Snap up a digital camera
Snap up a digital camera
Seven.com.au, Australia
If sales are anything to go by, digital cameras will fill a lot of Christmas stockings this year. But separating the best from the rest is no easy task.
Digital camera expert Danny Wilson helped us unravel the megapixel mystery.
“Anything less than four megapixels these days is a very average camera,” Danny said.
“Typically a four megapixel will print an A4 photo size photo very well.”
A view finder and a good sized LCD screen are also important. And don’t be tricked by sales lingo like “digital zoom”, go for high optical zoom instead.
“Some cameras have a 3x optical zoom and others will range right up to 10x zoom,” Danny said.
These days, movie capability comes standard on most decent digital cameras.
With that in mind, let’s look at some of this year’s hot buys.
“At the entry level price point of around $200 we’ve got the Fuji A500,” Danny said. “That consists of a five megapixel camera, 3X optical zoom and a 1.8 inch LCD screen.”
Moving into the lifestyle range of cameras, the Canon Ixus 60 sells for around $400 and has a six megapixel resolution, 3X optical zoom, a large 2.5 inch screen and a lithium battery.
If you are not budget-conscious this Christmas, Panasonic’s WorldTraveller has just hit the market.
“They’re fitting a 10X optical zoom into a very small lens,” Danny said. A 10X optical zoom would normally involve a much larger camera.
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