Aug 25, 2005 12:17 PM
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(Updated Aug 25, 2005 12:25 PM)
Choosing a digital camera
BUDGET
Before choosing a Digital Camera decide your budget as cameras are revising there price downwards so it is not a problem if you are keeping your budget as low as Rs. 4,000/-
USE
Now decide
- What are you going to use it for?
a. Be a NatGeo photographer (wrong choice let the film cameras' do some work);
b. Show Off (You too have it); Family friends Birthday Parties, marriages (not professional work), tours, trips, etc.
if your choice is any one in ''b'' then a 2 mp to 3 mp camera will suffice (mp = Mega Pixel)
1 mp is too blurred & 4+ mp (Jitni cheeni utna meetha ;) )
- Do you need it?
Yes you really do as one roll of film costs more than Rs.350 (Roll, Developing, and Printing)
SEARCH
Ok now you have two reasons & a budget (80% of work done) to buy a digital camera now comes the search.
Google baba ki jai!
Yahoo bhaiya jinda bad!
ebay (you get support in India)
Sify mall
India times shopping
Ask friends
What do I search for in the camera.
first and foremost an optical zoom (you can zoom digitally when you are downloading the photo to your pc) digital zoom is just an eyewash and you will never use it if u have an optical zoom the bigger the optical zoom the better.
then the mega pixel you have decided.
Battery AA type battery (pencil cell) is the best (Eveready 2100 rechargeable) (if no charging point available ''Duracell'')
support for external memory (the bigger the better I have 512 MB MMC) (MMC= Multi Media Card the ones used in mobiles)
extras, freebies, software’s, etc.
Digital Movie support (Mine supports 2 hrs of digital video with audio with MMC & 2 minutes on my 16 MB internal mem).
Flash (which can be switched off and on).
Red eye reduction.
Photography in different lighting conditions.
LCD Size you are comfortable with.
Optical view finder (to conserve battery by switching off the LCD)
there are many more please use your discretion
Buy IT
You found your dream camera now how to buy it.
Find a dealer or go to the websites mentioned above and pay using there secured channel do not deposit the cheque directly in the sellers' account.
Payment
Pay for it using your credit card (if you have one) credit card people can get it insured for free for you if you request them.
Octroi
If you want to get it saved get it delivered to your friends’ house outside city limits. (I paid rs. 800/-)
well now you have you camera in your hand happy shooting...
please see my first review as to how to maintain your camera at https://mouthshut.com/review/Maintaining_a_Digital_Camera-81185-1.html
