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Professional digital cameras use as many as 14 megapixels.

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If you mainly want to make 4x6 snapshots, a camera with a 3- or 4-megapixel resolution will be fine

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But to enlarge the image more or enlarge only part of it, you'll want a 6- to 8-megapixel camera.

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Two of the more important capabilities are a zoom range of 5x to 10x or more,

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a full complement of manual controls that you determine the shutter speed and lens opening

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We think it's more convenient to own a camera that accepts AA batteries.

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Most models let you shoot an image every few seconds, but a few make you wait 5 seconds or more

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