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The document discusses several key specifications for digital cameras. It explains that wide angle lenses have a shorter focal length, allowing a wider field of view. Zoom is rated by the ratio between the longest and shortest focal lengths. Wider apertures like f/3.2 allow more light in, reducing blur in low light. Higher ISO settings increase light sensitivity but introduce more noise. Larger optical sensors provide better image quality than smaller sensors.

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Camera Specs

The document discusses several key specifications for digital cameras. It explains that wide angle lenses have a shorter focal length, allowing a wider field of view. Zoom is rated by the ratio between the longest and shortest focal lengths. Wider apertures like f/3.2 allow more light in, reducing blur in low light. Higher ISO settings increase light sensitivity but introduce more noise. Larger optical sensors provide better image quality than smaller sensors.

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Wide Angle Lens (Focal Length): Wide angle refers to the minimum focal length offered by the cameras

lens. A
short focal length provides wide angle shots allowing a wider field of view to be captured. The smaller the focal
length the wider the shot.

(28-30mm)

Zoom: 8x is good

The easiest way to think about zoom is in terms of magnification, for instance a camera with a 4x zoom lens will
allow you to magnify the image up to 4x bigger. Lenses get their zoom rating by taking the ratio between the longest
and shortest focal lengths. So for example a 35-105mm lens will be rated as 3X ( 105/35 =3)

Wide aperture : Wide aperture lenses let in more light, letting you take shots with less blur or in more dimly lit
situations. The aperture setting is rated in f-stops (also known as f-number and focal ratio), each increment in f-stop lets in
half the light meaning you must expose the photo for twice as long.

The average digicam has an f-stop of 3.2

Each time you step down the f-stop one stop you gain the ability to expose the photo for the half the time. Although
you can modify the ISO to achieve the same, unlike changing ISO modifying the f-stop does not degrade the image
quality. 

Screen Size;

Optical Image Stabilizer:

ISO: Sensor light sensitivity refers to a cameras maximum ISO setting. Every time the ISO number is doubled, say
from ISO 100 to ISO 200 the amount of time you need to expose the photo is halved. at ISO 3200 you would only
need an exposure of 1/32 of a second, enough to get a photo with minimal blur if you have a stead hand.
Unfortunately the higher the ISO level the less time the sensor has to detect the true colors of the image you're
capturing (less exposure time) - because of the reduced exposure time noise is introduced to the photo - the noise is
the direct result of the lack of light on the sensor. Less light makes it hard to determine the true value of each pixel.
That's the compromise with higher ISOs - more noise and lower quality. At higher ISOs many cameras have
aggressive noise reduction algorithms that essentially blur the photo, but many cameras have strong performance up
to reasonably high ISO levels,

CCD or CMOS: Both have their merits and demerits. No preference.


Optical Sensor Type:  
Typically the larger the sensor the better. Larger sensors permit more light per pixel
permitting lower noise and higher quality conversion of light to a RGB value that is
most accurate and contains the highest range of contrast and color depth.
:1/2.3"
Optical Sensor Size:   Large sensors inherently provide better cleaner images, they offer higher true
resolution, larger pixels, better color depth and great dynamic range
Small sensors range between 1/3.6" (4x3mm) and 1/1.7" (7x5mm). 

Maximum Focal
Length:
  19 mm
Minimum Focal Length:   6 mm

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