digital cameras? need a little help...

Picking a digital that 's right for you ...
Here is my list of vital components for a digital camera,.....
- It must be at least 10megapixels, this provides a certian standard of picture quality. Even for short holiday trips, family days out ... etc, it is well worth having a camera more or equal to 10mp. Any less than this gives a more blurred, innaccurate picture - you deserve to campture every moment in great picture quality.
- There must be a decent zoom ( 3x optical zoom at the very least ) on the camera you purchase. Zoom is often overlooked when purchasing a camera, but it is very important ! I believe that, for most purposes, an amount of 3x optical zoom should be sufficent.
- All digital cameras need an automatic flash. Advice is important to be seeked on this factor, If a flash is too strong it can highly effect the picture quality and; unless you are a computer wizz, and have the time to adjust the light balance one photos have been uploaded to the computer - it is best to get a reasonably weak but effective flash.
Understanding that irritating corporate jargon ! ! !
The use of corporate jargon is widely used to make products - especially electricals - seem more technologically advanced, ahead of the game and a great value for money. The truth is, these long words and mind boggling phrases are put into adverts and sales pitches to impress - wilst confusing - us.
Some prime examples of corporate jagon when it comes to photagraphy are:
The word aburration simply referes to when a camera lens ahs the inablity to produce a sharp image.
The ambient light referes to the available light ( available in indoor or outdoor settings. )
The angle of coverage referes to the maximum area that a camera can see of an image - image circle.
The EF lense referes to a canon EOS autofocus system.
The point I am trying to make is that these, an other forms of jargon - when rearched mean very basic things !
There are lots of cameras out there but I have found some that appear to show the good and the bad of digital cameras.
I would highly reccomend the Nikon coolpix S8000 digital camera as it has great picture quality, is reasonable priced and the flash works really well. This camera range comes is a fab array of colours - suitable for every personality.
I also believe that for more commited and advanced photography lovers, the sony alpha digital camera is great. There is a high amount of zoom and the picture quality is better than that of the nikon coolpix. The only negative I have here is that it is a little bulky, yet it is compact for the quality of camera it is.
On the other hand, i would not reccomend the sony DSCW310 camera, although well advertised it does not vompete with other cameras on the market.