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Your Camera Lens Can Make or Break Your Digital Photograph
A digital camera is the second most sought after gadget next to a cellular phone. Unfortunately, very few people know how to choose one. Oftentimes, they simply look at the megapixel count, and that's it! They fail to consider that the digital sensor is just one of the factors that influence the quality of a digital photograph, the others being the camera lens and the image processor.
Of the three factors mentioned, the camera lens is oftentimes overlooked. After all, it is something which is not new and novel, being in existence for more than a century. However, its importance in the quality of the photograph cannot be undermined. Simply put, no amount of processing can correct a blurred and distorted image. Couple this with a high megapixel count and you end up with a large, fuzzy, and visually unappealing picture. Hence, the one should produce at least acceptably clear and undistorted images.
So how do you go about choosing a camera lens? Most point-and-shoot cameras, which many of us would ever need in the first place, come with a fixed one. You may want to consider the one and its characteristics first, and then purchase the camera that goes with it. Also when it comes to lenses, the brand says a lot. Note that some camera brands have lenses designed by renowned German optic makers. For instance, some Sony models would have Zeiss ones. Some Samsung models have Schneider optics, while Panasonic cameras Leica glass. Look for these veritable German labels on the one and chances are you will not go wrong.
What about the more popular camera brands – Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, etc. – do their point-and-shoot models have good built-in camera lenses? There are low-end and high-end point-and-shoots, and naturally the high-end ones have better quality camera lenses. High-end optics would often have aspheric glass and may even incorporate extra-low dispersion (ED) elements for better color correction and image clarity. These are also the ones with faster more expensive one i.e. large lens opening for better available low light picture taking ability.
It is also worth noting that there are quite a few point-and-shoots which have fixed focal length camera lenses. Generally speaking, these produce better images due to their relatively simpler construction, hence less spherical and chromatic aberration. The majority of amateur cameras come with zoom lenses of varying range – from the very common 3X to the 24X ultra-zoom. From it design point of view, the ultra-zooms are highly compromised in terms of image quality. So you may be better off sticking to a camera lens with a well-designed 3X zoom, or at the most a 5X zoom lens.
So when you purchase a digital camera, make sure that you do not neglect to check the quality of the camera lens. It is the first step in taking good digital photographs.
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