| With the advent of modern scientific tools, life has | | | | and can be transferred on to a computer. |
| become highly sophisticated. There has been a | | | | Charge Coupled Device (CCD) is employed as the |
| significant evolution in the technology and the lifestyles | | | | image sensors in the digital cameras. These charge |
| of the human beings. One of the fine examples of | | | | coupled devices are responsible for converting the light |
| evolution is the advent and craze for digital cameras. | | | | into electronic forms. The CCD is made up of light |
| A digital camera is equipped with an electronic | | | | sensitive diodes which accumulate electrons when hit |
| photosensitive sensor. The photographs are stored | | | | by a beam of light. The prominently used CCDs are |
| digitally in the in-built memory of the camera and can | | | | the triple CCD cameras. The product of these |
| be directly uploaded on a computer for viewing and | | | | cameras is superb as the three CCDs react |
| printing. There is no need for buying films or getting | | | | separately to the three basic colors such as red, blue |
| them processed with these modern gadgets. | | | | and green. The end result is fantastic. These electronic |
| The craze for using the cameras can be traced back | | | | symbols are then stored as digital data in the digital |
| to the 16th century. Man has used the cameras to | | | | camera. |
| capture the history or larger-than-life-events. As the | | | | Buying a Digital Camera |
| science has expanded in this ever-shrinking world, the | | | | The modern market is booming with various types of |
| expansion of camera technology has soared to new | | | | digital cameras. Digital cameras vary in function and |
| heights. From the normal camera, the world has | | | | most of all their mega pixel quality. If you plan to buy a |
| stepped into the era of digital cameras. These | | | | digital camera, prior information about digital cameras |
| cameras have brought in a complete revolution in the | | | | would be an added advantage. |
| camera industry. | | | | First of all you should figure out your need for buying a |
| The features of digital camera are so unique and | | | | digital camera. The need for a digital camera helps you |
| advanced, that handling the camera has become a | | | | narrow your search for the best camera, suited to |
| child's play. Before you go and buy your digital camera, | | | | your requirements. You might want to buy a digital |
| you should know some basic information on these | | | | camera for posting photographs on the net, using |
| modern weapons. You must pick the right camera to | | | | photos for professional graphics work, to get a |
| capture your precious moments. | | | | better-quality photographs and much more. |
| How a Digital Camera Works | | | | Next thing you should determine is the resolution you |
| The basic difference between a digital camera and | | | | require in a digital camera. There are broadly 5 |
| normal camera is that a normal camera uses a film to | | | | classifications of resolutions for digital cameras. These |
| store the photographic images, while a digital camera | | | | resolutions are expressed as mega-pixels. The higher |
| uses an in-built memory to store the photographs in | | | | the resolution of a camera, the better quality |
| digital format. The lens of the digital camera focuses | | | | photograph it will produce. There are cameras |
| the light directly on to a semiconductor device. This | | | | available with 6 and 7 mega-pixels however, anything |
| device records the light electronically. The computer | | | | above 4 mega-pixels will produce really great photos. |
| then breaks and stores this electronic data into digital | | | | Now buying a digital camera should be easy! |
| data, which gets stored in the memory of the camera | | | | |