| Capturing beautiful moments and making them | | | | you just clicked. The most commonly compared |
| accessible quickly is no longer a rich man's forte. | | | | feature in digital cameras is the “mega |
| Most of us have access to our memorable | | | | pixel.” This means the amount of pixels in |
| moments in just a click away. Digital cameras | | | | millions. Therefore, a four mega pixel camera |
| save you a lot of time. Once the photo has been | | | | would have four million pixels. The other important |
| taken, you can just download those images in a | | | | features to compare include optical and digital |
| computer and make them accessible on the net in | | | | zoom capacity; connectivity with other devices |
| various ways. Digital cameras record and store | | | | such as computer, printer, etc.; the internal |
| photographic images in digital format. Capturing | | | | storage space as well as compatibility with |
| pictures is usually accomplished by use of a photo | | | | external storage devices; memory cards; |
| sensor, using a charged couple device (CCD.) | | | | batteries; and image file formats. |
| After transferring the pictures to your computer, | | | | Many digital cameras offer connectivity through |
| you can edit and save them in a compact disc or | | | | USB port, FireWire port, USB PTP mode, |
| hard drive. | | | | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. These days, many cameras |
| With digital cameras you can instantly seize the | | | | are offering PictBridge mode that allows direct |
| picture you would love to keep forever. Delete | | | | printing from the digital camera without the |
| unwanted pictures easily. No hassle of buying films. | | | | mediation of a computer. Though all cameras |
| You don't have to print every picture; you have | | | | have some amount of internal memory, external |
| complete control of the final print after editing on | | | | memory cards are required to save more |
| computer. No worries of negatives getting spoiled | | | | pictures. These include Micro Drives or Compact |
| or lost. You can store many images without | | | | Flash memory cards that are generally used for |
| having to change or buy films. | | | | high-end professional cameras. Memory Stick by |
| There are many brands of digital cameras | | | | Sony is a proprietary flash memory card. SD |
| available in the market today. These include: Sony, | | | | MMC, Mini SD and Micro SD cards are the ones |
| Canon, Olympus, Nikon, Kodak, Minolta and Fuji. | | | | used mostly for commercial digital cameras. |
| These are a few famous brands worldwide. Even | | | | If you are an amateur photographer, then you |
| basic digital camera models have plenty of | | | | should select a camera with automatic settings |
| features, levels and menus. This makes it difficult | | | | and features. This will help you in getting the right |
| for beginners to select the right camera meeting | | | | pictures based on the amount of light and scenes |
| their needs. Digital cameras are available in all price | | | | without too much effort. But if you are looking |
| ranges depending on the amount of features they | | | | for a professional camera then you should pick |
| have. Before you start comparing the features | | | | the one that allows you to select all shooting |
| you should decide for what purpose you would | | | | modes manually. There are many shooting modes |
| like to use your digital camera. The best way to | | | | available in the latest models of digital cameras |
| start your search is to log on to the net and visit | | | | including landscape, portrait, panorama, action |
| all the sites that offer feature and price | | | | settings, night mode, beach mode, snow mode, |
| comparisons for different types and brands of | | | | and sunset/sunrise modes. |
| digital cameras. | | | | The common formats in which you can take out |
| Almost all digital cameras today have live-preview | | | | the image output include JPEG, TIFF, DNG, etc. |
| functionality, where a screen is provided in the | | | | For videos, the most common formats are AVI, |
| camera to see the preview of the image that | | | | DV, MPEG, MOV, WMV, ASF, and MP4. |