What's The Best Digital Camera?
By Various presented by Bob Pardue
When you think about digital cameras, what do
you think of first? Which aspects of digital cameras are important,
which are essential, and which ones can you take or leave? You be the
judge.
People always think I am a snob, and perhaps
they are right. I certainly do not identify myself as a snob but I do
have something in common with snobs: I always have to have the best
and be the best. I accept no limits and no imperfections.
This goes for my clothes, my electronic year,
and my personal grooming. It also goes for my education as far as I
can manage it. So when I wanted to get a digital camera, I did not
get some cheapo camera. I get the best that I could
buy. I got what I believed was the best that money
could buy. I also got ripped off.
You see, like most things, there is some debate
over what the best digital cameras are. Sometimes people will talk
about the best Nikon or the best Kodak digital camera,
but when the debate turns to the best brand, everyone
is stumped.
Camera buffs argue and argue about it without
end. The best consumer reports guide says one thing,
but the camera professionals magazines say something else. It is all
a matter of who you want to listen to, since there's no way you'll
get to try out all of the Digital cameras by yourself. There are too
many of them, and they are too expensive.
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that there's practical value in
learning more about digital cameras. Can you think of ways to apply
what's been covered so far?
I figured that the only way I would be sure to
get the best was to get one with the most features.
I chose a reputable brand, and then I proceeded
to look at what the different cameras offered. I figured that, since
the strength of digital cameras was the fact that you can instantly
see the pictures and manipulate them much more easily than with
old-fashioned film cameras, the best would be the one
with the most high-tech options.
I got one with digital zoom, in camera
editing,the ability to take pictures of different dimensions, and
many other options. I could even sends pictures out over the Internet
by itself! I didn't even need to upload the pictures onto the
computer first if I didn't want to!
The camera cost me a fortune but it was worth
it or so I thought. Then a friend of mine who is a photography
experts saw my camera and practically laughed in my face.
He told me that my camera was junk. Digital
zoom is worthless, and the other features are just gimmicks. You can
do all of that stuff in Photoshop. I guess that my greed was my
downfall.
Don't limit yourself by refusing to learn the
details about digital cameras. The more you know, the easier it will
be to focus on what's important.
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