| Selecting a digital camera is definitely not an easy | | | | produces a wide variety of cameras, ranging |
| task with hundreds of brands available in the | | | | from small point and shoot ELPH series to the |
| market. Before you decide to buy, you should | | | | professional range of SLRs. The most popular |
| take a look at the many features like optical | | | | ones are Canon PowerShot A460, PowerShot |
| quality, zoom, storage media and etc. These are | | | | A710 IS and PowerShot A640. |
| only a few features among the many digital | | | | Nikon is not far behind in the consumer digital |
| camera models to be compared. In terms of | | | | market where it is one of the major players.The |
| image quality, the amount of mega pixel resolution | | | | Coolpix line of cameras with its impressive |
| and the quality of the lens are the main factors | | | | D-series SLRs has made a splash in the camera |
| that determine the sharpness of the pictures. And | | | | scene. Take a look at the fast selling ones: Nikon |
| one of the best ways to know the quality and | | | | D40, Coolpix S50 and Coolpix L12. |
| crispness of pictures is to see a printed picture. | | | | Kodak digital cameras are known for their |
| As for image storage, there are many different | | | | simplicity and quality. The easiest to operate when |
| kinds of storage media or flash memory cards | | | | compared to its competitors. The one-touch |
| available for digital cameras, which are rewritable | | | | image downloading, emailing, and printing features |
| chips that do not require power in order to retain | | | | have made this brand even more popular in the |
| the content. This makes it possible to take many | | | | market. Take a look at few of the models in the |
| photos without the fear of losing them before | | | | market: Kodak EasyShare V1003, EasyShare |
| they are stored in CD-ROM or hard disk of the | | | | V803 and Easyshare C653. |
| computer. | | | | Among the other major brands is the Olympus |
| Surely, choosing a digital camera is not an easy | | | | that offers innovative features like the 10x optical |
| task with so many models and range of mega | | | | zoom on the Ultra Zoom models and the |
| pixels, features and different prices. Some of | | | | weather-proof body of the Stylus series. Some |
| major brands available in the market are Argus, | | | | of the popular ones are Olympus Stylus 550UZ, |
| BenQ, Canon, Casio, Disney, Epson, Fujifilm, HP, | | | | Stylus 760 and Stylus 770 SW. |
| JVC America, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Nikon, | | | | Before you start shopping for a digital camera, it |
| Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Polaroid, Ricoh, | | | | will be helpful to know the lingo. Understand what |
| Samsung, Sanyo, Sony and Toshiba. However the | | | | the salespeople are talking about when they drop |
| most popular among them are Canon, Nikon, | | | | these digital camera terms - Borderless, CCD, |
| Sony, Olympus, and Kodak. | | | | Compact Flash, Digital Zoom, DPI, Firmware, |
| Sony`s digital cameras are among the most | | | | F-stop, Image Format, Grayscale, LCD Screen, |
| innovative and popular in the industry. The | | | | Mega pixel, Memory Card, Memory Stick, Optical |
| cameras range from tiny 2 mega pixel point & | | | | Zoom, Secure Digital, SLR and xD Picture Card. |
| shoots to bulky 8+ mega pixel units. Some of | | | | So, to be on the safer side, it is better to have |
| Sony digital cameras that are selling fast are | | | | the knowledge of these terms so that you don`t |
| Cybershot N2, Cybershot S700, and Cybershot | | | | get cheated. |
| T20. | | | | There is so much that goes into buying a digital |
| Canon is also ruling the market with its amazing | | | | camera. Wrestle all the details under control with |
| array of models. They receive high ratings from | | | | the various brochures provided by the |
| consumers because of their impressive | | | | manufacturers before deciding to buy one for |
| construction and top quality images. Canon | | | | yourself. |