What make a good compact digital camera:-
Although modern digital cameras are generally very easy
to use, they make use of highly sophisticated technology. But which is best for
you to buy and which will click your precious moment is difficult. Here's a guide
to the components and features you'll find on most of today's cameras. These
entire components have equal contribution in making a digital camera best and
compact.
Lens:-
Today’s
camera world offers a large and wide range of lenses. There are two lenses used
by professional’s micro and macro lens. Micro lens give pictures of tiny
subjects and macro lens helps in clicking object of distance easily and
perfectly. Let’s not get so detailed a high quality lens will give sharper
images and let you shoot in dimmer conditions. On a standard camera, look for
at least a 3x optical zoom to up close. For extra flexibility, look for a
longer optical zoom - 10 X or more is great for wildlife and sports
photography. Don't be fooled by digital zoom - it only zooms in at the expense
of image quality.
LCD Screen:-
Almost all digital
cameras have colour LCDs, but some are much brighter and sharper than others.
As a general rule, displays over 2 inches in size are easier to frame with and
great for playing back images. Try the screen in sunny conditions - some low
quality LCDs can look washed out. A very few cameras have second, smaller LCD
for extra camera information, or even waist-level framing.
Flash - This is
essential if you want to take pictures indoors or at night. Most cameras come
with a built-in flash these days, including a red-eye reduction feature to
avoid glowing eyes in portrait shots.
Sensor chip At the heart
of every digital camera is an electronic chip that turns light into digital
information. The more information the chip can create, the higher the camera's
resolution, measured in mega pixels. A 3 or 4 mega pixel (3 or 4 MP) chip,
found in cheaper cameras, is perfect for day-to-day snaps printed at
traditional postcard sizes. A higher resolution sensor lets you print
poster-sized photos at A3 sizes and above.
Creative features - You might
only use a camera's Auto settings to start with, but you'll soon want to try
something more creative. Burst mode lets you shoot several pictures in a row, a
self-timer is great for self-portraits, spot metering helps expose tricky
scenes, and a video mode is perfect for taking short movie clips. An advanced
camera has further manual features so you can take control of the way the
camera shoots.
Memory storage - All cameras
store images on either built-in memory chips or removable memory cards,
measured in megabytes (Mb). There are several different kinds of memory car
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