Choosing a new camera is never easy. Faced with the many existing models, it is easy to make mistakes and make the wrong choice. What type of device should I choose? What budget to invest according to its frequency of use? We answer all questions in this article.

While more and more of us are taking photos with our smartphones, digital cameras remain the standard in photography for professionals and enthusiasts. Indeed, smartphones are not specialized in photos. In addition, due to their size, they cannot compete with digital cameras in terms of functionality. The possibilities are therefore more limited and when you love photography, it can be frustrating. But still, it is necessary to succeed in finding the camera which corresponds to us. Indeed, like many high-tech devices, there are a plethora of digital cameras on the market and the more options there are, the more difficult it is to choose.

In this article, we will try to enlighten you first by presenting the different types of cameras and their characteristics. Once done, we will present the criteria to be taken into account. Then, we will discuss the brands that we believe are the most reliable on the market. After reading, you will normally have all the keys in hand to choose a digital camera that fully meets your expectations.

What are the different types of cameras?

When you want to get a new camera, the first thing to do is to choose the type of camera. First, you can opt for digital SLR cameras like Nikon Coolpix P950 In terms of camera, it's really the top of the basket and therefore logically, the most expensive. The quality of the photos will be excellent and many possibilities will be offered to you by manipulating the settings. If you are a professional photographer or a demanding amateur, this is the type of device that is most likely to suit you.

If the reflex camera is above your budget or you don't have the use for it, a mirrorless camera can prove to be a good intermediary. More compact than a reflex, it has interchangeable lenses and will allow you to take good-quality photos.

You can also opt for a bridge-type camera. However it does not offer a direct view, it remains a good camera for taking good quality photos. In addition, the budget to acquire this device remains correct. With the exception of some bridges, the lenses are not interchangeable.

There are also instant cameras that are very popular with the public. Indeed, they offer you the possibility of having quality prints on paper in just a few seconds. This type of camera was popularized by the Polaroid brand, but today many other brands offer this type of camera.

Finally, you can also opt for a compact or ultra-compact digital camera. As its name suggests, these devices are small in size and therefore easily transported. The screen is adjustable on some models. The image quality is obviously not up to par with other types of devices, but it remains acceptable and is more than enough for taking pictures with friends or on vacation.

Choosing a camera: the criteria to take into account

Once you have clearly defined your budget as well as the type of camera you want to buy, other criteria must be taken into account to choose the best camera according to your needs.

Sensor resolution and size

First of all, it will be necessary to observe the resolution of the sensor. This will determine how fine an image you will be able to achieve. We advise you to opt for a device with at least 20 million pixels like Nikon P950. So, if you have to do retouching, cropping or removing outlines on your photos, you won't be bothered thanks to the good quality of the resolution. If you hesitate between two devices, it is in our opinion more judicious to choose the one with the largest sensor. Thus, it will receive more light and the image will be of better quality.

Color rendering

Then you can look at the quality of the color rendering. In other words, it is about the fidelity with which the colors will be transcribed. This is an essential criterion when choosing a camera. We advise you to pay your attention to this point, whether by reading the product sheets of the devices but also the consumer reviews. Bear in mind that precise colorimetry without beautiful colors is not worth much.

The quality of the optics

Then you have to dwell on the quality of the camera's optics. This serves to define the angle of view and the depth of field thanks to the opening of the diaphragm. It is also he who allows generating an artistic blur. It can be varifocal (zoom) or fixed. If you have a compact or bridge camera, the easiest way is to have a zoom. If you have an SLR, you can also choose a zoom or different prime lenses. Either way, you may have the best camera, but if your camera has a poor quality camera, you won't be able to take pretty pictures.

The focal

When opting for a new camera, it is also crucial to choose a quality focal length like the Coolpix P950. It can be a maximum focal length (zoom) that expresses the camera's ability to bring distant subjects closer. We advise you to opt for a camera with an optical zoom of at least up to a focal length of 100 mm.

Also take into account the wide-angle that the camera has. This expresses the ability of the camera to take an image as wide as possible while being close to the subject photographed. This is very practical for family or group photos. We recommend a value of 24 or 28 at most.

Memory

If this is not necessarily the first criterion to pay attention to, it is still important to look at the memory that the camera has. This will let you know approximately how many photos you will be able to store in your device. The size of an image will depend on several factors such as image resolution or compression. Later, you will have the option of expanding the capacity of your camera by adding or replacing a memory card. In all cases, favor fast memory cards. This will allow you to prevent the recording time of each image from being too long.