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Point and Shoot Digital Cameras at a Glance By Gene Wright
As I put this report together it has made me realize
just how good all the new point and shoot cameras are. I'ts just that some are
much better than others. It's no wonder that Canon dominates the market and also has the number one and the
number two spot with the Canon Power Shot A590 IS and the Canon Power Shot SD790 IS.
Despite point and shoot cameras now coming with up to 14.7 megapixels (look at
Canons lineup, only 5 have 8 megapixels or less), the point and shoot quality
level is not necessarily has good as a DSLR with only 8 or so. See
Breaking the Myth of Megapixels by David Pogue
technical writer for the NY Times. You
can shoot great 12x18 prints with an 8 megapixel camera.
Why? The image
sensor used in point and shoot digital cameras is generally much smaller than
the image sensor used in a DSLR (the difference is often as much as 25 times). This means that the pixels on a point and shoot camera have to be much smaller and collect fewer photons.
Because of this, point and shoot cameras need to work at slower ISO levels
(higher ISO numbers) which means that they produce ‘noisier’ (or more grainy) shots.
Point and Shoot Pluses: Size and Weight - I can slip a camera in my pocket as I
rush out the door to a meeting. which is a wonderful thing. Today point and shoot
cameras can be slim and light - to the point of not even knowing you’ve got them
with you. This means the camera can always be with you
Which should you choose? I don't know, I have both
• Digital SLR Cameras at a Glance
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