I want to buy a digital camera. Which one does Canon recommend?

Digital camera has entered the field of mass consumption. Many friends want to own a digital camera, but they don't know how to choose. As a digital product with high technical integration, there will be a problem of how to choose it in the purchase process. Now everyone pays great attention to the number of pixels of CCD when buying digital cameras. In addition to resolution, other performance indicators of digital cameras are more worthy of consumers' attention. I will tell you how to choose the "best digital camera" with real price and practical function from different angles.

First, because many consumers don't understand digital cameras, they unilaterally think that high pixels are good. Not exactly. When choosing a digital camera, we should consider its digital and optical characteristics.

1, digital camera lens. A well-designed high-end camera lens consists of multiple groups of lenses, including aspherical lenses, which can significantly reduce color shift and minimize graphic distortion and distortion. Expensive fluorite or glass is used as a lens. In order to reduce weight and cost, the lenses of household and semi-professional cameras are made of resin.

2. Image value of CCD of digital camera. CCD is the heart of digital camera, and it is also one of the main factors that affect the manufacturing cost of digital camera. Therefore, it has become an important standard for digital camera classification. At present, entry-level products are all 3-5 million pixels, and commercial and semi-professional users prefer products with more than 5-/kloc-0.0 million pixels.

3. Zoom of digital camera. Optical zoom is a real zoom, which will not affect the imaging quality of photos; Digital zoom is electronic zoom, which is a local enlargement at the expense of photo clarity.

4. Battery and power consumption of digital camera. Digital cameras have LCD screens and built-in flashlights, so the battery consumption is higher than that of traditional cameras. It's cheap to use the No.5 battery, and you can buy it anytime and anywhere, but it won't take long for the battery to die. Therefore, it is best to choose the model equipped with rechargeable lithium battery. At present, mainstream digital products have been designed as lithium batteries, and complete charging equipment is provided as accessories.

5. Additional functions. The more functions, the more fun and uses it means to use a digital camera. For example, many digital cameras have video output function, which can be connected to TV to browse photos; Some can set their own startup screen and shutter sound like mobile phones; Some can have short-term digital video recording function. The driver installation of digital camera should be very simple, and it should be able to download pictures quickly and preview them. For example, the software function attached to Canon digital camera is perfect, which can classify and manage pictures, and the settings when printing are more diverse, and pictures can also be simply modified.

Image sensor is the decisive factor of camera performance. Generally speaking, the pixel value of the image sensor should be greater than the maximum pixel value of the real shot image. In order to make up for the pixel shortage of image sensors, some manufacturers use software interpolation to improve the pixel value of images. In fact, this interpolation method can be realized in almost all image processing software, so it is of little practical significance. The purchase must be based on the hardware pixel value of the image sensor, not the maximum pixel value of the output image.

Digital cameras record photo information in a semiconductor element called CCD (Charge Coupled Device), instead of the film of a silver salt camera. The size of CCD, like TV, refers to the diagonal length, expressed in inches, such as "1.27 inch (note)". The larger the CCD, the more pixels and the higher the sensitivity. Therefore, with the same number of pixels, the larger the CCD, the better the image quality. CCD size 1/2.7 inches (4.0mm×5.3mm) 1/2 inches (4.8 mm× 6.4 mm)1/0.8 inches (5.19 mm× 6.9/.

Second, the four basic principles of purchasing machines

● For ordinary home users, if they are limited to family entertainment, they pay great attention to practicality. Powerful functions and high cost performance brought by durability are the first choice factors. At present, the dominant 3-megapixel and 5-megapixel models in the market can meet the imaging requirements. A variety of shooting modes, a wide range of ISO values and high-speed and accurate focusing are necessary functional features, and a metal shell that ensures durability is also an essential consideration.

● For consumers who pursue fashion avant-garde, the close combination of shape design and prominent function is the first choice standard. Small shape, bright colors and comfortable hand feel are essential, and some highlight functions, such as macro shooting, are icing on the cake for this kind of products.

● If you are a professional user, the most important thing is the ultimate pursuit of imaging quality. Manual operation function is necessary. Replaceable lens, CMOS image sensor with more than 6 million pixels and various image recording modes are the guarantee of high image quality. If we have an explosion of less than ten thousand yuan, more professional photographers will flock to us.

● The last thing to consider is where to buy it. A regular digital camera sales counter will ensure that your camera is "born". Brand effect should be considered when purchasing, because it is the main guarantee for the overall quality and after-sales service of digital cameras.

