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Choosing a Digital Camera

Information on the Latest Digital Cameras

A digital camera, as opposed to a film camera, uses an electronic sensor to transform images into electronic data. It does it on an an electronic image sensor, a CCD (Charged Coupled Device); then temporarily transferred into a FlashCard™. This allows images to be easily displayed and edited on computer.

Buying a digital camera is a difficult decision for most. With the wide selection of digital cameras in the market it is absolutely daunting for one just starting out. Here are some tips that will help you make an informed decision:

  1. Decide on a budget
  2. How portable do you want the camera to be? Do you intend to carry it around in your shirt pocket or do you prefer a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera for more control and creativity?
  3. What do you want to do with the captured digital image? Print it? What size? Store it on your PC or burn into a CD?

Types of Digital Cameras

There are basically 2 primary categories of digital cameras:



Latest Digital Camera News

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The Imaging Resource gives consumers all the tools required to choose just the right digital camera for their needs: Accurate, factual reviews, clear-cut test results, and online shopping/price comparison covering dozens of merchants. Whether rank beginner or practicing professional, photographers of all levels will find the products they're looking for reviewed in depth on the Imaging Resource website.

Express Review posted for Nikon Coolpix L110!
Among the smaller and lighter super-zoom digital cameras, the Nikon Coolpix L110 covers a good zoom range, from a pleasing 28mm wide-angle to a useful 420mm. Its 12.1-megapixel sensor means that the Nikon L110's overall image quality is pretty good, producing useful prints from ISO settings as high as 3,200. The Nikon L110 is a very basic long zoom digital camera, built for the novice shooter, but it still has a fairly high-resolution LCD, sporting 420,000 pixels. Click here for more on the Nikon L110 digital camera!
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Review: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM
Sigma released several new lenses as this past year's PMA, one of which was the ultrawide zoom lens, the Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM. Essentially an APS-C version of their popular 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6, the lens uses new FLD glass elements which Sigma compares to the performance given by fluorite lenses. In our testing, we've found that there may be something to this claim: click here for our full review of the Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM.
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Canon 60D: Advanced amateur DSLR with tilt/swivel LCD previewed
Canon USA Inc. has today announced its EOS 60D single-lens reflex digital camera, and we've just published our Canon 60D preview, filled with hands-on info. The Canon EOS 60D is a replacement for the 2008-model Canon 50D, and incorporates a range of the company's latest SLR technology from models including the EOS 7D and Rebel T2i, as well as providing the debut for a few features unique among EOS digital SLRs. The Canon 60D has a new body housing an eighteen megapixel APS-C sized CMOS image sensor. A good deal of effort has been placed into improving...
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Review posted for Sony A55V!
Sony Electronics Inc. has today announced three new digital cameras featuring an innovative design, adopting what the company calls a "translucent mirror", commonly known as a pellicle mirror -- and we've just posted our Sony A55V review (also covering the Sony A55), as well as our Sony A33 Hands-on Preview. The translucent mirror in the Alpha A55, A55V, and A33 remains fixed in place during operation, allowing most light to reach the imaging sensor, while a small portion is reflected to a dedicated autofocus sensor. This enables the most unique feature of Sony's SLT-series cameras -- full time, phase detection autofocus, even during movie capture! The Alpha A55V, A55, and A33 also have brand new Exmor...
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Hands-on Preview posted for Sony A560!
The Alpha A560 retains its predecessor's 14.2 megapixel, APS-C sized image sensor, along with the A550's unusual secondary sensor that allows phase detection autofocusing during live view, but upgrades the autofocus system significantly. It's now based around a 15-point AF sensor, of which three are cross-type points. In addition, the Sony A560 now allows contrast detect AF in its Focus Check live view mode. Also new to the Sony Alpha A560 is its high definition movie recording capability, at up to 1,920 x 1,080 pixel (Full HD) resolution, with stereo audio -- either from a built in microphone, or an external mic with 3.5mm jack. Sweep Panorama has appeared in Sony's Cyber-shot and NEX-series cameras previously,...
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Hands-on Preview posted for Nikon D3100!
The Nikon D3100 slots into the company's product line between the D3000 and D5000 models, although in some specifications it bests almost every camera in Nikon's current digital SLR lineup. The D3100 is based around a brand new Nikon-designed, DX-format, 14.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor, whose output is passed to Nikon's latest generation EXPEED 2 image processor. Compared to the D3000, this combination allows the Nikon D3100 both a 20% increase in linear resolution, and a much wider range of ISO sensitivities -- 100 to 3,200 equivalents, which can be extended to 12,800 using the Hi settings....
