Choosing Digital Cameras – Look More Than Just Their Megapixels

Due to excessive advertisement of digital cameras, most people who want to buy a new camera often only look at the highest megapixels that the camera can crank up. While this isn’t necessarily true, for some it is easier to think that a higher megapixel camera will take better pictures.  To put it bluntly, that’s not the case at all. While manufacturers will claim that the cameras they produce have a higher megapixel than the competitors – the type of lens and sensor that is used by the camera will count more.

Digital cameras that have higher number of megapixels do not always produce shots with the highest quality. It also depends on other circumstances. Producers are racing to increase the megapixels on their camera because they want to be known as the best in the business – and they’re doing it to attract gullible buyers who aren’t familiar with other specs of digital cameras.

In most cases, you won’t be able to notice the difference between a 12-megapixel camera with a 15-megapixel one. That’s because you’re only using it to take regular pictures and don’t intend on printing the pictures on let’s say A5 photo papers.

Instead of looking only at the megapixels of the digital cameras you should be taking into consideration factors such as the storage that the camera has, the size of the LCD, or the number of optical zoom lens.

If you are an eager casual photographer, you don’t want your camera to run out of space when you are still taking pictures to your heart’s content. Therefore, look for a camera that has at least an internal storage of 8GB. Some digital cameras will have up to 32GB internal storage nowadays, but do note that they will come at a higher price. If you already bought a camera that has a small internal storage, it is possible that the camera has a slot for external storage. 

As for the size of the LCD, you will want a digital camera that has a bigger one. With a bigger LCD, you can see the object better and clearly preview how it’d look like on the computer screen. Try to get a digital camera that has at least a 3-inch LCD screen. If you want something practical, it’s advisable not to get camera that only comes with a viewfinder and with no external LCD.

The bottom line is, when buying a camera, the megapixel of the camera shouldn’t be the only consideration. Think also of the storage and LCD size of the digital cameras.