For Beginners

Digital photography is a fun task for virtually everyone. You no longer have to be a professional photographer to get the best images available. Getting instant access to your photos is a whole lot better than waiting for them to be printed from film. Since there are so many digital cameras on the consumer market, choosing the best one for you may be confusing. With a little help, you'll learn how to choose the best camera for a beginner.

Some basic instructions you need to follow first :-

Step1
Decide your spending budget for a brand-new digital camera. This will help to guide you towards the perfect digital camera for your needs. Spending a large amount of money is not a necessity when purchasing a digital camera. There are plenty of budget cameras that are more than capable of taking care of your necessities. If you are not going to use your digital camera on a regular basis, then don't buy one that has an overwhelming amount of features. Sticking to the basics will keep the price lower.

Step2
Consider the size and weight of your digital camera. If you decide to snap images everywhere you travel, then choose a digital camera that is portable enough. You don't want to carry something that is oversized and bulky when traveling to multiple destinations. Having a digital camera with a longer battery life and high megapixels will also help you choose the best digital camera for your beginning stages. Despite these important features, look at the overall rating of the digital camera you are thinking of purchasing.

Step3
Calculate the camera accessories. Some digital cameras have a very low initial pricing, but it soon increases when it comes to upgrading the camera lens and other components. Before purchasing the first digital camera you come across, investigate everything. Compare pricing for the memory, batteries, charger, and the lens. This will help you to figure out if this is the best digital camera for you. Without doing your research first, you will be very disappointed with your new purchase.

Step4
Ask about the return policy. This should be the first question asked when thinking about buying a digital camera. No one wants to get stuck with a device you cannot use. If you purchase your digital camera at a discounted price, it can sometimes mean that this is a final priced item with no returns. Check all paperwork and store signs before making a final decision. Take a few test shots while you are at the store locations to find out about some of the digital camera's features.

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HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST CAMERA FOR YOU?

How to Choose the Best Camera?

With so many camera models to choose from, at a bewildering range of prices, where do you start? Well, the way I choose any new toy these days is to start at the end. What do you want it to do? Err . . . take pictures. Yes but what kind of pictures and what are you going to do with them? The other burning question is how much are you prepared to learn? And, of course, how much are you prepared to pay?

As you are reading this and have actually made it to paragraph two, I think we can assume that you are prepared to learn at least a little. So what do you want to do? Do you want something that you can keep in your pocket at all times so you can snap the kids? Do you want a camera that will allow you to take pictures in any lighting conditions from any distance (with the right gadget screwed on the front of course)? Is this going to be a hobby or just some quick snaps?

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The Learning Curve

SLR or Compact?

Which brand?

How Many Pixels?

SLR or Compact?

All the cameras on the market can be categorised into a few simple groups. The most important two groups are fixed lens and interchangeable lens. The fixed lens cameras, so called Compact Cameras, tend, with a few exceptions, to be smaller, lighter and more pocketable, therefore you are more likely to have it with you when you need it. Well that's the theory anyway but I think we can say that you are more likely to be bothered to take it with you on that outing to the beach or the zoo.
However even with today's zoom lenses, which are pretty wonderful, you will often find that you are too far away or too close to get the picture you want so you need to be able to change the lens for a longer telephoto or a wider angle. The other major advantage of these single lens reflex (SLR) cameras is that you are actually looking through the lens instead of a separate viewfinder so what you see is what you get, although this is less of an issue now that we can review our photos on the screen of the digital camera. The down side of these SLR cameras is that you very soon end up with quite a heavy bag of gadgets and are less likely to carry it everywhere with you. However much I yearn for a compact camera for it's handyness I know I would be frustrated by it's shortcomings so for me the choice is SLR every time.


Digital or Film?

Do they still make film cameras? Oh yes they do and I wouldn't mind betting that they continue to do so for many years and I wouldn't mind betting that at some time in the future there will be a retro backlash and a large number of 'serious' photographers will return to the darkroom. Some will probably claim that they have never used digital at all, ever.
You might think from the remarks above that I am a diehard supporter of film. Nothing could be further from the truth actually, I am now fully converted to digital and loving it. I am going to make the pros and cons a separate discussion that will be posted soon but, for now, I'll just say that I am completely sold on digital and do not feel that I have lost anything significant by changing.

Uses of photography

Photography gained the interest of many scientists and artists from its inception. Scientists have used photography to record and study movements, such as Eadweard Muybridge's study of human and animal locomotion in 1887. Artists are equally interested by these aspects but also try to explore avenues other than the photo-mechanical representation of reality, such as the pictorialist movement. Military, police, and security forces use photography for surveillance, recognition and data storage. Photography is used to preserve memories of favorite times, to capture special moments, to tell stories, to send messages, and as a source of entertainment.

Commercial advertising relies heavily on photography and has contributed greatly to its development.


Photography, like other graphic testimonies, can be used for a variety of purposes. The following are some of the most common uses.

The photograph by VIVERO, C. 212, D. 4. shows how these small picture frames were used like the old cameos, carried regularly in a bag or on the clothes.