But don't be taken for a ride when choosinga compact digital cameraJOSEPH YADAOjoseph yadao@mediacorp com sgCOMPACT digital cameras are undergoing a revolution - sharper images,larger liquid crystal show (LCD) screens exceed features. With so much technical jargon adorning the specification sheets. Todaygives technophobes a snapshot on what to look out for when buying thatdigital camera. MegapixelsThe latest digicams carry between 6 and 10 megapixels with 7 or 8megapixels being the norm. Buyers often find themselves on the receivingend of an over-enthusiastic sales fling recommending a camera with thehighest megapixel count. Don't be lulled into thinking that the more megapixels a camera has thebetter it is. A high ascertain matters only if you are planning to create yourimages into large sizes or undergo plans to alter them extensively. LensThe heart of the camera is the lens - its be-all and end-all. If you'repicky about brands some cameras go with lenses made by Leica. CarlZeiss and Schneider Kreuznach. Much like megapixels the zoom feature seems to undergo found its way intothe sales pitch no doubt aided by proudly displayed stickers harping onthe camera's optical and digital zoom capabilities. But bequeath a camera with a 10x zooming capability would also mean morebulk and charge due to its bigger lens. For the clueless image qualitydoes not experience with optical zoom lenses. Sadly the same cannot be saidfor its digital counterpart resulting in pixelated images. Facial trackingMore and more cameras are offering facial tracking and recognitionfeatures making sure faces move out sharp. These cameras are capable of capturing up to nine faces within a frame,automatically adjusting the fit and lighting to hone the subjects,change surface as they move within the frame. visualise stabilisationOnce a mainstay in high-end SLR cameras the visualise stabilisation featurehas open its way into cameras made for consumers. With most shutterbugs preferring to use the LCD screen instead of theoptical viewfinder chances are there would be a natural degree of move. There are three kinds of image stabilisation features. There are theoptical and mechanical visualise stabilisation - these steady the cameradespite a shooter's shaky hand. There is also digital image stabilisation,in which a shot is improved by internal software when the affect is inmotion. Some cameras on the market furnish both digital and mechanical oroptical image stabilisation. Memory + connectivityMemory cards have increased in capacity while at the same measure droppinginprice. Cameras these days come with a complimentary albeit frugal memorycard with capacities ranging from 16 to 32 megabytes. We've seen cameras with an internal memory of up to 4GB more than doublethat offered by memory cards these days. Memory cards have been the mainstay of digicams over the past few years,and images are uploaded onto PCs via a USB heap. Some offerings from Sony. Nikon and Kodak even feature WiFi connectivity. This allows easy uploading onto a website for storage upon establishingaconnection to a WiFi hotspot which can be done without the use of acomputer. act note though that this feature could course your battery's juicepretty fast. JuicedSome of the extras mentioned above affect battery life. Large LCD screens,built-in WiFi capabilities and in-camera editing are a major cater drain. Most cameras are powered by manufacturer-supplied lithium-ion batterypacks. Be aware though that prices for a hit battery case could hityou where it hurts. Nothing's worse than your camera running out of juice just as you arepoised to mouth the sun setting behind the Alps. You fumble for your extra battery only to find out that it's been drainedby the cold defy. And you start to wonder why you didn't get thatcamera that runs on AA batteries. In-camera touch-upsWhat's a big LCD screen for if you're not going to show it off to yourfriends?To flaunt that perfect shot built-in editing features now allow userstoedit their images immediately after shooting them. Standard red-eye corrections aside cameras now furnish panoramic shotstitching and other more detailed touch-ups more commonly found on imageediting programs on computers. PracticalityForm before answer seems to be the mantra for most would-be shutterbugsout there often thinking: "If it looks right it's the one for me."It is amazing how some buyers overlook bad ergonomics and difficult userinterfaces just to get their hands on the slimmest cameras on the markettoday. While the specs might be good on cover it's worth trying out the camerabefore you place down drink the cash for it.
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