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Introduction

Long gone are the days of 36 shot films and disposable flashes. The evolution of the age of the digital camera has allowed novice and expert photographers alike to review, edit and improve the quality of their pictures. Be it for the family album pic or the artistic landscape shot, the Ciao Shopping Guide to Digital Cameras gives you overview of some of the major features to look for when making your purchasing decision.


Price + Size

As you would expect, the average price of a digital camera can vary highly depending on the specifications you are looking for. For a camera that provides a basic offering, you can spend as little as £50, but expect the quality of your photos to suffer as a result. While improvements to the number of megapixels offered by cheaper cameras have been made, buyers need to look at many other factors if they want a camera that takes the perfect shot. The lack of a decent zoom, battery life, decent flash and sufficient image and editing features will all have a detrimental effect on the final photo quality. The better you want your camera to perform in these particular areas, the more you will have to spend. Good quality digital cameras will cost between £150 and £200, with the best products starting at just over £300.


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Takes Cool Picks

Advantages: Great camera
Disadvantages: None that I found,

...pretty good integrated flash. The Nikon P90 hasn’t fallen into the ‘small as possible’ electrical craze and is very ergonomically designed making it even more of a pleasure to use. It has an impressive battery life, I haven’t managed to run it down. My Verdict A great camera with a fairly reasonable price tag, I would recommend this to any fellow photography enthusiast as I have had a great experience with it. ...

anakha6 04.06.2009 · Read full review
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Performance, yes BUT Looks SEXY and more

Advantages: Exellent looks, also read review
Disadvantages: picture quality but read the review

...of life. But Canon, Nikon and Sony has always captured my imagination for churning out best cameras one after another which of course is a healthy sign for consumer. Because competition ought to lead to reduction in price and improved quality. Nikon Coolpix S 220 is a reasonably good camera considering its price. I don’t think that pros or for that matter serious amateurs will really be hankering to own it. For every body I must say it’s a cool ...
...and negetives of the sexy Nikon Coolpix S 220:' ''Pros:' Ultra-stylish design, small and light, good feature set for asking price and range of cool colors, including red, black, magenta, purple and several shades of silver (I loved these) and blue. It measures 18 mm to the thickest and weighs 100g. 'Cons:' Patchy flash, image quality is merely adequate It is equipped with 2.4”LCD screen Nikon introduces its own get-the-faces-right ...

roktimdutta 16.06.2009 · Read full review
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Nikon Coolpix L100

Advantages: Very easy to use for the beginner photographer, the picture is very good and does not blur
Disadvantages: Memory that is provided is very small, 44 MB

in my compact digital camera Nikon Coolpix L100 is designed for photographers ability who want good, quality and lightweight and easy used. With 15x optical zoom lens, and sensor shift image stabilization so will be a take very good.Resolution 10 Megapixel of image that is not taken to be broken at the larger. with the internal memory of 44 MB is provided, I can freely take pictures that I want. design with a very good, and very easy to carry. Features ...
...to use the Nikon Coolpix L100. LCD with 3.0 "makes it easier for us to see direct results of the image that we capture. But Nikon Coolpix L100 Features: - Active D-Lighting, the light and selectively add the necessary detail area - Nikon's Potrait Smart System, allows the detection face and recognize your face and smile and blinking while minimizing red-eye - Stapler super Macro Shooting max close to 1 cm - 15 Scene modes for different situations ...

KenjirO 30.03.2009 · Read full review
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Goog camera 5 Stars

Advantages: Good photos
Disadvantages: li-ion accu - you need to have a nikon special charger everywhere. not very good for a lon trips.

...good enough, I think. The package has an easy to use CD with many programs. I know this camera is not sold in shops anymore, but if you can buy 2nd hand - you must do it! In my opinion this Nikon camera has a good value for money. ...

cheaplaptops 22.06.2009 · Read full review
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A super cool review of the Nikon Coolpix

Advantages: Looks good, durable and a good range of user interactive settings.
Disadvantages: Not the most vivid of colour capture and a few other problems (see review).

...was asked to test the Nikon Coolpix S560 and give my opinion on it for my camera club, I was determined to do so with an open mind because as well as thinking I can be harsh on point and shoots, I am also not Nikon`s biggest fan. The Nikon Coolpix S560 is the latest in a range of Nikon point and shoot digital cameras and a direct step up from the Coolpix S550. In my opinion this was released a bit quickly after the S550 and it makes me wonder if ...
...however, you need to give Nikon the benefit of the doubt because they have been producing great cameras since before time itself it would seem. In this day and age when you can buy mobile phones with 8 megapixel cameras built in it is hardly surprising that we are seeing tiny cameras like this S560 from Nikon with 10 megapixel resolution and 5 times optical zooms but we must not be fooled by all this. Buying a camera should never be based on megapixels ...

thebigc1690 16.02.2009 · Read full review
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