How to Choose and Use a Point and Shoot

The Online Photographer have written a great article on choosing, and more importantly, using a point and shoot digital camera, and whilst I don't necessarily agree with some of his points, he does make some interesting observations and gives some good advice on using point and shoot digital cameras so that you can get the best out of them:

"Once you get your new camera home, then spend some time. Spend an hour or two carefully and thoroughly reading the instruction manual, all the way through. Try everything. Concentrate on really learning how the camera operates. Work out how to hold your new camera horizontally and vertically, which settings you prefer, which settings are in effect on turn-on, and how you personally are going to use the camera. Go over it enough times so that you feel you've got it mastered."

If you're looking for advice on how to choose a great point and shoot digital camera, here's an article I've written: Try before you buy, or why not have a look at the Best digital cameras reviewed here. Pictured above, the Pentax Optio E10, one of my least favourite digital cameras of all time.