Cameras and equipment

What is the RAW format good for, what can one get out of it? Photographers using D-SLR camera might have noticed that the difference between film camera and digital camera is not that great after all. Even if the actual progress seems huge, I will point out that the two are mostly identical.

When shopping for a compact digital camera it is as much about dodging the mistakes you can make as it is about buying the right camera for you. If you do not have all the information you need to buy a compact digital camera you can make any number of mistakes when out shopping.

The first thing to think about when you want to buy a digital SLR camera is what types of photos you want to take.

Dirty lenses cause flair and unsightly effects on your photos. So how do you clean your photo lenses? The best thing is to keep them clean in the first place.

Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS is an ultra compact camera. The effective camera resolution is 10.1 mega pixels. It utilizes a 3.0 " LCD screen for display and the resolution of the LCD screen is 230,000 pixels. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 5x.

Samsung S1070 is a 10.2 mega pixel digital camera. Digital zooming is possible up to 5x. Samsung has provided a 2.7” LCD screen for display in this camera. The resolution of the LCD screen is 230,000 pixels.

Samsung NV4 is a 8.2 mega pixel digital camera. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 5x. The camera is provided with a 2.5” LCD for display. The resolution of the LCD screen is 230,000 pixels.

Fujifilm FinePix J150W is a 10.0 mega pixel camera. They announced this camera model on 12^th August 2008. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 5.7x.

Fujifilm FinePix J10 is a 8.2 mega pixel camera. It is ultra compact and digital zooming is possible up to 5.1x. Optical zooming is possible up to 3x.

Olympus announced its new digital camera Olympus Stylus 1040 on 25^th August 2008. It is a 10.1 Mega pixel camera. It supports digital zoom up to 3x.

Olympus announced its new digital camera Olympus FE-20 on 8^th August 2008. It is an 8.0 Mega pixel digital camera. Digital zooming is possible in this camera up to 4x and optical zooming is possible up to 3x.

Canon PowerShot SD1000 is a 7.1 mega pixel camera. It is ultra compact and easy to carry. It utilise a CCD type sensor. It is well equipped with the latest face detection technology. The pixel density of the camera is found to be 29 MP/ cm². Maximum possible resolution in PowerShot SD1000 is 3072 x 2304. Other possible resolutions are 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200 and 640 x 480 respectively.

Canon Powershot A460 is a 5.0 mega pixel camera with 2.0 inch LCD display. It utilises a CCD type sensor. Pixel density of the camera is 29 MP/cm². Maximum possible resolution in PowerShot A460 is 2592 x 1944. Lower resolutions supported by the camera includes 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200 and 640 x 480. It supports two image ratios. They are 4:3 and 3:2. Size of the sensor is 1/3 inch. It supports auto focus feature only. Normal focus range of the camera is 47 cm and macro focus range is 1 cm. Optical zooming is possible up to 4x. It is possible to get 16x magnification when combined with the digital zoom facility. Canon Powershot A460 uses DIGIC II image processor for its functioning.

Canon EOS 40D is a 10.1 Mega pixel digital camera. High resolution images can be obtained with the help of this 10.1 Mega pixel camera. It has got a 14bit analog to digital converter. Images can be obtained in three sizes. These includes 3888 x 2592, 2816 x 1880 and 1936 x 1288 sizes.

Sony announced its new digital camera Cyber-shot T77 on 6^th August 2008. It has got a maximum resolution of 3648 x 2736. The camera is a 10.1 Mega pixel one. Digital zooming is possible up to 4x. Both auto focus and manual focus are possible. It has got a 3 inch touch screen LCD.