Digital camera prices have been constantly
dropping whilst the quality and complexity
of the digital cameras has been rising
rapidly. People who used to only dream
of owning a digital camera because of
the excessive digital camera prices may
now be able to afford much better cameras
than they realize. In fact, digital camera
prices have changed so dramatically that
a 5- or 6-megapixel point-and-shoot digital
camera has dropped below what a 4-megapixel
camera was selling for less than a year
ago.
Digital camera prices of $200-$300 are
now common for good point-and-shoot digital
cameras that come with an image resolution
of up to 5 mega pixels and a 3X optical
zoom lens. It is important to recognize
what the minimum features are to expect
for this range of digital camera prices.
Digital camera prices between $200 and
$300 should include:
* 1.3 frames per second shooting capability
* 10 to 20 scene modes
* built-in flash
* lens openings from f2.8 to f4.8
* optical viewfinder and an LCD of 1.5
to 2 inches
* optical zoom lens with a range equivalent
to that of a 35-115mm lens
* rechargeable batteries
* shutter speeds of 4 seconds to 1/2000
second
* solid plastic or metal housing
* video clip capture at 320 by 240 resolution
with audio
Digital camera prices can vary and it
is essential to know what the most useful
features are. Obviously you want to take
good pictures but don't want to pay the
inflated digital camera prices that the
high-end cameras have. However, your priority
should be to assess which features are
the most important to enable you to take
the best pictures. The higher the numbers
of megapixels that the cameras have, the
higher the digital camera prices are but
this does not necessarily guarantee better
pictures.
One of the most useful features to look
for in the $200-$300 range of digital
camera prices for point-and-shoot picture
taking is scene modes. Digital camera
prices are not affected very much by having
scene modes but these allow an amateur
photographer to take shots such as a fireworks
display and sunsets without knowing how
to adjust the camera settings manually.
The majority of the better digital cameras
within the $200-$300 range of digital
camera prices have scene mode selections
available. Another feature of cameras
within the $200-$300 range of digital
camera prices is that they are compact
and will fit in a jacket pocket.
This article was posted on November
08, 2005
