*Choosing+the+Right+Camera

**// Which camera is right for me? // **
Megapixels?

A megapixel is the number of millions of pixels per inch in an image. It is the amount of information your camera saves when you take a picture. A 2 megapixel camera saves 2 million pixels per inch. An 8 megapixel camera saves 8 million pixels per inch. The more megapixels your camera captures, the more detail your image will have.

How Many Megapixels Do I Need? Three to five megapixels is sufficient for taking pictures in the classroom and during various student activities. The pictures can be blown up to an 8X10 photograph clearly. They are also good quality for use in presentation software.

Optical Zoom or Digital Zoom?

When selecting a digital camera, compare just the // optical zoom // capabilities of the different models you’re considering. Optical zoom gets you closer to your subjects with much less loss in image quality. These days, most digital cameras come with a 3x or 4x optical zoom. Some, however, go up to 6x or even 10x. If your camera doesn’t have digital zoom capability, don’t worry about it. Most high-end digital cameras come with no digital zoom capability whatsoever. Any decent photo editing program on a computer can achieve the same effect as digital zoom simply by cropping. Cropping allows you to draw a box around only the part of the picture you want to keep and throw the rest away. The effect works exactly the same way digital zooming does but it gives you more control.

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