How To Choose The Right Digital Camera

Digital cameras have almost overpowered the film cameras and they are becoming ever more fascinating with lots of new features added to them everyday. And with so many new features added, it becomes quite confusing to decide which one to choose. Thus, many a times, people end up buying a wrong camera just because they get lured by its groovy looks and highly sophisticated features.

The trouble is not with choosing a camera but with choosing the right one, which fulfills all your requirements and fits your budget. Well, to un-complicate your buying decision, let us see some of the most essential features which you can’t miss even if you miss the highly sophisticated ones. And moreover, if you are an amateur in photography and it’s the first time you are planning to buy the device, it will be better for you to go for a simple one over a stylish one.

So let’s start with the lens of the device.  Some people think that the lens does not have that much importance in the case of a digital device, as it has in the case of a film one. Well, to be very frank, it is just a myth and without a proper lens, one can never dream of stupendous reproduction of photographs. Digital cameras consist of a Charge-Coupled Device or CCD, which does the same task which a film does in a film camera. Lens lets the light to fall on the CCD which then converts an image into a digital image, and if the quality of lens is not good, it mars the clarity of the image formed. Some of the cheaper devices use poor quality lenses and in the worst cases they even go for a piece of plastic, which leads to an uneven surface and light transmission, marring the quality of the image. So make sure that the lens is of really good quality.

CCD is actually a framework of light sensitive points which converts a simple image into a digital image and the points on the CCD are measured by a unit called Megapixel. Interestingly, higher the Megapixels are better are the photos reproduced. So, try buying a camera of higher Megapixels. Next, do not hesitate to check out how long is the battery life and how much is the storage of the memory card. These are the next two most important considerations.

And finally, before you hit the road to reach a camera store, skim out some photography magazines to read the latest product reviews. This will help you in deciding easily.