Buying a Digital Camera
Welcome to Digital Cameras Compared. We're dedicated to giving you the very best deal on any digital camera currently available in the UK. In order to do this we've partnered with the best digital camera stores and eBay to ensure that you can buy any digital camera from this one site. We also provide up to the minute user guides and camera reviews.A digital camera is a camera that can take both video and still photographs digitally. They can display images on their LCD immediately after they were taken, store hundreds of photos on a single small memory card, and record video. You can also delete images directly from the digital camera without porting them to the computer making file management a breeze.
Broadly there are two types of digital cameras, compacts and SLR's. There are also superzoom cameras that don't have the full flexibility of an SLR's interchangeable lenses nor the pocket size of a compact. What they do offer is up to around 24x optical zoom from a single, built in lens. Picture quality is generally superior to any compact camera but a superzoom is a little more bulky.
For the more serious hobbyist and professional photographer however a Digital SLR camera is the only choice. DSLR's provide total control and the flexibility of interchangeable lenses to maximise the ability to take great photographs in any conditions or situations. DSLR's cost more and you'll want to spend even more on lenses, filters and accessories. If you know how to use it however the results can be truly stunning.
Don't be too concerned about resolution, expressed in mega pixels. Most digital cameras now, even compacts, exceed 6 mega pixels. Unless you want poster sized prints or you want to crop very small areas of an image resolution isn't a big issue. Far more important is your own ability to compose a good photograph.
You will however find zoom very useful indeed. Ask anyone who has been to a Safari Park and tried to get a good shot of a Lion 300 metres away. You want optical zoom. Ignore any reference to digital zoom which is just the camera magnifying the image. Optical zoom is key and the more the better.
So there you have it. A compact camera for your pocket or handbag, a superzoom for great pictures in most conditions at a sensible price or a DSLR if you're really serious about photography.
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