Digital Cameras

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.