More than anything, life is probably about experiencing things. Be it your child’s first walking steps or a jungle safari in the rainforests. There are times when all we want is time to freeze for the beauty of that moment supersedes every other want of life. If only that were true! That is probably why you would want to have a camera that does exactly that. So that when you look at those photographs years from now, you smile silently and express gratitude for the life you have lead.

Key terms – a first time camera buyer should know about.

Aperture – It is the size of opening of the lens when the picture is taken.

Autofocus- Auto focus sensor sense the contrast between adjacent images and focuses the lens accordingly. An autofocus processor determines if the focus has improved and accordingly the focus is changed or locked. This feature helps in minimizing the time required to manually adjust the focus.

Pixel – It stands for picture element, which implies that it is the smallest acknowledgeable element in the camera. Most cameras come with only more than 5MP, which means there are over 5 million picture elements. Imagine counting them!

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Lcd screen – It is the technology available behind most digital cameras today. LCD screens are extensively used to review the photographs. The LCD screen can be used as the viewfinder and it comfortably helps a person to focus and identify the subject.

Memory cards – Available in ranges of 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 GBs, they are a prerequisite to any modern day camera. If you are a pro and want to capture every moment of your life a good memory card is all you would need.

Panaromic view and movies – It is an unobstructed wide angle view which allows you to see the content of the photograph in its entirety.

Lenses – Choosing the right kind of camera lens for the right kind of photography would only help maximize the creative vision of the photographer. There are various kinds of lenses like the standard lens. A 50 mm standard lens should suffice the purpose. There are also the wide angle lens with a shorter focal length which might prove critical for a panoramic capture. Read how to pick up a lense for yourself here.

AMOLED – Active matrix organic light emitting diode. It is a way of addressing in which one control signal is attributed to each pixel as opposed to a passive array OLED. This technology has very high responsiveness and very low current usage, but the screen could be difficult to view under sunlight owing to its low power operations as compared to an LED screen.

HD Video – A picture with more than 1280*720 resolution capturing fames at 60 per second is considered a HD quality video. The scanning in a HD video is usually progressive which means that all the lines are drawn in sequence.

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Grey level – Every pixel contains the information about colour intensity. In grey scale photography, black(0) refers to the weakest intensity, white has the highest intensity (1). All other color intensities come between this range. Accordingly, there are 8 BITS AND 16 BITS samples per pixel.

Pixelization – It is the process of distorting a predetermined number of pixels within a frame when a part of the image is needed to be blurred. This is used extensively in movies and television programs to provide anonymity or to meet censorship requirements.

Resolution – It refers to the number of pixel columns multiplied by the number of pixel rows. It implies the number of pixels it can capture. For instance, an 800*600 resolution screen would mean there are 800 pixel rows and 600 pixel columns.

Shutter lag – The time lag between the time when the shutter button is pressed to the time when the frame is actually captured.

SLR – Single lens reflex camera. In opposition to a view finder, an SLR allows the photographer to see through the lens before capturing what he wants to. It is more professional as opposed to a point and shoot camera.

JPEG – Joint photographic expert group. It is one of the popular formats in which photographs can be saved in the memory.

DOF- Depth of focus. It is an expression that gives an estimate of how much of the picture is in focus and how much is blurred! A greater DOF means that the entire picture is covered in focus while a smaller DOF implies only a certain part of the entire picture is taken into the range, while the rest is blurred. This is greately used by macro photographers.

With millions of cameras to choose from in the market, there a few things you should keep in mind before making the choice. Afterall, there is no neens in buying something that does not meet your requirements. Things to consider before you buy the damn thing!

Common questions while buying a camera.

Q1. Should I be looking for a point and shoot or an SLR?
If you are an amateur photographer who is comfortable using the viewfinder to shoot, then a point and shoot with an LCD screen is what you are looking for. However, if you are seriously interested in the art of photography and want to learn the technicalities associated with it, like adjusting the focus and the DOF, then a DSLR is exactly what you should be looking for.

Q2. Where do you intend to use your camera?
If one plans to take his camera to the field trip or a battle field, then the construct and toughness of the camera are important things one would not want to miss. However, if it is solely for the purpose of a picnic or leisure, then a compact camera with a fixed lens would seem appropriate.

Q3. Are you comfortable watching the photographs on your computer screen or would you want to take large printouts?
This point might seem lame, but the truth remains that it is one of the most important things to consider before buying a digital camera. The megapixel capacity of your camera is only important if you plan to blow up your picture and print a huge portrait. It is so, because in the ordinary scenario a typical 5 MP camera would have enough pixels to present a respectable picture on your 21” computer screen. Not just that, the size of the basic pixel element is also something one must look out for.

Q4.Optical zoom vs digital zoom?
Optical zoom is what brings the subject of the picture closer to the lens. This is achieved by the lens adjusting its focus in such a way that the complete resolution of the camera is achieved. The lens protrudes out and brings the image under consideration closer to the camera. They would be available in multiples of 2 like *2,*4,*8 etc.
Digital zoom on the other hand is something that involves no functionality of the lens. The image is not brought closer, instead the part under consideration is magnified to have a zoomed image. Thus, it is important to have a greater optical zoom than a digital zoom.

Q5. Cost of the camera?
It is highly intriguing to limit to your budget when you have so many factors to consider and so many features to choose from. The starting price range for DSLRs would be from 25,000INR. They could well extend to over a lakh. It is therefore very important to have a strict budget in mind after considering all the features and accessories you might need.

Q6. Camera accessories ?
With great cameras come great accessories. It is not sufficient to just go buy a camera, what you also need to look for is probably the cost of accessories like a lithium ion battery, charger and tripods. A camera case is also something that needs to be added to the shopping cart.

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