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Here is yet another article with Advice about Buying Digital Cameras. I've take the headings and given you a summary of what they write (with a couple of my own digital camera buying tips). At the end check out some other great articles on the topic.
• Fun and sharing - Make sure you buy a digital camera that is easy to hook up to a computer and get photos out of. Consider the storage media on each and even buying a memory card reader.
• Megapixels - 4 to 6 Megapixels is getting to professional level. Unless you're going to be blowing up pictures very big 3 or 4 megapixels will do you nicely. If I had the choice between a 5 megapixel camera with average lens and other features or a well features 3 megapixel camera with a top quality zoom, I'd probably go for less megapixels.
• Shutter lag - The better digital cameras coming out these days have less and less shutter lag (time between when you depress the shutter and when the camera takes the picture.) Shutter lag is continually coming down in time and is becoming an important selling feature on mid range cameras as well as professional ones.
• Zoom range - The higher the range the closer you'll get to your subject. But make sure you look at the OPTICAL zoom specs and not take so much notice of the DIGITAL zoom specs. Digital zooming is something you can do after you take the picture and using it decreases the quality of your image.
• Exposure compensation - many cameras these days give you the option of tweaking exposure controls either by changing the ISO or using exposure compensation.
• White balance - Most digital cameras let you change the white balance control which basically lets you control how the camera deals with colors. It makes the white looks white and all the rest of the colors more accurately reproduced.
• Shooting modes - All digital cameras let you shoot on fully automatic mode, but most also give you some different models to let you take control. The standard modes include 'landscape', 'portrait', 'sports', 'macro' but newer cameras are coming out with modes like 'pet', 'party' and 'food'.
• Color modes - These modes let you change the color of your picture on the camera itself. Standard modes include 'sepia', 'black and white', 'saturated' etc. I would recommend that you shoot in full color and do such editing afterwards on your computer. To shoot in sepia or black and white cuts down your options later.
• Your budget - Budget for accessories also. Include enough for memory cards, batteries, printer peripheries etc.
Other Articles for Beginners about buying Digital Cameras
• A Beginner's Guide to Digital Cameras
• Its Time to Upgrade your Digital Camera
• How to Choose a Digicam
• Best Digital Cameras: Review on What to Look For in a Digital Camera
• Choosing a Camera
• Top 10 Digital Photography Mistakes
• Buying a Digital Camera for under $200
• Buying the Right Digital Camera
• Buying Digital Cameras
Posted by Darren in our Tips category on February 09, 2004