Before you embark on your camera buying journey, decide what you are buying the camera for. Are you just going to take pictures of your meet ups with your friends, or are you going to start a hobby in photography? Will you take pictures that you will upload on Facebook or Myspace, or are you planning to print large pictures to make banners or hang up in large frames on your walls? All these questions matter when it comes to deciding on a digital camera to buy.
If you are buying a camera, this is usually one of the most common words you will hear along the way. What is a megapixel? A megapixel is a collection of one million pixels per inch of an image. A pixel is a tiny dot of information that forms one dot of that image. So, the more information you squeeze into that inch, the clearer the image that is produced. However, do consider that more information you have in a picture, the larger the amount of space that it will take up on your memory card. You don’t necessarily need a 20 megapixel camera to have a great quality photo.
Higher megapixel cameras may only be needed if you are taking pictures which you plan to print large copies of, or you are planning to zoom a lot into later to get a cropped image. If you don’t need to do these things, it is rather a waste to buy an expensive 10 megapixel camera as the images will take up lots of space on your memory card and also in your computer. It would also be harder to upload onto social networking sites due to the large size. If you are pursuing a hobby in photography and want crystal clear perfection in your photos, then it might be worth the investment.
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