Third, the preparation steps for buying a camera

Step 1: Make clear the purpose and purpose of buying the camera.

It is very important to determine the purpose and purpose of buying a camera. Only by knowing your own needs can you choose to buy the machine you really need through mergers and acquisitions. Otherwise, you may spend a lot of money on the camera, and it turns out that the functions can't meet your own requirements, or there are too many functions to use at all. We can think about what we buy digital cameras for. For example, some friends buy digital cameras to travel; Some friends want to learn photography; Some friends want to take macro photos; Of course, some people want to take close-ups or take pictures of their newborn children as a souvenir. In short, we must clearly understand consumption.

The output of photos also needs to be considered in advance, whether it is necessary to develop large photos or just watch them on the screen. Through this consideration, we can decide how many pixels are needed to buy a machine. If you just look at it from the screen, then a 3 megapixel machine is enough. If we want to print, and print to more than 10 inch, then we need to buy a camera with pixels as high as possible.

Step 2: Decide the psychological price.

After deciding the purpose and use of buying a camera, you should decide an affordable psychological price according to your own economic ability, such as 3000 ~ 4000 yuan or 6000 ~ 7000 yuan. This can help us save a lot of time and be more purposeful when choosing. DC is still a luxury, so everyone must do his best. There is no point in comparing with others, just enough.

Step 3: Collect information through various channels.

Early data collection is very important, which can give us a certain understanding of the machine to be purchased. There are many ways to collect product information. First of all, many manufacturers will have certain publicity pictorial when they launch digital cameras. We can go to the vendor and have a look. Secondly, media advertising is also a very important way. There are many advertisements for digital cameras in IT newspapers now, so we should pay attention to them. Thirdly, many digital magazines or some newspapers now have a certain space to introduce or evaluate digital cameras, and we can also buy some to read.

If possible, you can download the manual of the corresponding camera and have a look. This is very good for buying a machine: on the one hand, it can make you more familiar with the machine, on the other hand, it can make you ready for basic operation when buying a machine. I like reading instructions myself.

Technical data can let us know the appearance, function and other information of digital cameras. We should look at the actual photos. In this way, you can know the characteristics of DC you are concerned about, such as color, image quality and so on. We can go to the digital photography website to learn about this.

Step 4: roughly determine the model.

The collection of product information is very important, which allows us to fully understand the characteristics of digital cameras. But just looking at these materials, we can only have a perceptual understanding. Only by actually looking at the machine or even trying it out can we have a rational understanding of the machine. This requires us to go to the mall. We can look at the samples in the window or counter. The real machine may look different from the photo, or it may look better. We can also watch others buy machines and listen to what others say. Of course, we can also let the merchants take out the machine, actually touch it and operate it. Depending on the machine, you should also ask the price. When asking about the price, you should pay attention to the fact that the quotation of the merchant usually leaves room for counter-offer. Also, ask them if the price they quoted is licensed or parallel.

Step 5: Choose the right time to buy.

After deciding to buy the machine, we should choose "auspicious day" to buy DC back. When I say "auspicious day", I actually want to seize the opportunity myself. The price of digital products changes rapidly, so it is very important to judge the market. However, obviously, you should avoid buying before the festival as much as possible. There must be a lot of people buying machines before the holiday, and the price will not be cheap.

You must read when you buy a camera.

When buying a camera, you need to check it carefully to avoid buying defective products or being cheated by JS (profiteer). Here we give a detailed inspection step, as long as you follow the following instructions, there will be no problem:

1. Never pay JS first, and then pay after inspection;

2. See if the packaging is old. If so, it may be replaced by others, or a product that JS has stored for a long time;

3. After unpacking, check whether the accessories in the box have been used or obviously disassembled; Pay special attention to whether there are scratches on the battery pins;

4. Check the appearance of the machine. Look for scratches on the fuselage, including lens, LCD, EVF and shell.

5. Try to shoot, and zoom to see if you can shoot clearly. If you are not familiar with the machine you are going to buy, you can shoot it with an automatic file when you try it out. In addition, the flash has to be tried;

6. Then take a closer look at the LCD and EVF. You can block the lens a little with your hand, so that you can see a solid color image, or face the black and white paper.

