Tips for Choosing a Good Pocket Camera
May 9th, 2011 | Published in Technology Feature
Here are tips on choosing the right camera and accessories for the moment this good.Camera
Pocket camera brands and types what is currently good enough. Some brands are better in specs or the price of other brands but not too significant. For the image quality you should try it yourself at your place of purchase. Note also that there is a camera that is very slippery when held, you may want to avoid this camera. Note the location of buttons, is easy to reach by your fingers? Is flash easily blocked by mistake? Is it easy to hold one’s hand? Are the buttons too small? You decide.
If you intend to capture the moment on the shore or river may be worthwhile considering the compact cameras that are designed for water activities. Keep in mind this type of camera stand is soaked in water only up to a certain depth. If you need to bring your camera to diving, you need special casing.
Large pixel
As I’ve outlined in my writing here, you do not need to pursue a high pixel camera. Eight to ten pixels is enough for a pocket camera. I personally would look for a small pixel camera for still good colors.
Waterproof compact cameras
Lens Focal Length
To support the big family picture taken with you, you should select the camera has a lens with focal length (focal length) starts from 28mm (equivalent to 35mm camera), even better when starting from 24mm. With this focal length we can include many members of the family into the picture without having to retreat too far to take the distance. Because if you withdraw too much then maybe the subject will already be beyond the reach of the flash, and you will get a dark image, especially at night. Pocket camera flash is usually strong only for a maximum distance of 2 meters only.
Video Features
Yes, why not. Although far from excellent image quality is an additional video features a fun, moving images give a different impression of still images. Just note that this feature is to spend more batteries and memory card when activated.
Flash
Must exist and generally all compact cameras have it. And we use flash day and night. Note the specification of the flash on manual, more far-reaching better.
Battery
More flexible if the camera uses AA alkaline batteries are easily obtainable. Lithium battery promises better performance but can be a pain having to charge the battery in the middle of the journey.
SD Memory card type
Memory Card
Buy a big enough memory card. If you are taking an average of 100 photos per day where each image size of 3MB, the total you need to travel for 7 days is (7 x 100 x 3MB) = 2100MB or about 2GB. By purchasing a 4GB memory card you can accommodate everything plus the excess (if you’re diligent in taking pictures). Or buy an 8GB if you are also actively using video features. 8GB Memory card type SD card can be redeemed at a cost of less than 200 thousand silver.
Pouch and Accessories
Buy a special pouch for your camera to avoid dust and water splashes. Do not place the camera on the dashboard, put in a place protected from heat.
Do not also put a key ring in your camera, could have accidentally scratched a camera lens.
If you bring a laptop you may want to transfer the images to a laptop. For that take a little money to buy a card reader. Or you can bring a special USB cable provided in the package of camera purchase, simply means that the camera must be turned on at the time of transfer of photos done.
Tripod
When you feel the need for a tripod you can buy a small size, usually to be put on the table. But if not well that’s okay, you can put it anywhere pocket camera instead of a tripod. If you need a more stable you could fill a small plastic bag with rice or beans. Tie and put your camera on it with a little buried, your camera will be stable.
Camera Phone
Until now the results of any expensive phone photos can not compete with a pocket camera, even the cheapest ones. You still need a real photo cameras to create images with excellent image quality, as well as we need a real video camera to expect excellent image quality.
