What to look for in a digital cam's - 15 reasons to upgrade

15 Reasons to Upgrade Your Digital Camera

You may ask “ Why Upgrade?”.  More people than ever now own digital cameras but with the recent advances in digital technology, many current limitations in digital cameras can be overcome and your picture taking improved.

Over the last ten years, Camera House has had a lot of feedback from customers on what they like and dislike about their cameras. Many of the initial complaints have now been solved due to recent rapid advances in camera technology.
Cant see the screen.
New cameras have screens up to nine times the area of early screens and new technology makes them brighter and easy to see in daylight.
The files are too small
Improved sensors now allow the capture of very large files able to produce huge enlargements from a moderately priced camera.
The Batteries go flat quickly.
New circuitry and battery technology mean that hundreds of photos can be taken on a single battery charge or from a set of alkaline batteries.
Shutter takes too long to fire
Lag time is now measured in hundredths of a second in some models. This allows more accurate capture of subjects particularly when moving.
Poor results in different situations
New software inside the cameras allows the camera to detect extreme situations and also provides solutions for fireworks, snow scenes, party etc.
Camera is too big or too small
In particular, the new miniature cameras are great for shirt pocket or purse with the lens zooming inside the tiny case and rechargeable battery included.
Controls are too confusing.
The most used controls are now commonly placed on a separate button so with one press a change can be made when required instead of searching through a menu.
Not enough pictures fit onto a card.
New memory cards are much cheaper and of much greater capacity than was available in previous years allowing hundreds of photos to be captured on the common cards.
Distant subjects are too small
New lens technology allows 10x and 12x zooms in quite small cameras – able to fit into pocket or purse and yet zoom in to capture a distant subject.
Low light or big zoom gives fuzzy pictures.
Use of stabilizers allows much clearer photos in low light and helps take the shake out of photos where a long zoom has been used.
Can’t focus in close enough
New macro features allows some cameras to focus just 1cm from the lens. This gives great photos of flowers and small details.
Too hard to connect to printers
The latest models even have WIFI for wireless connectivity to printers and computers. The picture can be transmitted and printed out from a printer dock.
Red eyes with flash photos.
Improved digital red-eye reduction recognizes the face in a picture then looks for the eyes and if they are red, colours them darker.
Hard to see in viewfinder.
Early cameras had black and white view finders or used low resolution screens. The new cameras show much more detail and give a clearer idea of your finished picture.
Only captures short lengths of movies.
Whilst early models were limited in the amount of movie, typically 30seconds, the new models can capture until the card fills up most with smooth movement and sound.