How to choose the right digital camera - hardware guide

Hi friends, today I will explain a bit about digital cameras, so you choose the next digital camera in an informed manner.
Classic cameras (with film) have not been used for a long time, this is no longer a secret, the digital age has also included photography. Today we no longer have to use 36-position films, we no longer have to hold our breath until we take the photos from the laboratory, as if I remember what it was like, you didn't know if you took successful pictures, if the framing or exposure was correct made. Nowadays we can take thousands of photos and on top of that we can view them immediately after we have taken them, we can control in the smallest details the behavior of the lenses or the sensor, or we can press the "Auto" button and the camera takes care of everything. all we have to do is press the shutter and it will do it itself: auto focus, auto exposure, will choose the most appropriate ISO value, will automatically choose the white balance, of course it will not always choose correctly, we can wake up here and there with a red face or the walls that looked white are now green.
Digital cameras are divided in three categories:
1. Compact devices generally are devices with automated setting where users do not have many settings to make, they are great for inexperienced users, anyone can take pictures with this device, even children.
2. Prosumer devices usually find these sensor devices 4 / 3 quality interchangeable lenses, compact housing, are devices for users without experianta but who appreciate quality and want manual settings (focus, exposure).
3. Devices or professional DSLRs, they are divided into two subcategories. Full frame DSLRs with large sensors, equivalent 35mm film. The second subcategory are semi-professional DSLRs with APS-C sensors, they are the most popular on the market due to very good price-performance ratio.
No matter what device you choose should be aware of several things, besides the number of megapixels and zoom in a digital camera really matter and:
1. Sensor Type, FSI (frontside illuminated) vs BSI (backside illuminated) the latter is much better in low light.
2. The size of the sensor, it's physical size acxestuia (not related to the total number of megapixels) with both a sensor is bigger the pixels are larger, a higher pixel captures more light, that means background noise of small image and vivid colors in low light.
3. Quality and speed lenses, here you can rely on the brand and reviews.
4. Quality stabilization, stabilization help eliminate shake, optical stabilization (lens to compensate for hand-shake movement) is preferred, those from Panasonic Lumix digital cameras equipped with some excellent Stabilizer (OIS, Mega OIS, POWER OIS, Advanced OIS, Hybrid OIS), like all manufacturers endow cameras or lenses (interschimbabilele) with optical stabilization, beware of digital stabilization.
5. Quality LCD. If the camera only on the outside, should take into account the existence of a quality LCD screen or viewfinder.
6. Type viewfinder must be TTL (thru the lens), that the image seen through the viewfinder to be one that will capture the view directly through the lens.
7. ISO sensitivity of the sensor is very important as the sensor has a higher ISO the more sensitive to light.
8. Dynamic range, this parameter defines the smoothness of a device, a device with a higher DR will generate some vibrant images with a high level of detail both objects properly lit and light on the most disadvantaged.
9. Number of pixels or megapixels. Do not run after the megapixel if you find a good camera and has at least 8 megapixels will suffice, you use a cart of megapixels if they are not quality.
10. Zoom. It is good to be optical zoom digital zoom is bad quality do not only increase the image instead of approaching the subject.
A place where you can find everything about the camera and the object is dpreview.com, The guys there are some excellent reviews, I recommend that after you put your eyes on dpreview join a room and see that they parry professionals, do not be afraid, the people there were all sorts of calsamente and comparison tools , above you can see some samples made with your future room before a purchase choar, cool huh? Pay attention limina poor outcomes, there can no longer hide cameras if you can do tricks in color, in low light shows its true power they have.
Finally I must say that everyone has to choose the device for the needs of an average user who wants to capture your vacation is not a DSLR, it would only annoy him and his man spoil leave, man needs a compact like this:
Digital Camera Fujifilm FinePix black HS20
A young girl who has no setup time and want a good camera that would fit in the bag firm will choose:
Sony Digital Camera W510 12.1MP, Silver Card 2GB Husa LCSBDG
A demanding user who wants quality but does not want the lens bags and other wonders that come along with a DSLR you choose:
Mirrorless Camera Panasonic DMC-GF3KEG-K, 12MP, 14-42mm Kit, Black
A professional photographer who lives in photography or want to make art will likely choose mobility:
Nikon DSLR Camera D7000, body
…… ..and for the studio you will probably choose:
D-SLR Camera Canon EOS Mark II EF 5D 24-105mm f / 4L IS USM

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  1. Incredible! I was just on a blog whose owner is passionate about photography and PAC! your tutorial… come back after watching it.

