# What to look out for in a digital camera

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-look-out-for-in-a-digital-camera/44918
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**Created:** [March 9, 2004, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-look-out-for-in-a-digital-camera/44918 "2004-03-09T08:39:08Z")
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### Author: ![hsadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsadan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsadan)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2004, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-look-out-for-in-a-digital-camera/44918/1 "2004-03-09T08:39:08Z")

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Hey guys, I’m planning to get a digicam, but i have totally no idea as to what a digital camera should have.

what are some features/specifications I should look out for? eg, what would be considered a reasonable number of megapixels (um something like that, not too sure)

thanks a lot

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-look-out-for-in-a-digital-camera/44918/2 "2004-03-13T07:42:46Z")

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sensor thing? what does it sense?