How to Buy A Digital Camera - Professional digital cameras...
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Professional digital cameras will give you additional features like interchangeable lenses, flashes, and other accessories. This category includes Professional SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras. Designed for professional and serious amateur photographers who require a high degree of manual control.
4) Battery Life/Power
This is one of the most overlooked factors in choosing a digital camera. Always look for a model with a long lasting battery. And remember - the more you use the LCD viewfinder, the faster the batteries will go. Many digital cameras are packed with battery chargers and rechargeable batteries, but some are not. Do bear in mind that buying rechargeable batteries and a charger will typically add from $30 to $100 to the base cost of the camera.
5) How much memory?
Digital cameras store photos in memory. Traditional cameras use film. What's the difference? Well, digital camera memory is reusable! The capacity (size) of the image memory storage will determine how many images you can store.
There are two kinds of memory: built-in memory and removable storage memory. Most cameras use removable storage memory to record images. The most popular forms of removable storage memory are Compact Flash cards, Sony Memory Sticks, and Smart Media Cards. These days, memory sizes of 128MB and 256MB are considered to be the standard for most cameras.
6) Optical Zoom & Digital Zoom
It's useful to know that many digital cameras provide both an optical and a digital zoom. It's important to understand the difference between the two. Photo quality is not compromised by optical zoom.
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