| If you're looking for a digital camera, either to give as a | | | | only ones responsible when it comes to photo quality. |
| gift, or for your own use, you'll probably find it hard to | | | | An important factor is the lens quality and how big the |
| choose one, as the number of cameras that are | | | | image sensor is. Obviously, a big camera will have a |
| available is huge. They come with a large number of | | | | much bigger sensor. |
| different features, which makes it hard for anyone to | | | | 3. Do You Want an Optical Viewfinder? |
| pick one, unless they know already what they want. | | | | You know the small hole that lets you see how the |
| This article will try to help you decide, by giving you a | | | | picture will look like? That's called an optical viewfinder. |
| number of questions that you need to answer. Those | | | | Some digital cameras that are small will have in many |
| answers will help you decide on a camera by | | | | cases a small LCD which displays the photos. If you |
| removing the ones that don't fit your needs. | | | | don't have a viewfinder, it can be difficult taking photos |
| 1. Do you need a small or big digital camera? | | | | when there is a bright sun outside. So, if you think that |
| As with most other technologies, digital cameras have | | | | you'll use the camera outside a lot, and you want a |
| evolved continuously and they get smaller each day. | | | | small and portable one, you should find one that has |
| Compare the latest model with those that were | | | | both an LCD screen and an optical viewfinder. That's |
| launching five years ago and you will see the | | | | not really an issue if you already decided you want a |
| difference. It also depends on what you want to do | | | | bigger digital camera. |
| with them. If you want a photo that will be published in | | | | 4. What size Zoom do you need? |
| a magazine, you should buy a DSLR camera. If all you | | | | The zoom factor that you need in a digital camera |
| want is the ability to take photos wherever you are, a | | | | depends a lot on what you intend to do with it. If all you |
| small portable digital camera will do very well. | | | | want is to take normal photos from family events, then |
| 2. Do you want a small or a big sensor with your digital | | | | a 3-4X zoom should be sufficient. If you bought a |
| camera? | | | | DSLR, the zoom doesn't matter, since you can use |
| Despite what most people think, megapixels aren't the | | | | bigger lenses on it. |