Olympus MJU 1030 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

There are 2 main types of camera: The SLR and the Compact.

SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. SLR cameras use a prism to reflect the exact image as seen through the lens and so offers a more accurate viewfinder. SLR cameras have detachable lenses offering greater flexibility if you wish to take a variety of different photographs.

Compact cameras have a built in lens and an ‘above lens’ viewfinder which is less accurate but they are often cheaper, more sleekly designed and easier to carry anywhere with you to capture that moment perfectly without having to fiddle with complex settings or a bag full of lenses.

The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.

Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.

Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.

If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images.
It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.

This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to.

The main types of card media format:

Compact Flash
Micro SD
MMC (Multi Media Card)
SD Card (Secure Digital)
SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)

This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.

Almost all modern cameras have autofocus. Manual focus allows you to override the autofocus and set the distance yourself. This is especially useful if your camera is struggling to focus in a low-light or confusing scene.

The weight of the product in grams.

dSLR cameras have detachable lenses and are sold in a variety of combinations. This facet lets you know whether the package your are considering comes bundled with a lens or whether it is just the body of the camera.

This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.

If your camera is waterproof you will be able to film under water which is perfect for diving and snorkeling.

Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.

The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.

A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels.

The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.

Measured in f-stops the aperture of a lens dictates the maximum amount of light captured.
If you want to do low light photography look for something with a wide aperture like f2.8.

The widest aperture is given as a range as it changes when your lens is zoomed in.

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