  2. very helpful tutorial. thanks

  3. View Product said

    Certainly interesting and useful.
    Another proposal would be "How to choose the right printer". To be lasered? to be jet? Which will cost us less in time? (refilling, cartridges, toners, consumables, etc.?) Or I know, other aspects that we should take into account when we buy a printer.

  4. I'm back, I'm back ... Excellent photo tutorial! However ... I can not help Cristi, do not you practice what classical picture of confusion involved with fotoelementele pixel on the sensor ... well, there's actually more to the difference between classical and digital photography is support impressionable, that front on was celluloid with silver nitrate emulsion and is now a small sensor and processor ... otherwise everything remains the same .... uh, pictures make everyone less photos!

    • Iulian:
      I'm back, I'm back ... Excellent photo tutorial! However ... I can not help Cristi, do not you practice what classical picture of confusion involved with fotoelementele pixel on the sensor ... well, there's actually more to the difference between classical and digital photography is support impressionable, that front on was celluloid with silver nitrate emulsion and is now a small sensor and processor ... otherwise everything remains the same .... uh, pictures make everyone less photos!

      The classic picture I do not kill, I just tuck the film in the camera and take pictures at the end we also carry the photographer then went Developing and some of the positions are transformed into pictures, let Uncle there to decide which s kept.
      Digital photography is now available to everyone, even on paper is easy to remove with a printer, cartridges and photo paper good.

      • Cristi-admin: The classical picture I do not kill, I just tuck the film in the camera and take pictures at the end we also carry photographer then went to developing some of the positions are transformed into pictures, let Uncle there to decide which -s kept.
        Digital photography is now available to everyone, even on paper is easy to remove with a printer, cartridges and photo paper good.

        Ha, ha. How much sound: all are pictures, photographs too few. True thing. However, today it deserves a decent camera with interchangeable lenses that performance. While camera phones see 8 12-MP, does not compare to anything ţinutu a camera in his arms, to the detriment of soap called generic smartphone, whether it's the aifoane, Android, WP7 and take pictures as hell. Each device functions and specialization.
        Good tutorial Christ.

  5. Well, even the most expensive Digital camera, or one of 8-10 mils, doesn't compete with a Mirrorless one, isn't a Sony at 8 mil or 10 like the ones in the new technology?

  6. If present and rangefinderele, include them all. :))

    And why do we choose a mirrorless DSLR at the expense of a classic that with 700 lei can take a distance goal or an external flash?
    Basically, mirrorless based on the same system as a DSLR with only some small, but you're basically forced to stay on target smelly guy (14-42mm), I do not know how many would 2500 lei on another target (100-300mm).

  7. TEN!

  8. Super tutorial, thanks a lot for him. And even I would be very happy if you continue with other tutorials on the subject.
    All the best

  9. … Classic photography is about the same as digital photography regarding the optics and mechanics of a camera, however the market for digital cameras is very misleading. In classic photography, the sensitivity of the film (the impressive support) mattered a lot, which was a two-edged thing, that is: if you used a sensitive film you would get high-grained photos (pixelated, so to speak, digital) but you could shoot in low light. at the opposite pole is the very fine-grained film which requires a lot of light and long exposure times (the reliability and sensitivity of the sensor I think is very important)… what is classic in digital photography: LENS (the set of lenses through which light penetrates)… the rest is technology that manufacturers juggle, meaning you can have a super lens equipped with poor quality lenses (or vice versa), you can have a supersensor that is used only 25% due to the amount and intensity of light that impresses it… of course it matters a lot and the "white noise" which is implicitly given by the quality of the electronic components… I would talk a little more but I'm sleepy. Respect Crist i!

  10. Hello, Cristi tell you what differences I found myself at Cannon A520 with sensor CMOS 4,0 megapixel camera takes pictures clearly crisp, clear everything and play only the video is rather weak, and the other is a Canon SX20IS with sensor CCD quality images is weaker the colors are not so clear, has a touch on white, May and filming HD vain, all sensor CMOS best ie ala has a520 that I have has 4.0megapixeli and the other has 20 megapixels that are not too pleased he.

  11. Sorry 12,1 megapixel canon has sx20is

  12. very interesting and good if you would continue with these tut. dedicated to cameras I have many questions ex. : what are the focus points, what is the difference in the types of memory SD, SDHC, SDXC, about objectives I am interested to know more ………

  13. To find the performance of a search for rooms at this address http://www.dpreview.com/.Aici Laboratory tests are done and give notes for most cameras.

