| Digital photography has evolved exponentially during | | | | might need to move back and forth when taking a |
| the last few years with the improvement of | | | | picture or be unable to take it altogether. |
| technology and increased availability of digital cameras. | | | | Batteries |
| Nowadays anyone can own one, but more and more | | | | Always find out in advance what kind of batteries |
| people have a hard time choosing the right one for | | | | your camera uses. You wouldn't want, for example, to |
| their needs. There are a few key factors to look for | | | | go for a budget $79.95 camera and find out that it |
| when buying digital cameras, and this article will try to | | | | uses a set of two proprietary rechargeable batteries |
| outline some of them. | | | | that cost $39.95 each. It's always best to buy |
| Storage space | | | | rechargeable batteries, since you will be saving money |
| Most low end cameras come with very little storage | | | | in the long run. |
| space, some even in the range of 16 or 32MB. Since a | | | | Wireless |
| photo taken at highest resolution with a regular 5 | | | | Although not of decisive importance to the home user, |
| Megapixel camera takes 2-3MB, you will end up with | | | | the ability to upload the images to your computer or |
| no disk space only after a handful of shots. Make sure | | | | print them directly via a Wi-Fi connection could be a |
| you buy at least one memory card. I, for one, love to | | | | nifty feature. Make sure you test it in advance, I have |
| take lots of pictures on every occasion and have four | | | | come across cameras where this wasn't working as |
| 8GB cards | | | | seamlessly as advertised and most of the time the |
| Manual focus | | | | owners preferred to use a data cable to do the job. |
| There are situations when the auto focus mode | | | | Movies and sounds |
| doesn't detect the target well, and the only way you | | | | If you want your camera to be able to record short |
| can get a clear shot is to switch to manual focus. | | | | clips, keep in mind that DSLR's don't shoot videos. If |
| However, most low and middle end cameras don't | | | | you have to choose between a SLR and a full |
| provide this feature, or at most offer stepped focusing. | | | | featured body camera and need to record videos or |
| Keep that in mind when buying a digital camera: you | | | | sounds as well, choose the latter. |