Shedite,
The bigger bummer about a digital camera is the delay.
It is a couple charge so it take a while (1 - 0.5 of a second) to build up. Ask about this when buying (most guys behind a counter wont expect this question either, so expect a mixed response) normally you depress the "click" button and let it build up and time the rest against the delay. Some cameras are really bad though.
Next thing is resolution ......... simple ..... the bigger the better, there aint now way around it. it is up to five million or more now.
The card that you use to store the pics is next up. SmartMedia is what i have. A 128 mb card stores 130 on mine with the res. up nearly full. The biggest concern is that you can use USB and Firewire to get the pics/clips from the camera. Most cameras are cool that way though.
Zoom ... optical, make sure that when zoomed in, that the quality is not compromised. I am not fully up to speed on this but i know it is an issue.
Functions ... Movie clips, etc .... my camera. It chews the batteries and card space. The clips have no sound and are not that good. If you want clips .... get a video camera basically.
Multi-photo shots .... you know 5-6 pics in a row to give any action sequence. Great to have it. Chews batteries, watch the delay. Great results. cool having it.
Black and white, sepia etc. just ask about it.
Batteries ......... go for AA rechargable .... any other will cost a small fortune. The other ones are better and have bells and whistles but at the end of the day you just want to take pics, you are not worried about what is actually going on inside. I normally have one set charging (18 hrs, 2000 ?? forget what they are measured in, bigger the better) one set in and one set ready to go in.
Software ...... maybe make sure you can download it from the net aswell. Just a thought .... saves you draging the disk about, and bandwidth in college costs nothing.
Get a bag for it .......... scratches are a bummer.
After that .... it is all the settings to be honest. Read the manual ... i haven't.
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