7.CCD is the key component of DC. If there are bad spots on it, it will affect shooting. Because it is difficult to see the bad points of CCD directly on DC, it is necessary to import the picture into PC and watch it again. If there is no computer in the business, it is recommended to talk with the business about a certain replacement cycle, and then go home and feel at ease to test;

How to test bad points

Before we discuss how to test bad points, we need to explain what bad points are. Simply put, it is a point on the CCD that will never be sensitive, or this point will always be on. Usually always at the top, rarely not. So why is there a bad point? This is related to the manufacture of CCD. Although the technology is very developed now, it still can't guarantee the high output of CCD. Just like LCD, it may be defective. So we need to test the machine after we buy it.

The test of bad points is actually relatively simple. We can test it in two ways: one is to look at the original picture with our eyes. In fact, this method is more intuitive, but be careful, otherwise it is easy to miss points. The second is to test with software. The most popular bad point testing software is DEADPIXEL. Usually, if there is a computer in the place where DC is sold, this software can be bought there.

Before the test, we should take some all-black photos first. Ordinary photos can't be tested. This is very important. For the machine with lens cover, we only need to cover the lens cover to shoot. If there is no lens cover, such as Casio, then we can put a thick piece of paper on the flat panel, put down the DC lens and buckle the lens on the paper to shoot. It should be noted that the light must not enter the lens, and at the same time, don't use too much force, which will easily damage the machine.

The shooting parameters can be set to the maximum aperture and ISO 100. As for the shutter, we need to choose 1/60 and the slowest shutter. That is, take a photo with different shutter speeds.

After shooting, we can import the photos into the computer and open DEADPIXEL for testing. After opening this software, we can see the interface as shown below. We click the "Browse" button and select the photos that need to be tested. Then we press the test button and the results will appear. If the photo of 1/60 is more noisy than 10, try to change it, otherwise it may affect the shooting.

Check that all accessories are there. Usually there is a list in the box, which explains in detail how many accessories are included, and we can compare them.

Selection of accessories

Of course, after buying DC, we need to buy some accessories so that we can shoot better. Accessories are actually important. If we don't buy it well, it may affect our normal shooting. Usually we may need to buy memory cards, batteries and chargers, UV and adapter rings, camera bags, tripods and so on. Some people like to buy all digital cameras at once. I think if you buy these at the place where DC is sold, the price will definitely not be cheap. Except for the memory card, everything else should be bought in a special photographic equipment store, which is not only reliable in quality, but also cheaper in price. Let's talk about the places that need to be paid attention to when buying these accessories.

Memory card: When purchasing a memory card, you should consider your daily shooting amount and combine your DC to determine the capacity of the card you need to purchase. Secondly, we need to consider the brand of the card. At present, there are many card brands on the market, and the brand of the card determines the quality of the card in a certain sense. For example, kingstone)CF card and Toshiba SD card are not very fast, but the quality is absolutely first-class and the compatibility is good. Third, consider the speed of the card. There are two kinds of cards sold now: normal speed and high speed. If you need to take photos in RAW or even TIFF format, try to buy a high-speed card.

Batteries and chargers: There are generally two kinds of batteries used in DC, one is rechargeable lithium battery, and the other is AA (No.5) nickel-metal hydride battery. For rechargeable lithium batteries, my suggestion is that you buy them in regular stores. On the one hand, there is quality assurance, on the other hand, there is a high probability of buying fake goods. For Ni-MH battery, GP mobile Altman battery is not very expensive at present, and the quality is first-class, of course, domestic products are not bad. We try to buy something with a larger capacity, such as 2000mAh. For chargers, many digital cameras are given away at random now, so I won't introduce them in detail here.

UV and adapter ring: the main function of UV for digital cameras is to protect the lens. Do you need to buy this? I think the first thing depends on what machine you use. If the machine is small, it is better not to consider it. Because usually UV can only be installed on the machine through the adapter ring or drum, the volume of the camera is increased. If the machine itself is relatively large, such as Canon EOS350D, this is more suitable. There are many brands of UV, so it is recommended to consider multilayer coating. When buying UV, you should also consider the caliber of UV. If you are not familiar with this, you can take your camera to buy it. In addition, after installing UV, the original lens cover may not be covered. We need another one.

Photographic bag: Be sure to consider the location of accessories and bring the machine to buy it. Only in this way can we buy the right one. The bigger the camera bag, the better, but the best fit. In addition, pay attention to the material of the bag and try to buy a waterproof bag.

