Digital Cameras
holmes
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Ok, so I am wanting to get a digital camera, primarily for posting pics on the net & printing off your normal size photos. what sort of megapixel rating should I be looking for??FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/dopoll.php">INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="pollname" VALUE="1119147233holmes">
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go with a canon powershot
When you outgrow that and want more functionality, like shutter speed for instance, move up to a Nikon. They aren't small enough to carry in your pocket but you can take some nice pictures once you take the time to learn all of the extra settings.
Get as many megapixels as you can afford. You can always go back and resize images to make them more usable for posting on the web. Having more megapixels is really nice for more detail, especially when doing close macro shots.
I am rocking an old olympus I scored for $200 or something from an Office Depot coupon deal. Has yet to fail me even after I dropped it. My sister invested in a Powershot s60 (her second Powershot, her s30 was stolen) and its worth every penny.
I will probably buy one for myself after a few sales this summer.
And make sure that the included acumulator is a quality one. Some rechargeable batteries will only allow you to take 30 pictures max.
there's a difference between digital and optical zoom, digital just resizes a picture (like in photoshop) which is sorta useless - you're better off disabling it. If you want powerful lenses you gotta get a digital SLR, which is pretty expensive. Good luck with the pervert bit!