Digital Cameras for Teachers
Introduction to Digital Cameras
A. Who will be using the camera?_____ 1. Young children
_____ 2. Older children
_____ 3. Teenagers
_____ 4. An adult
_____ 5. Many children and adults
Children, Teens or Adults? If you are working with young children you will want a camera that is clearly laid out and simple to operate, with buttons with easy to remember functions. Fortunately, this usually means a less expensive camera. The more complex cameras often hide their features in menu options you may never use.
If the camera will be used by many different people, you will want to avoid lots of attachments and cables that can get lost. Some cameras have sliding lens covers, making a separate lens cap unnecessary. Consider the following features when buying a camera to be used by others:
- Simple to use
- Saves to a rewritable CD, if it is to be used by many people
- Waterproof
- LCD screen (remember this uses up battery power, especially for review)
- Viewfinder (in case batteries are low and LCD screen is blank)
- Internal image storage (in the absence of a memory card)
- Video out for hookup to a monitor or TV screen
- Controllable flash (not automatic)
- Standard battery format (such as rechargeable AA size), good battery life
- 2-way USB transfer
- Video and burst mode
- Slide show and panorama mode (this also uses battery power!)
Digital Cameras for Teachers
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