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Are you thinking of buying your first digital camera, but can't make sense of all the technical lingo and sales hype? Don't worry, your not alone. Fortunately, it's really not that difficult once things are explained simply and concisely. You don't need to understand complex camera technology, or be a computer geek to enjoy the benefits of owning a digital camera. You don't even need a computer. Let's try to simplify the whole process, and make some affordable and reliable recommendations for a beginners first digital camera.
If you've spent any time at all looking at or reading about digital cameras, you probably heard the term megapixel. Often abbreviated as "MP". In layman's terms, megapixels is simply an indicator of the amount of details that can be fit into your picture. Generally speaking, the more details the better your picture will look. Especially if you decide to have your pictures blown up to larger print sizes.
A few years ago, the more megapixels you could get in a camera the better. These days, technology has advanced so much, that even the cheapest digital cameras have plenty of megapixels. Usually at least 5MP. Anything over that is a bonus for the average photographer. The camera manufacturers continue to hype this feature, simply that's what consumers have learned to look for over the years. For the most part, you can just ignore it.
If you really want a better feature to compare, take a look at image sensor size. The image sensor is for digital cameras, what film was for film cameras. The biggest difference being, you don't have to replace it all the time. Generally, the larger image sensor the better. You may have to read through some manuals or ask a salesperson to determine the size. If they don't know, tell you it's not important, or can't find it, then it's time to move on to the next salesperson.
That's enough tech speak. How 'bout I make a few recommendations. The Canon PowerShot A570IS is a great beginner digital camera. It's been on a lot of top 10 lists lately, and continues to sell extremely well. For less than $150, you get 7MP, image stabilization, face recognition focusing, and the solid Canon name brand. For about twice the money you can get a Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5. You'll get everything the A570 offers plus better image quality, and a 12X optical zoom (great when your stuck at the back of the wedding church). For those of you that consider portability (read small size) important, you can't go wrong with the Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph. For a slight decrease in image quality, and an equally slight increase in price, you get a very portable and easy to use camera.
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Source by Chris Campbell
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