When it comes to picking up a digicam, you are spoilt for choices as a pro. As an green-horn, you just try to make some sense out of the ads, ask about , or just do what your best pal did while choosing one.
A few basics: Do your homework. Try to break thru the technical jargon when buying a high value technical precision item. Believe me, its worth it! In the case of a digicam, first check out the lensmake. Carl Zeiss is the grand daddy of lens makers. The Lens is the first andlast word of QUALITY PHOTO—The rest is photographic skills.
Yes a zoom lenswould be very much advisable (Close+ Wide angle+ telephoto rolled into one iszoom) . You will end up snapping close-ups, and sceneries with wideangle and telephoto. So a Zoom lens gives you all three.
For a respectablezoom lens a focal length of around 40mm-115 mm would do fantastic—give or takesome.
Mega pixel—thatactually represents the dots of a snap in print. So you wanna have more megapixels only if you plan to printout bigger prints (I Doubt). But the way manufacturers usethis in ads will make one feel—okay so this is the muscle of a digicam! That’snot true.
A big 2-2.5inch LCD display, inbuilt flash, memory expansion slots, USB ports, at leastaround 50 Mb of internal memory to hold some of your photos are things you should look for.
A Camcorder/PC cam for…….Hey don’t start getting ideas!
You also don’t really want your digicam to weigh like a TV cam do ya? Mobility, size and weight thus are some factors to look after.
These are just afew tips worth noting if you want to make a purchase. Just in a nutshell. Elsewe can be at this all night! Digicams areexpensive but worth investing if you are a shutterbug on the fly. However theSLR camera will always remain the Classic. There’s something about you controlling each and everything while taking a shot. That requires loads of skills and hence the digicam-- point and shoot is popular these days.
Sony, Nikon andKodak are some of the leading brands with fireworks for pricing. I wouldrecommend the Cyber-shot Sony DSC-T9, which is an ultra-slim camera offeringboth Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization and high light sensitivity.
With a slim bodyonly 0.8 inches thick, this compact powerhouse not only takes great picturesbut also brings them to life with Sony’s new Clear Photo Plus LCD screen andslide show function. The 2.5-inch LCD features astonishing vividness andgreatly improved color reproduction compared to previous models. It is theperfect screen to show off your pictures as a slide show, which the cameracreates for you -- without having to use a PC.
The six-megapixel DSC-T9 delivers more detailed images with significantly less blur andgraininess than typical point-and-shoot cameras. Optical image stabilizationreduces image blur from hand movement, while high light sensitivity helps tolessen blurriness resulting from low-light conditions. The end result isbetter-focused, expressive images that look more like the way you see them, with the human eye.
Sony is the firstmanufacturer to incorporate an advanced lens-shift optical image stabilizerinto a camera with an internal folded-path lens system. This is what allows fora compact form; the lens does not have to extend from the body of the camera.High light sensitivity (up to IS0 640) allows you to capture clearer picturesin available light, giving you the option to not use a flash, which sometimescreates unwanted glare or harsh highlights. As a result, images have greateratmosphere and more detail.
The DSC-T9 provides MPEG movie recording, and 58 megabytes of internal memoryfor storage. With the slide show feature, sharing your photos right on thecamera’s LCD is more enjoyable. You can even connect directly to yourtelevision with supplied cables. If you have a wide-screen home theater thenyou’ll love the new 16:9 image mode that creates HDTV proportional pictures .
I can say from my experience this is a real sleek meanmachine with loads of features & good software support.
It is costlythough. With a price of around 17-19 grand in India. For economic pricing(3.5-5k) yet good results ORITE, MERCURY, Logitech etc are good buys.
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