The specifications and technical details that are included in the write-ups on a megapixel SLR digital camera can be staggering. And what is a megapixel digital SLR camera? How does the camera stack up against other models of digital cameras?

Why you would want to purchase this particular type of digital camera over any other model?. In order to buy a megapixel SLR digital camera, it might be helpful if you had a working definition of a megapixel. The megapixel is the resolution of the digital camera or how may pixels of light are in a given space.

The more pixels there are, the sharper and clearer the image. Having said that, you want to look for a balance between a digital camera that has enough pixels to give you with a quality image and a camera that you can afford.

You don’t want to overdo the pixel count due to too much image quality could make your pictures appear to be unnatural and over-pixelated.

When you read ratings and compare of cameras, find sections on camera resolution and pixel rates.

There is other question about the megapixel digital SLR camera is “what does the SLR stand for?” SLR simply stands for “single-lens reflex“. It is a model of camera that uses a movable mirror between the lens and the film, projecting the image through the lens on a focusing screen. Many cameras feature SLR, including the popular Nikon D70 digital SLR camera and most Canon digital cameras.

Purchasing the Best

Now that you know a little bit about the megapixel SLR digital camera, you could set out to buy one. A good idea is to check out some ratings and reviews of the more popular digital cameras online.

Review megapixels and resolutions between some cameras and make an informed choice before you go into the store. Purchasing you need to be prepared a megapixel SLR digital camera as a good investment, before you leave home.

Mike Selvon as publisher

It helps when learning to use your new digital camera to also know what some of the more common terms mean.Below you’ill find alot of this general terms defined..

Automatic Mode  :

A setting that sets the focus, exposure and white-balance automatically.

Burst Mode or Continuous Capture Mode :

With one press of the shutter button, a series of pictures taken one after another at quickly timed intervals.

Compression :

The process of compacting digital data, images and text by deleting selected information.

Digital Zoom :

Cropping and magnifying the center part of an image.

JPEG :

The predominant format used for image compression in digital cameras.

Lag Time :

When the camera actually captures the image, there is the pause between the time the shutter button is pressed.

LCD :

(Liquid-Crystal Display) is a small screen on a digital camera for viewing images.

Lens :

A circular and transparent glass or plastic piece that has the function of collecting light and focusing it on the sensor to capture the image.

Megabyte :

(MB) Measures 1024 Kilobytes, and refers to the amount of information in a file, or how much information can be contained on a Memory Card, Hard Drive or Disk.

Pixels :

Tiny units of color that make up digital pictures. Pixels also measure digital resolution. One million pixels adds up to one mega-pixel.

RGB :

Refers to Red, Green, Blue colors used on computers to create all other colors.

Resolution :

Camera resolution describes the number of pixels used to create the image, which determines the amount of detail a camera can capture. The more pixels cameras have, the more detail it can register & the larger the picture can be printed.

Storage Card :

Holds images taken with the camera, comparable to film, using smaller removable storage device. Also called a digital camera memory card.

Viewfinder :

The optical “window” to look through to compose the scene.

White Balance :

White balancing adjusts the camera to compensate for the type of light (daylight, fluorescent, incandescent, etc.,) or lighting conditions in the scene so it will look normal to the human eye.

A pair of new additions have been announced for Lenovo’s ThinkPad line. So all of those business people who shunned Windows Vista and held onto XP can finally take the plunge to a new OS. These new notebooks are optimized to run Windows 7 along with a host of other little goodies.

Powered by Intel Core2 Duo processors, a 16:9 HD screen, HDMI and VGA outs are just some of the features. Lenovo also really hit the VoiP market hard with these. You’ve got WiFi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, and some models have 3G built in. The camera resolution is supposed to be better, but we didn’t get any specs for it, so who knows. The integrated microphone now has a dedicated mute button for when you need to cut the audio. These laptops are even EPEAT and Energy Star certified to be green. So you’ll know that you aren’t horribly destroying the planet when you buy one.

The SL series is the lowest of the ThinkPad’s but the new SL410 and SL510 are the only members to be certified under Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience program. I’m not really completely sure what that means. According to the press release, “certified PCs deliver a faster, richer and easier computing experience over identical configuration, non-optimized PCs.” So they have the same hardware, they just run better for some reason? Why not just optimize all of them?

These should hit stores tomorrow, with a starting price of $529.

The secret to any imaging hardware is in the holy trinity of the lens, the sensor and the processor, and Sony has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the Handycam CX520VE to make it a winner in all three areas. The Exmor R CMOS sensor has backlighting technology to improve camera resolution at low light levels plus the fact that its a CMOS in the first place speaks for itself. The glassware is the same as you’ll find in the top Sony Alpha DSLRs – the G lens – and it contains ED glass elements which keep the light as crisp and the images as high contrast as possible. And all the number crunching’s taken care of by the BIONZ processor. All good so far. On top of basics you get 12x optical zoom, 12-megapixel stills, auto geo-tagging, face detection, smile-shot and a touch sensitive 3-inch LCD. Perhaps the best feature, though, is the Optical SteadyShot ‘Active Mode’ which is touted as the first three-way camera steady function. Sony says that it reduces camera shake by 10x and is designed even to smooth out the effects of walking along while shooting. Very curious to see how well that works. The CX520VE gives you 25 hours of LP recording on its 64GB internal HDD and there’s also a CX505VE 32GB HDD model if you’re happy with 12. Either way, there’s space for one of Sony’s silly memory sticks to expand your storage, if you need. They record in 5.1 surround, they’re capable of burning onto discs without the use of a computer and generally sound like the kind of camcorder that everyone will hate you for having. They’re out in August and I’ll get you prices as soon as I have them. Sony Style Check out our Top 10 HD camcorders you can actually afford here