Digital Camera Pointers - The Best Buy

Digital Camera Pointers - The Best Buy
By Julia Hall

Cheap is not always best nor is best always cheap – but here are a few suggestions to help you select the best digital camera to fit your needs at a reasonable price. There are many versions of the digital cameral available – each with various options and capabilities – so it is best to maintain a list of your demands before you begin to compare models and prices. Excellent deals are always being advertised via computer websites and local retail stores.

The #1 reason most people want a digital camera is because it eliminates the need for traditional camera film and viewing is immediate. The top item for consideration in your quest for a digital camera should be resolution. The highest resolution provides the best photographs – normally between 2 and 3 megapixels or two to three million pixels). Your intended use for pictures is an important factor. If you will only be downloading pictures for web pages, personal viewing, or e-mailing, you might want to consider a digital camera with a 640 by 480 pixel resolution as it will provide excellent photographs.

It seems that there are few ‘best buy’ digital camera offers with high resolution and sometimes, the resolution may only apply when used with software to achieve the true optical resolution. Be aware of each camera’s properties before you purchase. Printed photographs from a color printer require a high resolution – at least 720 dots per inch. Digital cameras are often advertised as a best buy that use a plastic lens. One hundred percent glass lenses are best, and camera packages should have an adequate RAM storage. The higher the RAM, the more pictures one can store. Downloading is then required less often. Zoom capabilities is another area of concern, and one should compare both optical and digital zoom capabilities. This feature is used most often on digital cameras, and one must have the capability to take pictures both close and at a distance.

Accessories are another point for consideration before making a decision to buy. Some packages include all the accessories needed or required while others may require additional purchases of extra cables and software to enable functionality. If one has to buy all these extra things to enable connectivity, then the purchase will not be considered such a good deal. If your purchase is made from a website or catalog retailer, be aware of the actual shipping costs. Shipping charges can make even the greatest deal more than you want to pay. Many retailers will advertise low prices and then charge exorbitantly high shipping costs.

With all these considerations, one should be able to find a great digital camera with many accessories at a great cost. Just remember, the higher resolution with more pixels means beautiful pictures.

A leader in technology reporting, Julia Hall has published articles about the latest digital devices and gadgets for over ten years. After graduating from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering, Julia turned down huge salaries from some of the most recognized fortune 500 companies in the world to pursue his dream of becoming a leading consumer advocate. Julia uses her expertise to cut through the too good to be true deals offered by high tech companies to reveal the real steals and the real duds that we're bombarded with daily. If you enjoy staying on the cutting edge of technology, whether for business or pleasure, but find yourself occasionally confused by the overwhelming information out there let Julia be your guide.

Source: Julia Hall

Digital Camera Pointers - The Best Buy