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Smaller is not always better. Sometimes something being too small can affect its effectiveness. In the case of digital cameras it is true. Digital cameras weigh from four ounces up to over two pounds. Some people who have cameras just want to put them in their pockets to carry around without thinking too much about it. This is great. However, if the camera is too small and light, it may not be worth all the money being spent on it.

First of all, many camera bodies are made of metal, and they weigh a few ounces more. The benefit is they resist cracks and dents as opposed to the less-durable plastics not made to last or endure normal use.

Secondly, the tiny cameras have teeny-weeny dials and very few control buttons so setting changes are not going to be easy. Usually pictures are taken on the fly in social situations and if the camera is hard to operate, what is the point?

Thirdly, the tiny cameras have built-in batteries that can be recharged. They are limited in that the batteries often need to charge for an hour or two before the camera can be used. Again, this makes the camera unavailable in downtime.

If the camera is lighter than the photographer’s hand, it will at times be difficult to steady for the shot. This can be affected by wind or gravity, or even a racing pulse. The light cameras must be stabilized as well, but they have no gravity of their own to give them steadiness.

Usually in a brightly lit situation we can pull off pictures because of the exposure factors and the corresponding fast shutter speed. But if the camera is being used in lower light and the shutter speed is needed to compensate for the needed additional exposure, without camera stability the picture can be lost in a blur.

Any camera, from the Brownie Pinhole to today’s highest level of Nikon or Canon digital, has the same physical relationship with the photographer. It has to do with the weight of the camera and the success of taking a good steady picture.

Digital cameras that use AA batteries usually have the added weight to give the camera its own “center of gravity”. If the camera is too light it can be difficult to stabilize when taking a picture. My rule of thumb is I don’t buy a camera that is lighter than my hands. If the camera cannot “sit in my hands” it is too light for me.

If in the hurry of an important moment, when the heart may be pumping a bit, you may try to take the picture. If the camera has not weight of its own, it will be hard to steady against a racing pulse.

Another fact that ought not go unnoticed is the need to have some weight to the camera in order to absorb the movement of pressing the shutter. There is always a correction movement when a button is pressed. That small shift of the camera, in certain situations, will smear the subjects and the photo will be lost.

Having a digital camera that uses AA batteries will guarantee a small amount of needed weight to give the camera its own “footing” so to speak. Make sure the camera has enough weight to “sit in your hand” and you can feel a bit of gravity. This will serve you well. This will give the photographer more spontaneous options, less concern about steady shot, and more focus on the subject.

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