Re: ..this Numpty needs Techie ...
- From: "pmj" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 04:33:41 GMT
"Ali" <ali_on_usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:40:00 GMT, I. Noddie-Doff commented
>
>> ...please jelp.Have Windows XP Home Edition,
<snip>
>> Also, when *soon* I decide to have a camera - what is best
>> - not necess. the most expensive. Im longing to send out photos,
>> to friends abroad, also show my physog on here from time to time
>> along with any other bits and bobs that attract - out in the garden,
>> etc. B grateful for all suggestns.
>
> No recommendations, just a couple of tips.
> The more (mega-)pixels the better the picture, but also, the more
> storage you need & the more time needed to move them around.
> Depending on what you want to do with them, there is a limit beyond
> which there is no noticable improvement.
Yep, you need to bear in mind that these days almost all Digital
Cameras these days (proper ones, not the "giveaway with a packet
of Cornflakes" or 10 Quid type ones) have Plenty of Mega Pixels
Resolution.
You only really need *loads* of Mega Pixels (say over about 3 or 4
Mega Pixels) if you're going to be Printing out really *large* Prints
of the Pics.
For 6 x 4 Inch, 5 x 7 or even 8 x 5 or 8 x 6 or more) Prints,3 or 4
Mega Pixels is usually enough, for most purposes, with most Printers.
& for Viewing OnScreen (either on a Web Page, or Sent by eMail or on CD)
that's way too much!
A typical 1600 x 1200 Pixel Picture is actually only (just under)
2 Mega Pixels & will (more than) fill any normal Screen.
& 2400 x 1800 Pixels Picture is about 4 Mega Pixels.
& the normal JPEG Compression that mosty Cameras offer means that even
with relatively large (Pixel) Size Pics, the File Size isn't too big -
a Mega Byte or so is about average, for each Pic.
> Optical zoom is good, digital zoom almost pointless.
Another thing to look out for is what type of Batteries it uses.
Some Digital Cameras really *eat* batteries, so if you use
non-Rechargeable Batteries, you need plenty of spares!
& look out for what size Memory Card (& what type) it comes with.
If you only get a tiny Memory card (such as the 16 MB ones that some
Cameras come with, you'll only be able to store about 20 or 30 Pics
(max) on them, before needing to Transfer them to a PC, or using another
Card.
So you need to allow for buying a Spare Memory card (or several).
128 MB, 256 MB & even 512 MB Memory Cards are much cheaper now,
than they used to be.
Virtually all cameras will work *directly* using the USB Cable with
WinXP OK.
But some people like to use a Card Reader, (putting the Card from
the Camera into it) rather than connecting the Camera to the PC
directly.
Most Card Readers also work fine with WinXP
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pmj
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