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Printer Review: Canon PIXMA MG5220
Canon has redesigned its WiFi multifunction device line with a piano black finish. But there's more to this redesign than meets the eye. Designed to be equally at home in the college dorm or home office, the WiFi MG5220 offers a quick photo-quality printer (including a versatile card reader), a competent reflective scanner that can handle originals up to about an inch thick and common copier functions with a nice enlargement/reduction range. The attractive new design is complemented by a new control panel with light guidance to cue...
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Express Review posted for Casio FH100!
With a 24-240mm lens perfect for shooting landscapes, portraits, and even distant action, the 10x Casio EX-FH100 offers a few high-speed surprises under its sturdy-yet-pocketable skin. This unique digital camera's high-speed modes will let you choose just how you want to capture each type of scene, with high-speed still shooting or high-speed video. Firing up the Casio FH100's 40-frame-per-second mode lets you capture up to 30 nine-megapixel images and either choose which moment you want to save or just save them all. If high-speed video is to your liking, you can capture at up to...
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Review: Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S
Released earlier this year, the Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S is the first ultrawide, full-frame zoom lens to include image stabilization. There's a lot of technology built in to the lens to combat chromatic aberration; we put the lens through its paces in our test lab to see how it handles. Click here to read our full review of this lens.
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Express Review posted for Canon SD4000 IS!
Canon ELPHs are known for high quality in a small package, but the advent of an f/2 lens in the slick PowerShot SD4000 is something special. To further enhance the Canon SD4000's low-light abilities, its 10-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor is designed for better light gathering, perfect for a digital camera that's so easy to bring along no matter the time of day. Its 3.8x image-stabilized zoom completes the picture, ranging from 28 to 105mm. The Canon SD4000 also sports a 3-inch widescreen LCD that's great for framing 720p movies, and its 240...
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Express Review posted for Panasonic Lumix TS2!
Waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, and freezeproof, the Panasonic Lumix TS2 is built to stand up to the elements and rigors of the real world, and it takes a pretty good picture, too. Enhanced with Panasonic's new Power O.I.S. image stabilization, the Lumix TS2 makes a great waterproof digital camera design even better. The Panasonic TS2 has a wide-angle 4.6x zoom lens that ranges from 28-128mm, a 2.7-inch LCD, a 14.1-megapixel sensor, and a body that's built to take a beating. New redundant locks on the Panasonic TS2's doors reduce the likelihood that you'll open them accidentally,...
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Express Review posted for Nikon Coolpix S8000!
With a 30-300mm equivalent lens and a slick design, Nikon's Coolpix S8000 looks like a capable offering in the pocket long zoom digital camera category. Though not quite as wide as most digital cameras, the Nikon S8000's zoom certainly has what it takes at the telephoto end. Its 14-megapixel sensor offers fairly high resolution for a pocket camera, and the Nikon Coolpix S8000's high-res, 3-inch wide-view LCD gives a hint of that resolution with a crisp, clear 921,600-dot array. Click here for our review of the Nikon S8000 pocket long zoom digital camera....
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Review: Sony 35mm f/1.4G
When Sony announced its entry into the world of digital SLR cameras in 2007 with the 100, it already had a good lineup of lenses from the Minolta catalogue to bring along with it. Part of this lineup included the subject of today's lens review, the 35mm f/1.4G. Can the legacy of Minolta glass keep up with Sony's digital camera bodies? Click here for our full review of this lens.
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Express Review posted for Samsung TL225!
In addition to its 12.2-megapixel sensor, 4.6x zoom lens, and high-res, widescreen LCD, the Samsung DualView TL225 also has a front-facing low-res LCD screen that's ideal for the ever-popular self-portrait. Concealed beneath the Samsung TL225's translucent dark front cover, the small LCD shines through with a tap on the front face, allowing you to see yourself and prove that you were with your friend at a famous landmark -- or else just out having fun. Unlike some of Samsung's DualView digital cameras, the TL225 also has a touchscreen interface and an impressively high-resolution LCD. For our review of...
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Express Review posted for Fujifilm HS10!
It's tough to beat a digital camera with a 30x, 24-720mm lens, especially when you're on vacation. With the Fujifilm FinePix HS10 you can capture everything from beautiful interiors and landscapes to fine details on the top of cathedrals, or else small animals at the zoo. Its 10-megapixel BSI sensor makes the Fujifilm HS10 more sensitive in low light, and its special scene modes make taking pictures in low light and even among crowds that much easier. The Fujifilm HS10's manual zoom lets you zero in on your target quickly, and its articulating LCD helps you capture from high or low. The Fujifilm HS10 is especially handy to have along at the zoo, getting closer views...
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