  14. good tutorial and yes you could do one about “photography art”… thanks

  15. Super tutorial thanks

  16. The best camera is the one device that has experienced spatelel's a photographer that you can have the best equipment as you know not to use it all bad quality pictures will.

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  18. Claudiu Alexandru-Antonia said

    I want to know why it was not posted and my comment.

  19. Claudiu Alexandru-Antonia said

    Welcome. If we begin with a note for your tutorial, it would be a 8. You have included many things about cameras today exactly what you said in the title. But clearly understood that there was excellent. Below I'll enumerate some things that you did not understand or know them but they were wrong in the tutorial:
    * Mounts
    You can not change a muntura a DSLR camera. The mount is a mounting system which differs from manufacturer to manufacturer. There are adapters is true, but what you said that you can change mount is totally wrong.
    * MECHANISM DSLR
    You started to explain how to make photos from a DSLR camera. If you start, try to have an end. You explained exactly how to do this picture. Like when you press the shutter actually mirror that reflects the light towards your initial pentraprisma, rises and everyone goes to the sensor and then closes diagrafma and the picture is saved on digital media.
    * ZOOM
    Let's start with the types of zooms. There are only 2 types and they are: optical and digital. What you said, they are 3 types of zoom, it's stupid. That is an invention iAuto (to say so ...) firm producing the good to come by, that's all.
    * Olympus PEN E-P1 Mirroless 1442
    You said you do not have flash and that means you can not take pictures inside. WRONG!
    If you have a flash does not mean you can not take pictures inside. This device, if you looked better before you notice it has a good lens with a large focal namely f / 1.3. This means that the lens aperture is able to open a lot and light to penetrate a larger quantity at a lower shutter speed.
    * RECOMMENDATIONS
    I do not know if you're in a position to make recommendations. After this tutorial you left me feeling not quite know what is actually a camera. And that you said it you just walked products from Panasonic.
    To be a person worthy of giving some advice, you have to try several products and then say which is best. You just walked cameras from Panasonic and recommend that you all seem like best. WRONG!

    That was what I wanted to say. Still a nice day and watch the tutorials.

    • AdrianGudus said

      Claudiu Alexandru-Antonia:
      Welcome. If we begin with a note for your tutorial, it would be a 8. You have included many things about cameras today exactly what you said in the title. But clearly understood that there was excellent. Below I'll enumerate some things that you did not understand or know them but they were wrong in the tutorial:
      * Mounts
      You can not change a muntura a DSLR camera. The mount is a mounting system which differs from manufacturer to manufacturer. There are adapters is true, but what you said that you can change mount is totally wrong.
      * MECHANISM DSLR
      You started to explain how to make photos from a DSLR camera. If you start, try to have an end. You explained exactly how to do this picture. Like when you press the shutter actually mirror that reflects the light towards your initial pentraprisma, rises and everyone goes to the sensor and then closes diagrafma and the picture is saved on digital media.
      * ZOOM
      Let's start with the types of zooms. There are only 2 types and they are: optical and digital. What you said, they are 3 types of zoom, it's stupid. That is an invention iAuto (to say so ...) firm producing the good to come by, that's all.
      * Olympus PEN E-P1 Mirroless 1442
      You said you do not have flash and that means you can not take pictures inside. WRONG!
      If you have a flash does not mean you can not take pictures inside. This device, if you looked better before you notice it has a good lens with a large focal namely f / 1.3. This means that the lens aperture is able to open a lot and light to penetrate a larger quantity at a lower shutter speed.
      * RECOMMENDATIONS
      I do not know if you're in a position to make recommendations. After this tutorial you left me feeling not quite know what is actually a camera. And that you said it you just walked products from Panasonic.
      To be a person worthy of giving some advice, you have to try several products and then say which is best. You just walked cameras from Panasonic and recommend that you all seem like best. WRONG!

      That was what I wanted to say. Still a nice day and watch the tutorials.

      If you are a professional, why don't you do a tutorial at least as "brief" as this one and explain or give us some advice about which device to buy, what do you say, do you get involved? Of course not. You professionals know everything, but to others you probably only show money…
      Only a professional like you who keeps to himself and jumps quickly to correct mouth but otherwise it's very silent and not teach others the art of shooting a man better knows as much as give to others his knowledge and recommends something.

