What functions should a basic digital camera have?
It should have a minimum of six megapixels. A lot of the good printing labs insist on an image of at least six megapixels in order to get good looking prints. Most cameras have a wheel at the top that controls what mode the camera is in. Many digital cameras just have a little picture of a mountain, a flower, a face, etc. These are called scene modes, and if the camera only has scene modes, it is not a good camera. You should see the letters P A S M on the top wheel, or P Av Tv M, which is the same thing. These stand for Program, Aperture priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual, and they are much better ways of controlling your camera than just scene modes. It should either have a built in flash, or it should have a hot shoe for attaching a flash. Whether it zooms or not, it should have a good quality lens. Some good lens names to look for are Nikon, Nikkor, Canon, Zeiss, and Leica. It should have a fast aperture, at least at the wide end. Look for f/2.8 or f/2. With the exception of a
