Digital camera basic tips pointers and advice

First time digital buyer user advice and terminology to consider. Sensor size vs. image quality in ultra compact digital zoom consumer cameras to DSLR models.

Cameras shown in this video are the Canon SD770 IS 10 MP ultracompact camera. Canon S3 IS 6MP zoom which zooms from 36mm wide to 432 telephoto, not the 180 I said in the video my mistake. And finally the Canon 30D 8 MP Digital SLR camera.

Video shot with JVC HD7 camcorder. Does not do well in low light, as you can see.

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[22364014]

let say I want to take a picture of books on a library shelf. The books and titles are vertical obviously. But I want to look at the picture so that the titles are horizontal so I can study the shelf with more comfort. Can I buy a camera to do this?

[LEXPIX]

Just turn the camera on its side and snapthe picture. You can also import the image into any image editor and rotate it 90 degrees as well. even some free ones such as Gimp can do that.

No special camera required.

[Gamingtrevor]

If you like Canon, like I do, pick up the HG series of Camcorders. I use the 10, which is amazing, even by todays standards. I just bought a 350D camera though, and need a quick refresher. :) Thanks for the upload, and advice, although to be honest, I knew most of that. I was kinda hoping you jumped into the SLR portion, but you never really got too it. Sad face.

[LEXPIX]

DSLR stuff coming soon.

[zone07]

The irony of this video is that it was dark. At what Mega Pixel rating will an 8x10 print be sharp enough for the human eye; where a higher pixel rating would be irrelevant. I heard it was at 7.1Meg.

[LEXPIX]

Yeah, first generation HD camcorders did not do well in low light.

Generally speaking, higher megapixels allow you to crop your image without losing too much detail. Generally more pixels equal larger images, not necessarily related to sharpness.

[reedeema]

i have the s3 , i very very disapointed in its low light quality.

[22364014]

Same guy-library pix. what about a picture of a page in a book any advise on camera to buy to do this?

[LEXPIX]

Thanks for watching.

[LEXPIX]

No, set your resolution to the highest the camera offers. Also set the quality to "Superfine" setting. The different MP setting just crops the image in the sensor, no advantage of downsizing unless you want to fit more pictures on your memory card and intend for low res viewing only such as for the web.