| Everyone enjoys taking photos of their children, | | | | days can set you back anywhere from $100 to $1000. |
| especially during the holidays. These days it's great | | | | While having a lot of options sounds good, if you don't |
| that you don't have to develop the film, make prints, | | | | need a feature, why pay for it? If you want a good |
| and then mail them to the relatives. With digital | | | | camera with some basic options, the price will be |
| cameras, you can just download the photos and send | | | | around $300. |
| emails. Sharing photos with those you love has never | | | | 4. What kind of resolution do you need? One element |
| been easier. If you want to get rid of the old film based | | | | that can make all the difference is the number of |
| camera and buy a digital, these tips should help you. | | | | megapixels. The photo quality is better with more |
| 1. Do the research. While going to a shop and seeing | | | | megapixels. Two megapixels in resolution is all you |
| dozens of great looking digital cameras might be a bit | | | | need for a 5x7 print. For 8x10 prints you should go with |
| overwhelming, being informed can make the | | | | a camera with at least 3 megapixels. If you want |
| experience easier. Learn what each feature does and | | | | bigger prints, go with cameras that have at least 5 |
| what do the reviews say about different models. | | | | megapixels. |
| Know what memory, optical zoom or megapixels | | | | 5. Choose a camera with good optical zoom. If you |
| really mean. | | | | have good optical zoom, you can get good photos of |
| 2. Know what you need. Once you know everything | | | | subjects that are much further away. If you have a |
| there is to know about the features of each digital | | | | choice between digital and optical zoom, always go |
| camera, try figuring out what will you do with it. Is your | | | | with the optical zoom. While digital zoom will increase |
| purpose to take photos and mail them to friends? Do | | | | the size of the photo, the quality will be distorted. |
| you want high resolution prints? Will you take a lot of | | | | Optical zoom on the other hand will give you a good |
| photos, or only a few from time to time? | | | | quality photo. |
| 3. Choose a budget. Buying a digital camera these | | | | |