Before You Buy a Digital Camera For Travel...

Size Matters-Size and Weight in a Camera

The first consideration before buying a digital camera for travel is its size and weight. Do you mind carrying a camera bag? Do your shoulders sag after an hour or so? There are plenty of cameras that fit in a shirt or jacket pocket, the Canon SD 300 for example, and others slightly larger that fit in a case you can strap on your belt like the Canon A95. These cameras and more are available at Valley Photo.

Batteries for your Digital Camera

You probably don't care about batteries. That's ok, but let me warn you--they wear out fast with today's digitals. You might not be able to buy the battery you need at your destination. Usually larger cameras, like the Canon S1 IS, use standard AA rechargables. They and the chargers are available at Valley Photo.

Sweet Memory-More is Better

The last thing you'll want to check is the size of the storage card. The larger the resolution of you photos, the more space it'll take on the card. (Remember when it comes to resolution, more is better. Don't lower the resolution of your photos so you can fit more on your card!  This really compromises the quality of your photos!) Compact flash cards are larger and have a disk controller inside; Secure Digital cards are smaller, but not significantly so. Make sure you new camera has at least 256 mb of memory on a card, because the longer you travel, the more you'll need.

Printing Your Photos

Remember, after you get home, printing your photos is easy with the help of Valley Photo. I know there are those people out there who say, "I'll just print my pictures at home." Well I have a message for them. Not only is it cheaper in the long run to print your pictures out at Valley Photo, but it's less time consuming and they'll last longer. Current studies indicate that depending on your printer at home and the inks you use, home printed photos will only last about 10 years! Prints made at Valley Photo are printed on Kodak Paper using Kodak Chemicals and will last a lifetime!