Tripod: Pay attention to its stability when choosing a tripod, and don't buy a rickety one. In addition, pay attention to the weight. If you are strong and just need exercise, then this may not be a problem. Weifeng brand is the most popular brand in the market. This brand of tripod is cheaper and things are ok. Admiralty, an imported brand from Japan, has a long history, and many top photographers in the world have chosen this brand. The price is not very expensive.

Skills of distinguishing parallel goods from licensed goods

Guests often ask me how to judge licensed goods. Generally, licensed goods are clearly marked. Let me briefly say:

1. Canon: There is an anti-counterfeiting mark on the licensed packaging box, and you can check it by phone if you scrape off the coating; The serial numbers on the packaging box, warranty card and fuselage should be consistent; Canon's triple warranty card has a laser anti-counterfeiting label in the upper right corner, and the warranty card is in Chinese; The instruction manual is a simplified Chinese version.

2. Fuji: At present, all licensed Fuji sold have Chinese menus. If the menu is found in English, it can basically be regarded as parallel imports; The outer packaging of the licensed goods is in Chinese; Licensed goods have a simplified manual; As for the warranty card, Fuji Licensed Products provides a simplified version of Fuji China warranty card in triplicate.

3. Minolta: You can call Shanghai Minolta's toll-free hotline: 8008200077 and ask it to verify the fuselage number.

4. Nikon: Since Nikon has no company in China, sales are handled by several agents, namely Quantum, Lida, Liangchi and New Kang Hua. Each agent's licensed goods identification method is not exactly the same, but there are still some ways to identify them. First, we need to see the warranty card. The authorized warranty card is in English with the agent's seal on it. Licensed goods are described in simplified Chinese. Some agents, such as Quantum, put anti-counterfeiting labels on boxes.

5. Olympus: All machines in Olympus now use simplified Chinese menus, but there are still few products with English menus; Secondly, the manual and warranty card are also simplified Chinese versions; In terms of outer packaging, Olympus is a simplified Chinese version.

6. Sony: The labels of Shanghai Suoguang or Wuxi Sony can be found on the licensed packaging box; The warranty card has the words Shanghai Suoguang; There are simplified instructions. Sony DC or DV sold in China market are only made in China, and all imported products are parallel imports. You can see the words CN 1 on the bar code of the outer package. If it is CN5, it is parallel imports.

"7. Casio: After purchasing, customers can scrape off the coating on the anti-counterfeiting label attached to the package to obtain the password under the coating, which can be inquired in three ways:

1. Call 8008 1083 15 for free telephone consultation or 0 10-642 19000 for consultation.

2. Send short messages to 800283 15 (mobile) and 900283 15 (Unicom) for inquiry. "

Note: Now many good digital camera brands have their own websites. As long as you log on to the corresponding website and enter the body number, you will know in a few seconds whether the DC or DV you bought is licensed or not. If you bring DV or DC from abroad or Hong Kong and Macao, you'd better ask if there is a warranty in China. As far as I know, except Panasonic, other brands have no warranty in China, and not all Panasonic products have warranty in China. At present, most maintenance departments in China are contracted, and if there is no formal warranty, the maintenance fee is surprisingly high.

Pay attention to buying digital cameras

High pixels equals high quality photos?

Many users who buy digital cameras for the first time will take pixels as the primary consideration. In their view, pixels are the basis for judging the quality of digital cameras. It seems that a high-pixel digital camera is bound to get high-quality shooting results. In fact, the relationship between pixels and image quality is far from simple.

One thing is certain, the pixel height does not determine the quality. There are many factors that affect the quality of digital cameras, among which the lens can directly affect the imaging quality. Whether it is an optical camera or a digital camera, the lens is one of the most important factors. Ordinary digital cameras use CCD to sense light, the area is much smaller than that of traditional film, and the resolution of the lens is more stringent, otherwise, even if the pixels are higher, the imaging quality will deteriorate because of the lens. In other words, the resolution of optical lens used in digital camera must be better than CCD, so it is much more important to choose a digital camera with high quality lens than simply looking at pixels.

Clean pictures with low noise are always accompanied by high resolution?

Noise is the enemy of digital camera imaging quality. General users will think that a clean picture with low noise always means a high-resolution effect of photos. In fact, for digital cameras, the situation is not that simple. Because the image sensor of digital camera is very single, it is nothing more than CCD or CMOS, that is to say, the image engine signals of each other are close. The post-processing of image data has created the style differences of different brands and different series models, which is the embodiment of the core technologies of various manufacturers, especially the research and development degree of noise reduction technology has a great influence on the resolution.

