wat should be the most appropriate MP resolution of the camera for home use ? The five most important things are:
-ease of use
- about 6 or more megapixels
-at least 4x optical zoom
-batteries - are you going to have to buy new ones all the time?
-know how much you are willing to spend before you start looking and don't go over your limit First you have to know how much you want to spend.
Second you need to know how many megapixels needed. I wouldnt get anything under 5mp.
Third find out how many functions it has. Now adays you can get some pretty snazzy functions for a decent price. This means any kind of special effects the camera can do. Sometimes they have a interpolation program. that means that even though the camera is a 5mp it might interpolate to a 8 or 10 megapixel. the program smooths out pixels so pictures arent so pixelated.
Fourth find out if it is a rechargable camera. these are alot more convenient than having to buy batteries all the time.
Fifth depending on what kind of pics you will be taking you want to know the shutter speed. how fast the camera will capture the picture when you push the button to take the picture. If you are taking pics of kids running around the house you might want a fast shutter speed so the picture does not look blurred from the motion.
these are some basic tips but make sure to do your research and check the market for the best prices. Cameras will vary a great deal from store to store and alot of times you can get a good deal with an awesome mail in rebate and literrally save 100s of dollars!!
Good Luck in order, some will disagree thats cool
1. name brand
2. lens quality
3. optical zoom
4. image stabaliser
5. megapixels (5 is fine for 6x8's)
EDIT : i missed out price thanks to the guys below for pointing that out
a 1. Your budget: You don't want to spend money on a camera you can't afford. Once you figure out how much you want to spend, shop around either online or at a few electronic stores for several cameras within your price range.
2. How often you use the camera: If you're going to be carrying this thing around with you night and day, go for something slim that you can carry around easily. And of course, buy a good case to protect the camera (ESPECIALLY the screen).
3. What you'll be using this for: If you JUST want to take simple pictures and nothing else, go for a more basic model. If you want to take videos and/or professional looking photos, opt for a slightly better model. The more expensive cameras have features to reduce lighting, detect faces, eliminate red-eye, and take reasonably good-quality videos. Find the camera that will suit your needs, and don't go overboard if you don't need to.
4. Memory: Does this camera lack any internal memory? Does it require a specific type of memory card that needs to be specially ordered from Japan? Find the camera for which the answer to both of these questions is "no." You don't want to spend 5 hours hunting for a good camera only to later find out that there's no way for you to save your pictures.
5. Battery life: Of course, charge the camera before you go out, but then again, who doesn't forget to charge their camera once in a while? If that happens to you, you should have a camera that still has a good enough battery life to get you through the day. Nothing spoils a good vacation or family moment than realizing you can't take a picture of it to capture the experience.
Hope this helps, and good luck in your camera search! 1. Price. The camera has to be in your price range, or all it will be is something you'll envy.
2. Look and feel. If the camera doesn't feel right in your hands, then what are the odds you'll want to use it? This includes the build quality, and ease of use.
3. Features. Get a camera with the features you want and need. This includes megapixels, flash system, zoom range, aperture, shutter lag, and so on.
4. Battery life. After all this, battery life should still remain important, but not a deciding factor unless you plan to use your camera a lot.
5. I don't have a number 5. Some people might say to look for the camera with the biggest LCD, but this shouldn't come into play unless you want it. I find the LCD is a necessity, but not a deciding factor. Also, the bigger it is, the more battery power it uses.
An average megapixel count is around 6-8. Anymore, and the pictures will turn out extremely ''noisy.'' I agree with the previous posters, but here's my list too.
1. How big do you want your camera? I personally like having a camera that slips into my pocket easily. I could get a better camera if I tolerated bulkier size though. It's a tradeoff.
2. Are you going to do anything exotic? Any piece of junk camera can get a good picture of a stationary object under bright light from close up. If you want to shoot something that's moving, in low light, or from far away you need to look a little harder. It might be something simple like a tripod mount, or something trickier like a time lapse mode.
3. Buy the biggest memory card you can that works with the camera.
4. Play with the camera to get familiar with it before you need it for something important.
5. After taking pictures, get them to your computer and burned to CD or DVD ASAP, to free up the memory card and to prevent accidental loss. my suggestion
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digital camera GUIDE
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