal-greens), instruct
the computer there to copy the pictures to a disk, and then
pay for the actual printing. See, it’s at this point that
most consumers realize it’s just downright easier to buy an
old fashioned, film loaded, camera.
Let’s assume, however, that you do have
a computer, and you do want to purchase a digital camera.
What kind of camera do you need? Where do you begin to check
out your options and see how they relate to your needs? Well,
the first part of the process would be to visit an electronics
store in your area. The stores that specialize in electronics
will generally have a sales person on hand that can explain
all the available features of a digital camera and help you
decide what you need and what you can live without.
One of the big questions concerns the
“megapixel” feature of the camera. The larger the megapixel
number, the better the quality of the picture. You see, megapixel
determines how the camera reads color combinations in order
to produce the best photo possible. Now this might be a matter
of great concern if you are a professional photographer, but
to the everyday consumer, three or four mega pixel strength
is all you need.
Next you’ll want to examine what types
of subjects you will photograph and under what kind of conditions.
Do you need a camera that makes pictures of moving objects?
Are you making your pictures at night, or during daylight
hours? Up close and personal, or over on the next block? All
of these questions are valid and will affect the quality of
the picture you get if not correctly addressed.
There is one final option that you might
want to check: some of the digital cameras also do video.
The cameras tape the audio and video of the moment as well,
or better, than some of your larger video cameras, just not
as expensively.
Last but not least, you need to understand
your storage options, and determine how much storage space
you need. Going to the family reunion, room for maybe 10 pictures
will be enough; But now the class reunion, well you’re going
to need room for at least 500 photos. Alright, that brings
this topic to a close and moves us on to the subject of “memory
stix”……
About The Author
Frederic Madore is the founder of the http://digital-camera-information.info
website. Get the best information about Digital Cameras.
(c)Copywrith 2005
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