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Some people seem to think they always have to have the newest digital camera on the market. They think there has to be something different from the one they currently have and even if they only bought it six months ago, they just refuse to use something that is “obsolete.” While it is certainly nice to have the latest model, there is no need to do so. Unless you are a professional photographer who has special needs, you do not need to buy a new digital camera unless yours is wearing out or is so out of date that you cannot perform the functions you would like to perform with your camera.
Instead of worrying about buying the newest digital camera on the market, think about something you can do with your current camera to make it more usable. For instance, if the problem is with your memory and you have a memory card, start saving files to your card and download them to your computer. By downloading pictures to your computer and deleting them from your camera, you free up space and save the cost of a new camera. If you do not have a memory card and have not done so download them to your computer before you lose them. Once your memory becomes full, the camera will begin overwriting to pictures that are already there. That means older pictures will be replaced with newer ones and you will lose whatever was there first.
If your problem is with megapixels on your camera, you want to evaluate whether you really need something higher. If you have an older camera that has less than 4.0 megapixels, you might want to upgrade if you can do it economically. Although 2.0 is fine for sending pictures between emails, as on a camera phone, you need something with more clarity for printing pictures. That does not mean you need to pay the extra cost of a 6.0 megapixel camera—a 4.0 or 5.0 will do the job effectively.
For a professional photographer, certainly, a higher megapixel is necessary because of the enlargements that are necessary—enlargements alone will cause photo distortion, so you have to make sure the original photo is a clear as possible. The clearer your original picture is, the clearer your enlargements will be as well. Keep that in mind before you decide to buy a new digital camera.
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