by Chris Campbell
Everyone enjoys taking photos of their children, especially during the holidays. These days it’s great that you don’t have to develop the film, make prints, and then mail them to the relatives. With digital cameras, you can just download the photos and send emails. Sharing photos with those you love has never been easier. If you want to get rid of the old film based camera and buy a digital, these tips should help you.
The features that the cameras have are the most important to consider before considering the price. You can do a side-by-side comparison that will show you which camera will have everything you need and want to take the best quality images.
Since Nikon can easily imagine all the places where the camera will be taken (pockets that have sand or dust in them, car consoles where they might be staying together with loose nickels and dimes or in backpacks, you would think that they would pay some extra attention to the LCD screen. It can get scratched easily, and since there is no viewfinder available you’re stuck with it if it breaks.
The most common points of interest for digital camera manufacturers are the size of the LCD screens and the number of megapixels. It wouldn’t be so if people knew that having too many megapixels means that the photos can turn out noisy, and this is especially true when you’re using an ultra compact digital camera. As for the LCD screens, if they’re too big they can drain the battery faster.
What kind of resolution do you need? One element that can make all the difference is the number of megapixels. The photo quality is better with more megapixels. Two megapixels in resolution is all you need for a 5×7 print. For 8×10 prints you should go with a camera with at least 3 megapixels. If you want bigger prints, go with cameras that have at least 5 megapixels.
Choose a camera with good optical zoom. If you have good optical zoom, you can get good photos of subjects that are much further away. If you have a choice between digital and optical zoom, always go with the optical zoom. While digital zoom will increase the size of the photo, the quality will be distorted. Optical zoom on the other hand will give you a good quality photo.
