canon digital camera of 12 megapixel image
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I'm getting a new digital camera. I'm 14, a girl, and the budget is not an issue. What's the best digital camera in your opinion? Is the Sony tx1 or the Samsung 12.2 megapixel camera (the one with the screen on the front) any good? Most descriptive and helpful answer gets the points. Please and thank you. (:
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At least 10 - 30 times a day someone on YA asks: "Which one is a good camera to buy?"
A quick search would have given you hundreds of replies, but once again here is my 10 cents on the subject:
Point & Shoot cameras are wonderfully handy because of their small size.
When light conditions are ideal, they even take really nice photos - all of them do.
However, they all DO have limitations - they don't do very well in low light situations (i.e. noisy photos, hard to avoid blur, etc). The little onboard flash is very harsh at close range, and doesn't reach very far.
Many of them have no manual functions, so you are limited to only very basic photos, you can't compensate for unusual situations, or do many fun "tricks" and special effects.
P&S's also suffer from frustrating shutterlag and many of them chew through batteries rather quickly.
However, if you're ok with all those limitations, then go ahead and pick one, most of them (the same type and same price range) are rather similar. Personally I would pick either a Canon or a Nikon, and would certainly stay away from Kodak.
A higher end P&S will give you more manual options and better quality. Many of those even give you the option of adding a proper flash (which makes a big difference to your flash photos).
Don't worry too much about megapixelsâ¦. there is a limit to how many pixels you can squash into a tiny P&S sensor before you actually LOSE quality rather than gain it.
Don't worry about digital zoom, in fact, don't EVER use it. It simply crops away pixels, i.e. destroys information. The only real zoom is optical.
Decide which features are important to you, and look for cameras that have that feature.
Then go compare a few models on www.dpreview.com .
The very best thing you can do for your success is to borrow some books and learn about photography. A bit of knowledge will make a much bigger difference to your photos than your choice of P&S camera can.
For what it's worth - if I was in the market for a P&S camera right now, my choice would be a Canon Powershot SX20 IS http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=19208
At least 10 - 30 times a day someone on YA asks: "Which one is a good camera to buy?"
A quick search would have given you hundreds of replies, but once again here is my 10 cents on the subject:
Point & Shoot cameras are wonderfully handy because of their small size.
When light conditions are ideal, they even take really nice photos - all of them do.
However, they all DO have limitations - they don't do very well in low light situations (i.e. noisy photos, hard to avoid blur, etc). The little onboard flash is very harsh at close range, and doesn't reach very far.
Many of them have no manual functions, so you are limited to only very basic photos, you can't compensate for unusual situations, or do many fun "tricks" and special effects.
P&S's also suffer from frustrating shutterlag and many of them chew through batteries rather quickly.
However, if you're ok with all those limitations, then go ahead and pick one, most of them (the same type and same price range) are rather similar. Personally I would pick either a Canon or a Nikon, and would certainly stay away from Kodak.
A higher end P&S will give you more manual options and better quality. Many of those even give you the option of adding a proper flash (which makes a big difference to your flash photos).
Don't worry too much about megapixelsâ¦. there is a limit to how many pixels you can squash into a tiny P&S sensor before you actually LOSE quality rather than gain it.
Don't worry about digital zoom, in fact, don't EVER use it. It simply crops away pixels, i.e. destroys information. The only real zoom is optical.
Decide which features are important to you, and look for cameras that have that feature.
Then go compare a few models on www.dpreview.com .
The very best thing you can do for your success is to borrow some books and learn about photography. A bit of knowledge will make a much bigger difference to your photos than your choice of P&S camera can.
For what it's worth - if I was in the market for a P&S camera right now, my choice would be a Canon Powershot SX20 IS http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=19208
What camera would you suggest for a person wanting to get started in photography for the first time?
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I take MANY pictures with my digital camera, which has 12.2 mega pixels.
I want to take a step up, and get something better, to make my pictures more appealing, and professional looking.
Any suggestions?
please and thank you.
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I would highly recommend getting something along the lines of a Canon T1i or even a used XSi. Even though the megapixels aren't too much higher than what you have now, the resolution will be like night and day. I started out with an XSi and have since moved onto a Canon 50D and here is what I've gotten from them (www.PhotographyByNC.com). The XSi lets you learn the basics without too much effort and from there you can move up to bigger and better things! A DSLR system will also allow you to specialize your lens selection for different uses (such as macro, portrait, telephoto, etc.) so the versatility really plays a factor as well.
As far as making your pictures look professional and such, that just comes down to research, learning, and practice. I learned most of what I know from reading forums such as Photography-on-the.net and fredmiranda.com
Hope this helps!
Nathan C.
PhotographyByNC.com
I would highly recommend getting something along the lines of a Canon T1i or even a used XSi. Even though the megapixels aren't too much higher than what you have now, the resolution will be like night and day. I started out with an XSi and have since moved onto a Canon 50D and here is what I've gotten from them (www.PhotographyByNC.com). The XSi lets you learn the basics without too much effort and from there you can move up to bigger and better things! A DSLR system will also allow you to specialize your lens selection for different uses (such as macro, portrait, telephoto, etc.) so the versatility really plays a factor as well.
As far as making your pictures look professional and such, that just comes down to research, learning, and practice. I learned most of what I know from reading forums such as Photography-on-the.net and fredmiranda.com
Hope this helps!
Nathan C.
PhotographyByNC.com
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