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  • Step 1: Type of Product
  • Step 2: Lifestyle Uses
  • Step 3: Video Resolution
  • Step 4: Optical Zoom Range
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  1. Step 1 Camera Type

    Please select the type of camera you're interested in

     

    Compact Cameras - Models that are usually pocket-sized but the classification can also include big zoom cameras that have similar dimensions to a DLSR.

     

    DSLR - Higher image quality with additional user commands, interchangeable lenses and sometimes stronger build.

     

    Video Cameras - Both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) models that either record to a hard drive or flash memory. Besides storage capacity, differences can include zoom capacity, sound quality and manual control.

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  2. Step 2 - Lifestyle Use

    How do you intend to use the camera?

     

    General (Family & Friends) – Camera would include standard feature set suitable for general shots of relatives and friends at social gatherings and other similar snapshot opportunities. A good category if you have no specific requirement.

     

    Slim & Stylish – Sleek and fashionable models that are inconspicuous in a purse, pocket or small bag and usually come in a range of colours. Touch screen models often fall into this category.

     

    Portrait & Low Light – Camera will have a lens with a larger aperture that is suitable for indoor, low light or night shots, plus portraiture photography. Camera will generally have more advanced functions and is more suitable for a user who wants to take active control.

     

    Sports – Camera will have the ability to use fast shutter speeds to both capture and “stop” action, such as sport or moving wildlife. Models usually emphasize larger zooms that standard models.

     

    Travel & Landscape – Models in this category will emphasize wide angle lenses to capture dramatic scenes, such as a sweeping mountain range or African savannah. Often the lens range of these models is high to enable the photographer to zoom in from quite a distance away.

     

    Underwater, Beach, Snow – Models in this category will have a varying degree of tolerance for water, sand and snow and are able to withstand being dropped from a certain height level. These models are excellent for tradesmen and those who work in demanding environments.

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  3. Video Options

     

    Full HD (1920 x 1080): The premier standard of video resolution currently available. This will achieve optimum video quality and also the highest standard of performance from a High Definition television. Full High Definition requires higher levels of storage capacity.

     

    HD 720 (1280 x 720): The second tier category of High Definition video footage that reduces the file size by lowering image quality from Full HD but still higher than Standard Definition.

     

    SD: Standard Definition video footage is the basic format of video suitable for older televisions. The video footage has lower resolution and image quality compared to High Definition however as a result does not need as much memory capacity.

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  4. Optical Zoom Range

     

    Up to 3x: a limited zoom found on all basic cameras. Suitable for general shots however it will not be able to get close to anything at a significant distance away. Some higher grade compacts and DSLR lenses will compensate for this by having a “faster” aperture suitable for low light.

     

    4x – 9x: A reasonably broad zoom range to give the user flexibility in composing the shot. Often this will include a wide angle starting point for improved landscape pictures to moderate telephoto for general images.

     

    10x – 15x: Perfect for users who need considerable zoom range without the increased weight of the “super zoom” category. These will mostly be ultra wide angle to telephoto suitable for discreet portraiture, wide ranging travel shots and distant subjects.

     

    16+: A huge zoom most suitable for sport and wildlife photography, usually in physically larger cameras that need bigger bodies to support the lens.

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