Digital Cameras

The Vivitar Mini digital camera offers features that are usually only found on more expensive cameras. The 7.0 megapixel resolution and video capabilities give the Vivitar mini digital camera quite a spread of features.

For me, the main thing that makes this camera unique is the “handgun” style of taking pictures. It is actually quite comfortable in general use and the buttons are all within reach of your thumb, which naturally falls over the button positions.

Before I go on, here are some of the main features:

• 7.0 megapixels
• 3840 x 2880 max picture resolution
• 720 x 480 max video resolution
• 3.0 inch screen

Besides the “handgun” style of the camera, another feature that stand out is the standby feature. When the camera is on and the viewer is open (it folds in the rest of the time) then it’s ready to take pictures or videos. When the camera is one, but the viewer is folded in, it enters a standby mode. The standby mode uses a lot less power, mostly because the viewer screen is off. It takes only a moment to open the viewer and camera is ready to take pictures again. For extended non-use, just turn the camera off with the power button.

The maximum resolution is enough for 8 x 10 prints from the camera store, and more than enough for the Internet. The movie feature can take movies that are slightly wider than usual at 3:2. This is wider than 4:3, but not as wide as 16:9 or 16:10, so its a little strange, but the normal options are also available. One downside with the video is the use of MPEG-4. In fact, this should be an upside because of quality, but with much lower adoption compared to AVI, there is a good chance you will need to download updated video software to playback the videos.

For the price I love Vivitar digital camera, the design is good and the placement of buttons is comfortable.

The Powershot Canon digital camera offers a few extra features over a standard consumer digital camera, offering a few extras without adding a lot to the price.

Canon digital cameras are well know and the Powershot range gets a lot of good press. Canon digital cameras tend to place the Powershot strictly in the consumer range, offering the standard features expected. The Powershot A590 Canon digital camera gives a little extra with more zoom, higher resolution and more solid look and shaping.

Here are the main features of this Canon digital camera.

• 8.0 megapixels
• 4x optical zoom
• 4x digital zoom
• 16x zoom (total)
• 2.5″ LCD screen
• Flash
• 3264 x 2448 maximum picture resolution
• 640 x 480 maximum movie resolution
• ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600

The extra zoom will come in handy for taking long shots on the Canon digital camera. Most Canon digital cameras tend to have up to 3x optical zoom and the 4x zoom will give that little bit extra closeup.

8.0 megapixels gives plenty of resolution, especially for pictures that are going to be printed. At maximum resolution you can safely print up to 8.2″ x 10.9″.

The wide range of automatic settings allow very easy point-and-shoot pictures with this Canon digital camera. To get the best shots however, take some time to get used to the manual settings.

Overall this is a good camera offering higher specs without giving up the usual consumer digital camera goodness.

A red digital camera at a decent price, offering 7.1 megapixels and 4x digital zoom, the Canon digital camera serves as a good day-to-day camera for taking family photos and scenery.

There are four colors to choose from, just the colors are different, but I’ll have a look at the red digital camera. Here’s a quick breakdown of the major features of the Powershot red digital camera.

• 7.1 Megapixels maximum
• 3072 x 2304 maximum picture resolution
• 640 x 480 movie resolution
• 3.4x optical zoom
• Autofocus
• 2.5 inch LCD display
• 80/100/200/400/800/1600 ISO equivalents

Simplicity is the keyword here, but combined with some decent extra settings. Picture quality is more than enough to make good quality prints if they are needed. The pictures might need to be shrunk for use on the web though. The picture settings can be changed however, so you can take lower quality than the maximum.

Taking low-res movies is a plus. The maximum video resolution for this red digital camera is 640 x 480. This is actually 4x the quality of video you find on YouTube, which usually only shows 320 x 240. It is easy to put the videos onto a DVD and send them along to your friends, or just upload them. The quality is not the same as a digital video camera, but does the trick for most things.

The wide range of ISO settings is a nice extra. With more ISO settings with higher values the camera can be forced to take pictures quicker, shortening the exposure time. This also helps to avoid blurred images for those with unsteady hands (like myself). I have always used a 400 ISO setting unless I am using a tripod. Bear in mind that the ISO figures might not be completely accurate, but give a good indication.

The zoom is decent, there is a flash, and it takes MMD and SD memory.