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Buying Digital Camera... A Guide

The advent of the digital camera is an amazing accomplishment! Buying digital cameras can be overwhelming. They offer so many awesome features, that hobbyists and pros alike enjoy using them. Be sure to check out our Buying a Digital Camera guide before the purchase of your next digital camera. Our goal is to provide you with the best educational material in digital photography , photo editing and restoration, and scrapbooking . Everyone can have fun with DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY,  Enjoy! 

 Before you buy your next digital camera, READ THIS!

Buying a Digital Camera

Being a professional photographer for over 30 years, I have many people ask my advice on what kind of camera to buy. Especially, in this era of constantly changing and new digital technology, it is really hard to stay current. Even now, while you are comparing several cameras that you think are really good, they will come out with a new updated version next week! This has happened to me several times! Here are some things I feel are very important to consider when buying a camera. I am not going to into a lot of detail here, there is too much to consider and this is a personal choice.

1. Find a good NAME BRAND, one that you know has been around for awhile, and they don't just put their name on another manufacturer's camera.

2. Study the WARRANTIES. If this camera is going to be used for generating an income, you should consider getting the extended warranty to cover yourself.

3. FIXED LENSES OR MULTIPLE LENSES? Multiple lenses will give you more variety of shots but can cost considerably more. Here again, you need to consider how the camera is going to be used. For general family use, the fixed lens is fine.

4. The wider the RANGE OF ISO, the better. Shooting in low-light levels is easier with a higher ISO (1600 ISO). Lower ISO for more detail (100 ISO).

5. Built-in FLASH is not as versatile as an attachable flash where the flash head is positional. Here again, cost is a factor. For general family use, the built-in flash is fine.

6. HOW MANY PIXELS DO I NEED? This is probably one of the hardest things for a consumer to consider. The more pixels you buy, the better the detail - but the more it costs. Personally, for family use, I would want an 8 megapixel camera. 4-6 megapixel cameras are fine for 4x6 – 5x7 snapshots. I wouldn't push it further than that. As a professional photographer, I have no idea in some cases what size of portrait a client is going to want. They really don't know what size they want until after they see it. So, what if it's the most amazing photo they've ever seen of themselves and they want a 30 x 40 inch portrait out of it? How are we going to produce that with a small megapixel camera? Currently, for my clients, I am shooting a 16.87 megapixel camera. Pretty much nowadays, most professionals prefer a minimum of 10 to 20 megapixels and up. So where does that leave you? Well ask yourself this question: What size of image would I ever possibly make? An 8 x 10, 11 x 14 or 16 x 20? Will I be able to tell the difference between 2.0 and 4.0 megapixels? Are the additional details and original image sizes important to me?

So the final thought is: More megapixels equal more detail!

I just got this camera I am so excited to use it! Sure its a little bit pricey but for work its amazing, read on and just enjoy what it can do!!

PRESENTING THE:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera

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And HD movie capture...

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

Compact, lightweight with environmental protection, EOS 5D successor boasts a newly designed Canon CMOS sensor, with ISO sensitivity up to 25,600 for shooting in near dark conditions. The new DIGIC 4 processor combines with the improved CMOS sensor to deliver medium format territory image quality at 3.9 frames per second, for up to 310 frames.

Triggered from Live View Mode, HD video capture allows users to shoot uninterrupted at full 1080 resolution at 30fps -- for amazing quality footage with outstanding levels of detail and realism.

The integration of HD movie capability into a high-end 21.1-megapixel camera opens a multitude of new possibilities for photojournalists and news photographers. With its full-frame CMOS sensor and outstanding ISO performance, the EOS 5D Mark II will appeal to any photographer in search of the finest camera equipment available -- from studio and wedding to nature and travel photographers.

Other improvements to the EOS 5D include:

 • Addition of Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System, with a new Fluorine coating on the low-pass filter

 • Larger 3.0-inch Clear View LCD with VGA resolution, a 170-degree angle of view and anti-reflective coatings

 • Improved menu system including Quick Control Screen for more direct access to common settings

 • Automatic peripheral illumination correction, utilizing detailed EF lens information to optimize JPEG images straight out of the camera

 • Magnesium alloy construction with additional environmental protection

 • UDMA memory card compatibility

EOS 5D Mark II Highlights

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http://picasa.google.com/mac/

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http://www.deviantart.com/

http://photobucket.com/

http://www.flickr.com/

http://photo.net/

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