How to Choose a Digital Camera

A Digital Camera has become the standard in photography. It's smaller than film camera, easier to operate, and holds many more pictures. On a digital camera you can click away as much as you want. If you don't like the outcome - just delete it. For a non professional photographer it's heaven.

Before you can have fun with your images, of course, you need to know how to choose the best digital camera. Here are some points to consider:

Price

There are digital cameras at under $100, and well over $2000, the sky is the limit. How much should you pay? It all depends on your budget and on what you expect from the digital camera. Professionals and serious amateurs will not settle for anything but the latest, best model.

Doesn't matter which digital camera you buy, it will cost less next week, when the new model comes out. The new model will be better, and will cost what you paid now. This is always true, and will be true next week and next month. Accept it. Don't wait forever for the ultimate model with the lowest price. Make the best choice possible today.

Remember also to check what the price of the digital camera includes. Usually you will need budget for some accessories such as extra memory card, batteries, battery recharger (make sure it works on 110 Volts and 220V), tripod, bag and anything else you would want.

Resolution

A digital camera forms its image on a sensor that contains a square grid of tiny light-sensing areas called pixels. Resolution refers to the number of pixels the sensor has. The more pixels, the more detail the camera can record. The more detail, the larger a print you can make without the individual pixels becoming noticeable.

Here’s a good rule to remember: A sensor with about 1 million pixels is good for a 5" x 7" print. At 2 million pixels, you can make a good 8" x 10" print. At 3 million pixels, you can make an 11" x 14" print. Having more resolution than you need gives you leeway to crop out the unimportant parts of an image and still get a good quality print. Those extra pixels cost money, of course.

Recommended Cameras

New cameras with better features are announced by the manufacturers every day. A great site that keeps track of all this is: http://www.dpreview.com/

You can learn about what other people buy these days by checking out Amazon digital camera best sellers