    • Claudiu Alexandru-Antonia:
      Welcome. If we begin with a note for your tutorial, it would be a 8. You have included many things about cameras today exactly what you said in the title. But clearly understood that there was excellent. Below I'll enumerate some things that you did not understand or know them but they were wrong in the tutorial:
      * Mounts
      You can not change a muntura a DSLR camera. The mount is a mounting system which differs from manufacturer to manufacturer. There are adapters is true, but what you said that you can change mount is totally wrong.
      * MECHANISM DSLR
      You started to explain how to make photos from a DSLR camera. If you start, try to have an end. You explained exactly how to do this picture. Like when you press the shutter actually mirror that reflects the light towards your initial pentraprisma, rises and everyone goes to the sensor and then closes diagrafma and the picture is saved on digital media.
      * ZOOM
      Let's start with the types of zooms. There are only 2 types and they are: optical and digital. What you said, they are 3 types of zoom, it's stupid. That is an invention iAuto (to say so ...) firm producing the good to come by, that's all.
      * Olympus PEN E-P1 Mirroless 1442
      You said you do not have flash and that means you can not take pictures inside. WRONG!
      If you have a flash does not mean you can not take pictures inside. This device, if you looked better before you notice it has a good lens with a large focal namely f / 1.3. This means that the lens aperture is able to open a lot and light to penetrate a larger quantity at a lower shutter speed.
      * RECOMMENDATIONS
      I do not know if you're in a position to make recommendations. After this tutorial you left me feeling not quite know what is actually a camera. And that you said it you just walked products from Panasonic.
      To be a person worthy of giving some advice, you have to try several products and then say which is best. You just walked cameras from Panasonic and recommend that you all seem like best. WRONG!

      That was what I wanted to say. Still a nice day and watch the tutorials.

      You should not answer you, I'll have to explain, although it will not straighten your typical Romanian character (destructive criticism, the node in the rush to die goat).

      * Mounts

      Once used an adapter is used to mount adapter, so changed that now allows mounting lens mount which were not compatible before.

      * MECHANISM DSLR

      The tutorial explained several times how it works, if you follow this tutorial fully, things will make sense, but perhaps you were just hunting for mistakes.

      * ZOOM

      Until yesterday there were two types of zoom, optical and digital that, at least in the meantime digital refine, resulting in two types, the old and the new one is known not alter the image at all, it uses the ends of unused pixels sensor, known as many manufacturers mounted camera sensors larger than specification. For example you 16 megapixel sensor and specifications appear only 12, allow extra pixels allow magnification without harming quality.

      * Olympus PEN E-P1 Mirroless 1442

      No camera is unable to relize decent photos inside without a light source, much less a 4: 3 matter what aperture is. As more light to enter and must have that light bulb does not light, if you had some experience you realized that the light falls differently on the subject coming from a bulb compared to a flash, not to mention their power.

      * RECOMMENDATIONS

      My recommendation comes after a previous documentary, actually guide aims to educate the longer side comes as a personal recommendation. Those who follow this guide to choose cunostintade will know because since I know more after they watched the guide.

      Suggestions, additions and comments are ok just as long as they are constructive, you just want to disassemble my mouth at any cost and that no arguments, I'd say you just hang a few small details or omissions.
      If you came with a few notes about the tutorial even thank you, as I did several times, but you've come up with an air of superiority which only irritate.
      If you got it, what you have a tutorial?
      People like you are too many in this country, this is precisely our problem.

  20. He used this tutorial for me. To compress such a vast subject to get a direction, an idea, in this jungle of digital cameras is not easy. To the point, clarifying for any average user and in a fairly long tutorial. The recommendations of the tutorial makers (even the commenters) are good. I also had this impulse towards a DSLR, but I realize that this implies study and experience that I don't have or I don't have much time and desire to have. For what I am going to "pose" I see that there are excellent solutions!

  21. Julian Ursachi said

    a tutorial on "how to choose the right video camera" if you did I would be grateful! Want to buy a video camera and I'm not determined about it! Thank you

  22. @ Alexandru-Claudiu Antonică - You stopped looking for those mistakes. :)) The only thing I agree with you about is the Panasonic products…

    @cristi - You're right, one is when you have a continuous light and one is when you have a flash, but in both cases it's about its power and reflection, as an example, look at an external flash with inclination and see principle. 😀

    Where there is no light, no photo, but with low light situations where the shutter open can get you out. Now, take into account the other two factors for it, that the ISO and Shutter. Where you can not flash a version of a tripod + long exposure (shutter high) and the result is this:
    http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/005/d/8/salzburg_bridge_at_night__by_dowhoranzone-d36hsed.jpg

    PS: I have not the slightest malice in this review. I just want to get some clarification.

