All Annotations of ConsumerReports.org - Digital cameras: How to choose[Preview]

saved byBill H on 2006-08-07

• Professional digital cameras use as many as 14 megapixels.
• If you mainly want to make 4x6 snapshots, a camera with a 3- or 4-megapixel
  resolution will be fine
• But to enlarge the image more or enlarge only part of it, you'll want a 6- to 8-megapixel
  camera.
• Two of the more important capabilities are a
  zoom range of 5x to 10x or more,
• a full complement of manual controls that you determine the shutter speed
  and lens opening
• We think it's more convenient to own a camera that accepts
  AA batteries.
• Most
  models let you shoot an image every few seconds, but a few make you wait 5 seconds or more