Choosing a good digital camera

There are a few aspects that you should consider in order to fulfill your requirements if you decide to buy a digital camera. Firstly, you should always look at the resolution and the megapixels that a camera has. If the number of megapixels is high, then the pictures will be larger and highly detailed. Resolution is in fact the number of pixels that a digital image has and it influences the quality of a photo. You should see the difference between the real resolution and the interpolated one that is used mostly for advertising reasons. In order to take great pictures, you will need a digital camera that has three or more megapixels. A lower resolution digital camera will only be useful for images of smaller dimensions such as 9x13 cm.

If you want a quality camera then you should turn to well-known brand names. They have become popular because they know what clients need and want, using only quality material and components and software that is user friendly and smart.

For a good digital camera it is essential to have an objective that allows a high optical zoom. You should pay more attention to the optical zoom, not the digital one, since the latter only takes a smaller part of the image and enlarges it, creating an unclear and fuzzy result.

People often choose a digital camera because they can do a great number of pictures and then modify and delete them however they please. When deciding which camera would suit you best, you should truly think about your qualities as a photographer and how good you can handle a complex camera. If you know that you are only a beginner, then a compact digital camera would suit you better than a DSLR, which is really difficult to manage.

It is recommended to look for something that is medium priced since the cheap digital cameras don't have many features and usually don't take quality photos. The number of pixels is also a criterion that changes the price of the items.

The European Imaging and Sound Association has brought to attention the list of winners for the years 2011-2012. Sony has won four prizes, Samsung and Canon three, JVC and Panasonic two and Philips, Nikon, Fujifilm, Casio and Olympus only one.

Approximately every two years, the entire digital camera technology changes. You should know that these days there are several types of digital cameras, including compact, hybrids, without mirrors and DSLR. One of the best products on the market is Fujifilm FinePix AV200 14 Megapixel Compact Camera.