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Things to Consider
K-12 Tips when using Digital Cameras and CamcordersWhat do you plan to do with the pictures you take?Megapixel rating is only important is you plan to blow your pics up to poster size or if you want to crop a small portion of the photo. Viewing images on a pc screen does not require high megapixel rating.Where do you plan to take most of your pictures?High Speed Shots - (Basketball Games) - High Speed Lens and Fast RecyclingLow Light Shots - (School Plays) - Low Light Sensitivity Battery Type?If you plan to use the camera for field trips where you can't charge up; some cameras require a special format battery which you will not be able to buy replacements. Look for a camera that uses AA or AAA and buy a set of rechargables.Storage Type?If you plan to capture lots of video with your digital camera, consider purchasing a larger memory card.Optical zoom vs digital zoom?When shopping zoom details, compare the optical zoom and ignore the digital zoom. Digital zoom uses software and does a very poor job campared to an optical zoom.Special features?The more dials, buttons and menu items a camera has the more adjustments you can make to get the right image. But it also means you'll have to spend lots of time learning the features.Videos on digital camera?If you want to take occasional video with your still camera then you'll need to get a larger memory card. Decent quality video takes up much more space than still images.
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