Things to Consider When Buying a Digital Camera

There are a ton of cameras on the market nowadays and choosing the right one for you is often confusing. You can now make an educated decision after reading this by looking at a few basic features. It will save you time and money.

What kind of photos are you going to be taking with the camera? Is it going to be large scenic views, fast sports cars in motion. Or home photos your gran or pet.

The largest focal point on selling cameras is how many mega pixels they have. The more mega pixels, the larger the print will be. For normal snapshots you can get a 4x6" print done (old film camera size). 6-8 mega pixels will give you a print of 8-10" and anything over 8 mega pixels will give you the sharpest image with the best of details. Not so long ago, you would have to pay a decent amount of cash for something like this. However they are now starting to come down in price quite dramatically so you can get one relatively cheaply. All cameras now will store these images on a memory card (normally sold separately) so the higher quality photo, the less pictures you can store.

What type of memory slot does the camera have? Older cameras had built in memory, but this never used to be very large and you would have to download your images onto your computer before you could take any more. But that's no longer an issue if you're buying new. One thing to keep in mind is you will need to way to read the memory card on the camera to get it on your PC. If you are using a laptop, most of them come with a card reader in the side which you just slot the memory into. But if you are using a home PC it probably wont, so you may need to buy a card reader that will go into the USB slot. Another option for some cameras is you can just use a lead from the camera to the PC and transfer them that way. The most popular types of card are CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), or xD-Picture Card.

What type of battery? This isn't so much of an issue these days, but some places may try to sell you an older camera that uses traditional AA or AAA batteries. I would avoid these at all cost, the reason being is they run out quickly and you can now buy a camera which uses a Lithium celled battery. These don't need replacing, you just have to charge them up and they last about 50x longer than standard batteries! Think how much a pack of AA batteries cost, then multiply that by 50. You can see why you shouldn't buy a camera without a lithium celled battery in.

Try it before you buy it. Most retailers will have cameras on display in a cabinet. Ask them if they can take it out and let you take a few test pictures with it in the shop. You just want to get a feel for the camera to make sure it's something you can work with. You don't want to be using a camera which isn't comfortable for you. Think of things such as the weight and are the buttons easily reachable and user friendly.

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Geoff Jackson has done a lot of research in what to look for when buying a new Slim Digital Camera

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