http://www.photographercoach.com/2007/09/27/buying-a-digital-point-and-shoot-camera/ Read digital photography tips for beginners including articles on how to buy a digital camera, how to take better pictures, and how to edit your pictures with photo-editing software. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:24:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.photographercoach.com/2007/09/27/buying-a-digital-point-and-shoot-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Consumer Reports Gets a Consumer Retort | Digital Photography Tips Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:08:35 +0000 http://photographercoach.com/2007/09/27/buying-a-digital-point-and-shoot-camera/#comment-9 [...] Certainly not a bad idea to check CU first. Get an idea of what products are available in your price range. Then, go to a camera retailer and try some! Since most people want a camera to take pictures of indoor gatherings, turn the camera on and shoot the other customers! Did the flash come on when it was supposed to? Can you turn it off? Did the focusing system quickly lock on to your subject, or did it just hunt? Was the picture captured quickly when you pressed the shutter button? Activate the anti-shake button and take a picture while shaking the camera. Did it make a difference? These are the conditions under which most cameras fail to perform–any camera will work fine outdoors in the bright sun! For more guidance on choosing a digital camera, see my article Buying a Digital Point and Shoot Camera. [...] [...] Certainly not a bad idea to check CU first. Get an idea of what products are available in your price range. Then, go to a camera retailer and try some! Since most people want a camera to take pictures of indoor gatherings, turn the camera on and shoot the other customers! Did the flash come on when it was supposed to? Can you turn it off? Did the focusing system quickly lock on to your subject, or did it just hunt? Was the picture captured quickly when you pressed the shutter button? Activate the anti-shake button and take a picture while shaking the camera. Did it make a difference? These are the conditions under which most cameras fail to perform–any camera will work fine outdoors in the bright sun! For more guidance on choosing a digital camera, see my article Buying a Digital Point and Shoot Camera. [...]

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