| Odd as it may seem, many people are at risk for | | | | how they would use a new cameras. Basically, they |
| making a bad purchase in the world of digital cameras. | | | | don't know what they want. |
| Their only saving grace is that digital cameras have | | | | If you wander into one of those Big Bulk Electronic |
| become so much better in the last few years, that it | | | | Stores with no preconceived notion of what you need, |
| has become more difficult to buy a bad digital camera. | | | | your likely to end up buying whatever is the flavor of |
| It really has become a more mature industry, and is | | | | the month being pushed by the sales clerk for bigger |
| almost to the point televisions got to a few years ago | | | | commissions. You really need to give some thought to |
| before LCDs and plasmas. The technology had been | | | | what kind of digital camera is best for you. Do you |
| around for so long, that it became incredibly stable, and | | | | plan on taking pictures on vacation, from a boat, from |
| the products were reliable and lasted a very long time. | | | | a mountain, or just at your kids birthday party? |
| I'm sure many of you have parents or friends that | | | | Do you plan on editing your pictures on your computer |
| have owned television sets that lasted for 20 years or | | | | after your done? Maybe using movie editing software |
| more. | | | | to create slide shows or movies for public display. |
| Currently, I have a digital camera from Canon that is | | | | Maybe you just want to download them to your |
| about eight years old, and continues to take great | | | | computer and view them there. Maybe you want |
| pictures. It wasn't one of the cheap ones to start with, | | | | prints made, and displayed on your walls. Maybe your |
| so I would have expected it to last a while but eight | | | | hoping to hook your camera up to your new LCD high |
| years has certainly exceeded my expectations. So, | | | | definition for viewing there. |
| getting back to my original point, of who is at risk for | | | | Once you have answers to questions like these, you'll |
| buying a bad digital camera, I would say it's the person | | | | be far better prepared to get the camera that is just |
| who doesn't understand how they take pictures, or | | | | right for you. |