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No Digital Camera Lasts Forever
By guest | July 10, 2009
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The digital SLR’s are designed in such a way that you can use a lot of different lenses, with different focal lengths. This versatility is the reason why digital SLR cameras are so popular among professionals. When you’re using a camera that is not a SLR, you need to match the angle of the viewing lens with the angle of view. If you’re doing short-range zoom or you have a fixed lens, then it’s OK, but at different focal lengths it can be much more difficult. The SLR is better because the viewing and taking lens are the same.
On these digital SLR’s, the versatility is limited by the fact that you can’t change the default lens. The mirror that bounces the light towards the viewfinder is nonmoving and semi-transparent in most of these models. This sony pros and cons and this disposable digital camera should help with canon powershot sx110is.
And here’s another surprise. Expect a four or five second delay between taking pictures while the SX100IS flash recharges. Just like every other point and shoot out there. I know this doesn’t happen in the SLR camera category, but I also don’t believe I should have to spend $600 plus to get that feature. With the amount of money consumers have spent on digital cameras, the industry really needs to focus their R&D on this problem. Expecting point and shoot camera users to get the perfect picture the first time is unreasonable. Even the pros aren’t that good.
One last small grievance. Most SLR’s in this price range, allow you to take pictures in the RAW format, and the D40 is no exception. What is a bit surprising, is that when you take pictures with the RAW and JPEG format at the same time, the D40 only uses a very basic JPEG format.
The thing with cameras though, is that the technology changes so quickly, that by the time I finish writing this review, the next great batch of great cameras will hit the store shelves. Only too soon to be quickly followed by manufactures announcing the latest and greatest new features for the next round of cameras. If your into photography, and technology, this can be great fun. What with learning all the new jargon, buying all the latest gadgets, and generally just impressing the heck out of friends and family with all your geek wisdom.
The really good news though, is that with the power of the internet at our disposal we can get the very latest up to date information at a moments notice. There are tools online, that will compare digital cameras feature by feature, and show you the top rated cameras on a daily basis.
Acclaimed science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon was famous for a couple of adages known as Sturgeons Laws. My favorite, and the one most relevant to our discussion is, “Ninety percent of everything is crap.” It’s simple, direct and brutally honest. It also really helps narrow down our search. If the camera your looking at is not on at least one top ten list, then drop it from your search. If it doesn’t have at least a four star review from someone, then drop if off your list. There are so many cameras to choose from these days, there’s really no need to settle for anything less then the best.
With all that in mind, it would be unfair of me to not make at least a few digital camera recommendations. Especially considering the title of this piece. If your unsure of brand, I’d pick Canon. They have by far more models to choose from then any other manufacturer. If your looking for a really small camera, you can take anywhere, consider the Canon SD1000 Digital Elph.
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