Wide Angle Digital Cameras...

Have you ever tried to fit in the beautiful background of your subject and you can't? It is really frustrated that you need to choose between sacrificing part of the background or the subject. Either way, something is just not right with the final picture.

Today, with the help of wide angle lens, you no longer need to sacrifice anything to get a satisfying picture. Now you can get everything into that frame and show everyone your masterpiece. And to make more people enjoy photography, manufacturers have bring this fun feature into compact digital cameras too. If you are starting with photography, you got to get an affordable wide angle digital camera.

Before you go and get the camera, you need to get the basics of how do wide angle lenses work and is it necessary in your compact digital camera.

As the name suggests, wide angle lens take in much wider angle of view so that you can capture more of the surroundings. With the help of this feature, you can still keep the front subject as the focus of your picture and make the picture more interesting with the background.

The wide angle of the digital camera will have shorter focal length and it usually ranges from 24 – 35 mm.

Wide angle works with the angle of light entering the camera lens. Imagine that you need to squeeze 30 peoples into a frame. If there is not enough space for you to back up, you will need to sacrifice part of your subjects’ limbs. Even you can back up, your groups might be so small that you can hardly see their face expression. But as the angle is widen, it allows more details to be focus on the digital photosensor. Now, you can just gather your group and snap the picture. If your lens is wide enough, you can even take in some surroundings to enhance the moment.

If you want to know how much scene you can take into your frame, you can look at the focal length (the number of mm of a lens). So, the smaller the number, the wider you can get.

Since you got the wide angle digital cameras, taking close up picture can be a breeze because with the short focal length, you can now stand close to your subject and still get its full size.

Maybe manufacturers understand that consumers nowadays spend a lot of time hanging out with their friends and family. There will be occasions that the consumers would like to take a group picture with ease without spending a lot for high end digital camera. And to cater on that need, wide angle compact digital camera was born.

Now, if you are looking for a digital camera, remember to factor in the wide angle feature. It wouldn't cost you an arm or a leg but you sure will have a lot of fun with it. :-)

Have Fun in Photography,

Michael Wong. :-)