The higher the ISO, the louder the noise?

Slightly experienced digital camera users sometimes use high sensitivity settings when shooting moving objects or dark environments. When shooting with high ISO value, the shutter speed is faster and shooting is easier, but one problem brought by high sensitivity is that the picture noise will increase. In fact, this is a headache for many digital camera users, with low sensitivity, difficult shooting, less noise, high sensitivity, easy shooting and more noise. Generally speaking, we should reduce the resolution of high-sensitivity photos, but the noise in the photos is not so obvious. This is simply because one pixel in the reduced image is obtained by merging the original pixels. In other words, three noises become one noise, which is not a strict explanation, but it can help us understand this phenomenon.

How many pixels is the best for each camera under high sensitivity setting, which requires the user's own actual experience. Let's make an analogy. If they are all under the setting of ISO400, the shooting noise of a 2-megapixel digital camera may be the smallest under the setting of 640×480 resolution, while a 5-megapixel digital camera can get good results under the setting of 1024×768 resolution.

The higher the number of CCD pixels, the faster the focusing speed can be?

Let's take a look at the early digital cameras. Because ordinary digital cameras have to read CCD imaging signals when focusing, focusing and response speed used to be an eternal pain in the hearts of the first generation of high-pixel digital cameras. The increase of pixels means that the data amount of CCD signal is also increasing every time, and the subsequent processing such as focusing, photometry and liquid crystal display is also a burden. Therefore, we can often see that in the digital camera series based on the same hardware platform, the speed of low-pixel products is often higher than that of high-pixel "big brother".

Lithium battery has high energy density and small size, and is the first choice for digital camera power supply?

First of all, we need to know what is a big power consumer in digital cameras. LCD screen, flash lamp, image sensor and processing engine are all big power consumers, and they are all sudden, but they need large current at the moment of work, and the static current at ordinary times is very small. This determines the power consumption characteristics of digital cameras, and requires the power supply to have the ability of sudden large current supply. From this point of view, the battery with low internal resistance is more suitable for digital cameras, which can obviously improve the response speed of digital cameras. From the analysis of the average charging time of flash, the camera of lithium battery is far ahead, usually only 3 seconds, while the model of Ni-MH battery is often more than 6 seconds.

But in terms of capacity, lithium batteries have no obvious advantages. In 2005, Ni-MH batteries above 2000mAh came out, and the capacity of lithium batteries in ordinary digital cameras is often around 1000 mAh. Moreover, digital cameras with universal nickel-hydrogen batteries can buy emergency batteries at any time, or use other people's chargers to charge them at any time, and there are few embarrassing scenes because the batteries are exhausted. Using a special charger, the charging time is often as little as 4 hours, catching up with lithium batteries. Ni-MH battery has abundant energy and a charge-discharge life of nearly 1000, which makes it the best cost-effective digital camera battery at present.

If the landlord hasn't chosen one yet.

Let me recommend a digital camera to you first.

Because I bought Samsung NV 10 years ago, the card is only 2400 yuan.

Samsung has a good cost performance. It is suggested to consider Samsung NV 10.

1100000 pixels, (5 million is enough for home use)

2 3x optical zoom (usually 3x optical zoom)

3 Advanced anti-shake function (ASR), (absolutely unambiguous)

4 "Touch" the operation interface, (especially convenient, without losing keys)

5 rechargeable batteries SLB-0837(B)(800mAh) (enough for one day)

6 2.5-inch TFT LCD (large screen)

7 SD card /MMC (maximum support 1GB) card storage, (small card is convenient)

8 Volume 96.5 X 60 X 18.5mm (protruding part 8mm), (absolutely light)

The price of around 92,000 is not difficult to accept.

Samsung NV 10 RMB 2376

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There is also a professional evaluation of this camera here.

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If the landlord has chosen his favorite camera, you should pay attention to it when you arrive at the business:

1. The fuselage cannot be rowed.

2. The battery should be original, and the contacts should not be scratched.

When the camera is turned on, the first photo should be displayed.

4. When starting the machine, you should first see that you have chosen the language and adjusted the date and time.

5. Look at the anti-counterfeiting of the agent on the box, call or send a text message to ask.

6. Check whether the accessories are complete according to the instructions.

7. Ask the dealer to issue an invoice.

Also, don't cut the price too low, the dealer has to support his family. If he cuts too much, you will lose more than you gain!

I hope you can buy your favorite camera!