Digital Camera Reviews

Given the number of digicam models being introduced in the market one is likely to get confused while narrowing down on a model. Which should be a buyer’s priority — picture quality or reliability? No doubt, a buyer would look at the specs, before deciding whether the price is worth paying.

First, find out the width the lens can cover. Is the camera able to capture that building or a whole image without your having to go back and forth? Ask for a lens that will give you the width you are looking for.

Apart from lens quality, portability and comfortable handling are also important. You need 5-6 megapixels to get a good quality print out of 4×6″. Anything close to this range (plus or minus 1 or 2 mega pixels) and the image quality is going to be similar.

The camera you select should be compatible with compact flash memory cards. Digicams once used smart media cards which are no longer in use. They have been replaced by compact flash cards with capacities of up to 16GB. Also, Smart Digital cards are available with 8GB capacity.

The compact flash drives and their software drivers are compatible with all operating systems.

Look also at the autofocus speed of a digicam; cheap models after pressing the button take time to get ready for shots. Five frames per second is a speed you can settle for. Especially if you want to take pictures of your kids who move fast, a camera with 5 frames per second is the right choice. For at least a few seconds, the Canon G7 is capable of capturing 5 frames per second, before the internal memory buffer of the camera goes off.

The aperture speed decides the light received by the image sensor through the lens. The Canon G7 model appears to have fast aperture speed. Normally the aperture and shutter speeds play a vital role in ensuring adequate balance of light is reached the image sensor.

Digital noise may affect the quality of a picture; cameras with inbuilt noise reduction capability are available. The Canon G7 comes with inbuilt noise reduction capability of up to ISO 400; this allow you to take pictures holding the camera waist high without bothering about the quality of the picture being affected.

If you want to zero in on your kid or friend on stage and get a good quality picture, then you should look for cameras with image stabilization.

You also need to check battery life, warranty and after sales service.

The Canon G7 fulfils all the above requirements, satisfactorily.

Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Canon G7 digicams is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched. Read his blog at: http://canong7review.com