With the variety of cameras available
today, it is really difficult to buy
them without finding some serious camera
information to show you what features
you need and what features you can do
without. This is even truer today than
ever before, because, in addition to
the classic choice of the old analog
cameras, there are now digital cameras
as well. There is so much digital camera
information that it's difficult to sort
through all of it to make an informed
choice. But of course, it is always
important to adequately research any
major purchase, or you are just going
to be setting up yourself for disappointment.
In the old days, even up to a few
years ago, digital cameras were non-existent,
or offered such poor resolution that
there was really no point to them.
Unless you really needed instant digital
pics, you would always be better off
buying a normal camera, and all you
would have to look at was camera lens
information to make sure that your
lens had the right diameter and focus
to meet your needs. Sure you could
look at camera information on polaroids,
on different kinds of film, on different
brands, etc., but this was all still
pretty basic.
Nowadays, as with everything technological,
it has become difficult to even keep
up on all the camera information,
even if all you want to do is to know
enough to make an informed choice.
There are just too many options. Different
digital cameras have different resolutions,
different memory formats, different
features such as panorama and zoom,
different lenses (which requires you
to look up camera lens information
as well), and dozens of other features.
To wade through all of the digital
camera information, you practically
need to be a PhD!
Of course, ultimately what you really
need is a friend who is a tech geek
who knows all of the camera information
already. That has always been my solution
since computers took off, and everyone
really does have in their life that
one good-natured soul who is obsessed
with all of the latest gadgets and
willing to share their expertise.
Why wade through all of the camera
information when there is someone
in your life more than willing to
distill it into a simple recommendation
for you? My tech geek friend, after
listening to my desires for what I
wanted from a camera, and asking a
few targeted questions, recommended
a new Cannon, and I have been nothing
but pleased with the purchase.
