Digital Camera Use SD Media Card

Here are some things to consider when purchasing a compact digital camera.
Digital camera manufacturers will quote two types of zoom; the Optical zoom and the Digital zoom. One of the most important features of a camera is the Optical Zoom. The digital zoom is the ability to enlarge a portion of the image that is captured. The digital zoom captures a part of the image that is captured and crops the image to that portion. The more mega pixels your camera has the better the digital zoom will be. You can lose some image quality when you use a digital zoom.

Always check to see what kind of media the digital camera requires. Canon, Casio and Olympus usually use a SD media card. Fuji cameras usually use XD media cards and Sony uses the Sony memory stick. Make sure you purchase a media card that is large enough for the camera you purchase. The minimum size I would recommend is 1Gb. It is also recommended that you purchase a card that is high speed. Digital cameras need a high quality battery. Some come with a Lithium Battery made specifically for the camera. These cameras will also come with at charger. Some cameras use AA or AAA batteries. If you use a AA or AAA battery you should use batteries specifically made for digital cameras or consider investing in rechargeable AA or AAA lithium batteries.

Canon, Casio and Sony offer a number of high tech features on their digital cameras. Some of the features include face recognition, digital filters, and maybe one of the coolest high tech features is smile recognition. When using smile recognition you push the button to take a picture, the camera will then wait for the subject to smile before the image is captured. Most of the newer cameras have very large view screens. The Casio Exilim EX-S10 has a 2.7" LCD that takes up ¾ of the camera. Many of the Canon models offer image stabilization. This feature will compensate for a shaky hand.

You should consider an 8 to 10 megapixel camera. With a larger megapixel you can print large images without losing image quality.