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Why a Low-Cost Digital Camera is Good Enough
When buying a digital camera, the fundamental question should be to ask what will be the primary purpose. For me, photos are just used to remember vacations, holidays, and other pleasant occasions. Also, photos are used to share your experiences with friends and family. None of these require paper photos. They all can be done with digital photos, email, and online albums. The only exception would be if you intend to frame your photo and hang them in your home. If you don't intend to decorate your home with your photos, then in my opinion, you only need a low-cost, low-resolution digital camera. In addition, you shouldn't worry about printing them out on paper. Share the photos with online albums or with email. Remember, a photo is only to help you remember the occasions. You don't need paper for this. You may be use to paper photos, but it's only a habit. That paper isn't really helping you remember it any better.
If you constrain yourself to a low resolution digital camera, you can save yourself a bundle. The max resolution that I would recommend is 2MB. That's even plenty if you want to print a small photo. But for online-only, you can get by with a digital camera with only a 640 x 480 pixel resolution. That's less than 1MB resolution. For monitors, that resolution is all you need. You should be able to get digital cameras of this type for less than $100. Some other nice features that may add more to the price include 3x or more optical zoom, LCD display, 16MB or more on-camera memory, and USB connection. Some of these features might put the price over $100.
If you want the best price on digital cameras, my recommendation is to avoid getting the high-resolution digital cameras. Go with the cheap digital camera. If you really must have printed photos, you may want to consider higher resolution. But if you can convert your thinking into the internet age, you'll save money (cheaper camera, cheaper printer, no ink, no paper, no postage, etc.). In addition, you may be able to get some digital cameras with 640x480 resolution for under $50 which may be good enough for you and can also make a good digital camera for kids.
Your digital camera buying guide should begin with a good overview of all the digital camera terms. Dotphoto has really good digital camera information and overview that should help you get started in your search to find the best digital camera for your needs.