    Luck and a happy year!

  23. Adylucas said

    Hello Cristi. Would be welcome and a guide to purchasing cameras. Thank you luck in the future!

  24. ciprian said

    Cristi-admin see that you're good with this camera and ask which of these cameras are worth a buy? which is the best? and a top 3 if possible.

    Nikon Coolpix L810
    FUJI FINEPIX S4300
    Fujifilm FinePix S2980
    Fujifilm FinePix S3200
    Fujifilm FinePix S4000
    Fujifilm FinePix S4200
    Fujifilm FinePix S4500
    Fujifilm FinePix SL240
    Nikon Coolpix L120
    Nikon Coolpix L310
    Nikon COOLPIX L810
    BENQ GH700
    Canon PowerShot SX150IS
    Olympus SP-810UZ

  25. Greetings Cristi. I want to thank you for the tutorial. I admit that I am an amateur beginner… and what you explained gave me at least an idea of ​​what a camera means. You said that if it is required in the comments, you will make a tutorial on how to take successful pictures. Please, if it is possible to do this because I and probably others do not know yet and we would like to start somewhere.
    Regards
    Caesar

  26. Pretty please enlighten me (you or others who have goodwill) and me. Since these machines: Fuji Finepix and Samsung WB4000 S100 which is better? Te (/ will) please answer me. All the best

  27. Julian iacovache said

    More tutorials pls pls pls and PREFERRED ones like Alexandru-Claudiu Antonică would be better to complete something than to criticize… .. now I will repeat or I will add something for those who want to have some idea about how we orient, when we buy a digital camera: First of all, they should have a strong metal case, or if not, be made of hard plastic. Have OPTIC image stabilizer, [digital is rainwater] to avoid blurry pictures. I say that 5 mpx is enough for an amateur photographer [image clarity is limited by the optical device (lenses), no matter how many pixels are on the sensor.] ZOOMU OPTIC [digital is rainwater] x4 or x5 is enough for any amateur photographer who doesn't want to start his paparazzi career. If you like to photograph landscapes, then you will need a camera with a (relatively) Wide lens, ie from 28mm (Equiv. 35mm) down. What to look for when it comes to filming? First of all, the resolution (to be at least 640 × 480) and then the fps (Frames per Second) to be 30. A camera with these characteristics will shoot well, only when we talk about filming we are also interested in sound. I recommend a stereo. Not necessarily the fact that it is stereo is important, only that usually on a camera that records stereo, the audio quality is satisfactory. Between 4,5-9 fps in continuous shooting mode. MAXIMUM OPENING OF THE DIAPHRAGM… .. After the focal range of the lens we find written the following: 1: 2.8-4.8. In this example, 2.8 is the maximum aperture. What value is it good to have? Maximum 2.8, and if it is smaller (2.0 or 2.5) and better. If you are passionate about photography and want to learn as much as possible about the photographic technique in the future, then you need to make sure that the camera also has manual settings. Which company is good? All those who have a specialized device manufacturing division and are famous in this regard: Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, etc. Not at all BenQ, Trust, Canyon or I know what company, why not would be, it would not be told. high speed ISO. Sensor size I recommend that its size be 1 / 1.7 ″, and not 1 / 2.5 ″. SUMMARY: 30fps in shooting, OPTICAL ZUM enough x5, IMAGE STABILIZER OPTICAL, MANUAL SETTINGS, MAXIMUM DIAPHRAGM 2,8, SENSOR SIZE 1 / 1.7, sufficient MEGAPIXES 5. QUALITY LENSES ,,,, you choose the rest [color, and size]: D

  28. Hello,
    I wish if you can help me to purchase a camera.
    I would ask the admins of this site, I have advanced knowledge to propose which of the below are best in all respects on which to buy
    Fujifilm FinePix and Nikon Coolpix S4000 L810

    Price is the same for 800 lei: Altex / Flanco
    Thank you very much

  29. It's interesting what you say here. But I have not found any online store can filter by the criteria above. The criteria for the site are silly, like the scale of LCD, brand, type of card used, etc.. Does anyone know any site that let me filter by sensor size, focal length, etc?

  30. Hello Cristi. I recently bought a Canon Powershot digital camera SX160 IS. I'm pretty happy with it, especially that has a manual mode that allows me to experience. Sadly the recording format is the classic JPEG photos. I read on the net that can be installed on the memory card CHDK software, bootable, which allows me a lot of other facilities, including storing images in RAW format (. DNG) but involve certain risks. You could make a videotutorial on this topic?

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