Are cheap digital cameras worth buying
There are alot of digital cameras in the price range of about $80-$250, but are they worth buying? First of all most expensive cameras have loads of features you don’t need for everyday photography. There is no need for a DSLR camera if you only use it for family photos or your holidays. Keep in mind that expensive digital cameras are often larger and require additional accessories. For home use you’ll want one that easily fits in a handbag and doesn’t have too many options, so you can take spontaneous photos without having to configure you camera for minutes.
In contrast to what many people think, megapixels are not really important, if you don’t want to make large posters from your pics. Even 3 MP would be enough for an average sized photo. The quality of the photo processing chip does not depend on the megapixels. This myth was created a long time ago, don’t let anyone fool you with only a big number.
Much more important is the zoom, since you’ll want to photograph points of interest that are far away, e.g. on vacation. I recommend at least 10x optical zoom, 3x-4x is not suitable for anything far away. Don’t mix it up with digital zoom, which is inferior to real optical zoom and only inflates pixels instead of zooming.
Most other features, like red eye correction, contrast correction or similar features are already the standard, almost every camera has them.
Don’t buy a camera with internal memory only, since you don’t want to delete pictures in order to take new ones. Memory cards or sticks can always be changed when you run out of memory.
Sam Stark is an expert on some tech topics, he is a big fan of Samsung TVs and personally owns a Canon Sx200IS camera from the powershot series
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