Know the types of digital cameras before you buy it

Living in the world of technologies and gadgets it can be disorienting for you to buy a digital camera if you’re not a gadget freak. This happens because there are different types of digital cameras available and even more terms are used to describe their features. Thus, to avoid confusion you should try to acquire knowledge about different types of digital cameras that will help you buy the suitable one.

Types of digital cameras

Read on to know the basic and advanced types of digital cameras.

1.Basic digital cameras

Sub compacts :

These type of digital cameras are small in size that can easily fit in your pocket and can be carried anywhere. It doesn’t have manual control or viewfinders but consists of certain features like LCD touch screen, 14x zoom lens etc.

Compacts:

These type of cameras are little bigger in size than sub compacts. It doesn’t have manual control for exposure and composition and can be easily handled by you.

Superzooms:

This type of camera generally has 15x or greater zoom lenses. If you’re traveling and want to shoot very fine pictures of nature, then this gadget can be apt for you.

2.Advanced digital cameras

Point and shoot digital camera:

These types of digital cameras are generally available in compact or ultra compact size. It can take up exposed and focused pictures at any condition. In this type of camera you’ll not be able to set the primary photographic controls of the aperture and the shutter speed. You can control its ISO speed, flash mode, drive mode and the white balance.

Prosumer camera:

This type of digital camera has a complete manual control. It has both an LCD and a view finder. Its high quality fixed lens makes it a true companion of the professional photographers. Its lens is attached to the body and its batteries and memory can be interchanged normally. Inclusion of an EVS in these types of cameras helps in achieving more accurate framing which is important for the advanced users.

DSLR (Digital Single Lens Camera) camera:

This camera has a single lens where incoming light is reflected into the viewfinder. It is a full frame camera whose sensor has the same size as a 35mm film. It has interchangeable lenses and full manual control. It can also use lenses made for 35mm lens cameras and can give identical results.

Lastly, the latest innovation in the modern technology of digital camera is digital camera with video conferencing feature. It is equipped with a built in microphone that will help you do the video conference. It has low 320 by 240 and 160 by120 settings that help in delivering a smooth movie playback. With a higher 640/840 setting it will record choppy videos and can soon fill up the in built 8MB compact flash card. With respect to other digital cameras, its features are exceptionally unique and special.