Todays market is overwhelmed with tons of different models and new ones are being launched almost weekly. Top brands cover all aspects of digital photography as well as all types of users.
First choose the right camera and decide how many mega pixels (MP) resolution you want. Basic rule of thumb says that 2MP will give you film-quality photos up to 6×9 inches, 3MP up to 8×10, 4MP up to 11X14 inches and 5MP up to 14×17 inches. Of course, more mega pixels means more expensive camera so this choice depends on funds you have for this purchase.
Amount of mega pixels is not the only thing that determines quality of pictures, though it is the most significant.
However there are many more features you need to consider when choosing a camera. Here are a few that are most important:
Choose a camera that has optical viewfinder beside the LCD screen. LCD screen has one drawback that is almost unusable under sunlight, and of course, cruise vacation means a lot of sunshine scenes. Thats why you should definitely need to have option of using optical viewfinder.
Image storage this question depends on few sub-questions. How many pictures do...