Are you Planning to Buy a Compact Digital Camera?
If you are planning to buy a compact digital camera and don’t know exactly which one to buy then you are at right place. Here we are going to guide you in choosing a compact digital camera.
The very question arises, ‘Why a compact camera?’
Compact cameras are easy to use, easy to carry and comparatively cheaper. There are basically three types of compact cameras –
Ultra Thin – These are commonly used slim chassis and light weight cameras. Sony, Canon and Nikon make ultra thin cameras. Despite of several advantages, they do lack in certain features like wide-angle lens.
Standard Compact – These are quite affordable and fully featured cameras.
Superzoom – These are kind of bridges between compact and SLRs. These are flexible enough to offer different focal lengths.
Following are the important features to be taken care of while buying a compact digital camera -
Megapixels – A digital image is made up of pixels. The megapixel value of camera defines the number of pixels on the image sensor. The value is related to resolution of the image. For good resolution, you need high value megapixel camera. 8 mega pixel cameras can support a resolution of 3264×2448 pixels. Most of the companies are concentrating on improving processing engine rather than increasing pixels.
Lenses and zoom – Lens is the most important part of camera. Choose lens quality carefully. 3x optical zoom is a standard these days.
Shutter lag – It is the time taken by camera between pressing the button and actual photograph to be clicked. Compact cameras have less shutter lag for clicking instantaneous pictures.
LCDs -In case of LCD screens, you should go for bigger one because of better viewing options. 3” is the standard screen size.
Image Stabilization -It is an important feature which avoids camera shake while clicking a picture. It is recognized by many names like Vibration reduction, SteadyShot, Anti-shake etc.
Storage options -Always go for a camera having good storage capacity in terms of internal memory as well as external/removable memory sticks / picture cards.
Batteries -Go for camera having rechargeable AA batteries. They are environment friendly also.
Warranty and After Sales support -Always check for Warranty and after-sales support of a particular model. The accessories should be easily available.
