Today, in the era of digital photography, almost everyone has their own camera, and stores offer a huge range of digital photographic equipment in a variety of price categories with a wide variety of characteristics. A person who comes to the store for the first time to choose a camera may be confused when he sees such a wide selection of equipment - therefore in this article we will describe for you the main technical criteria that you need to pay attention to when choosing a camera.
Instructions
Step 1
Everyone knows that digital cameras have a certain number of megapixels. The more megapixels in the camera, the higher the maximum resolution and quality of your photos. In fact, if you are not going to print photos, make photo books and large format portraits from them, you do not have to chase the highest megapixels in the camera. For amateur use, eight megapixels, including the optical zoom, will be enough for you.
Step 2
Another characteristic that is very important for the selected camera is its matrix. The quality of the finished frames, the level of color rendering, noise, detail, sharpness, and other parameters depend on the matrix.
Step 3
Check if the selected camera can manually adjust the sensor's sensitivity level (ISO). Buy only a camera that has such an adjustment so that in the daytime the sensitivity is no higher than 100, and in the evening it is no higher than 300-400.
Step 4
To a large extent, the quality of images depends on the optical system of the camera. Take a close look at the type of lens that is built into your camera and the quality of the zoom. The zoom in the camera must be optical if you want the image quality to not deteriorate when you zoom in. Digital zoom, which degrades the quality of the frame, may also be present, but if the optical zoom is available, digital may not be used. When using optical zoom, pay attention to the focal length of the lens.
Step 5
Depending on the purpose for which you purchase the camera, select the model that supports the file format you need. For amateur photography, a camera that saves frames in jpeg is suitable, and for a more professional one you need a camera that saves files in tiff and raw.
Step 6
Choose the type of camera power supply according to your preferences - it can be either a permanent battery with the supplied charger, or a slot for replaceable batteries. Both options have their drawbacks and advantages.
Step 7
The camera is never supplied with additional memory upon purchase, and the built-in memory is small enough, so be sure to purchase a memory card with a capacity of at least 1 GB. In addition, an important element of the camera is a user-friendly control interface and a large enough LCD display on which you will preview photos, as well as a built-in flash, which should be regulated in terms of power and light intensity.
