| The Best Compact Digital Cameras for Kenya | | | | take into account, remember if you are traveling |
| Tanzania Uganda Travel, Safari Photography | | | | to remote locations there may not be any |
| | | | electricity to charge your batteries, therefore |
| Though our safari guides are dedicated | | | | buying a spare battery or two is a must. |
| photographers, they often don't take digital | | | | Below are recommended best digital cameras for |
| cameras with them when they are on a safari in | | | | Africa travel and wild life photography, by taking |
| Tanzania Kenya Uganda as they rather not to | | | | into account three main features of large zoom |
| have the interruption and concentrate on making | | | | and compact size camera |
| the experience as enjoyable as possible for | | | | |
| tourists who have paid for the privilege. Our | | | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 |
| guides do have lots of other opportunities to | | | | The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 is the successor |
| travel on their own and photograph incredible | | | | to the very popular FZ18 and has increased |
| wildlife & scenery. With this "best digital | | | | resolution: 10.1 Megapixels. |
| camera information our travel guides hope to | | | | It has an amazing super-zoom with an 18x |
| pass on advice to help you get the best digital | | | | optically stabilised lens (27-486mm, 35mm |
| camera for travel, safaris and wildlife photography. | | | | equivalent) and if that is not enough there are |
| | | | options to add a 1.7x teleconverter to it. As well |
| Best Digital Cameras for Travel in Kenya Tanzania | | | | as the zoom for t great close ups of wildlife; the |
| Uganda - the most important features are: | | | | 27mm wide-angle feature is ideal for your broad |
| The camera should be Handy - This for a safari | | | | Masai Mara and Serengeti landscapes allowing you |
| travel camera is vital, it should be easy to place in | | | | to capture a wider view. |
| your hand luggage; it has to be simple to hold, we | | | | |
| highly recommend a compact digital camera for | | | | |
| touring Africa. Remember that professional | | | | Canon Powershot SX10 IS |
| photographers carry large photographic equipment | | | | Canon's latest super-zoom, taking over from the |
| because it's their job and you are on Kenya | | | | fantastic PowerShot S5 IS. Unlike the Panasonic, it |
| Tanzania Uganda holiday with the idea being to | | | | uses AA batteries to power it. The massive 20x |
| enjoy it. | | | | zoom (28-560mm equivalent), is perfect for |
| Don't become a Target - Another thing to keep in | | | | getting close to large wildlife like elephants and |
| mind is that if you travel around populated cities | | | | rhinos. The Canon Powershot SX10 IS boasts 10 |
| like Nairobi, you are immediately a target for | | | | Megapixels with the latest DIGIC 4 processor |
| thieves. | | | | adds AF tracking, more efficient video |
| Safari Camera - When you travel on safari in | | | | compression, and a clever self-timer mode which |
| Africa, you most probably will be traveling on a | | | | waits for a new person to appear before starting |
| 4x4 and the size of your camera is not that | | | | the countdown.. |
| critical as long as it is easily available, but if you | | | | Canon Powershot SX10 IS and the Panasonic |
| plan on a walking safari, again a small easy to | | | | Lumix DMC-FZ28. |
| carry camera is highly recommended. | | | | Both cameras are very alike in most regards |
| Best Cameras for Wildlife Photography | | | | Canon Powershot SX10 IS Panasonic Lumix |
| When photographing wildlife the most important | | | | DMC-FZ28 Zoom tele (T) 560 mm (20 x) 486 |
| features to look out for are: | | | | mm (18 x) Dimensions 128 x 88 x 87 mm 118 x |
| Get in close to the subject - Big Zoom required - | | | | 75 x 88 mm (4.6 x 3 x 3.5 in) Image stabilization |
| the principals of Africa wildlife photography are | | | | Yes Yes Format SLR-like SLR-like Price guide |
| similar to photographing polar bears in the arctic, | | | | £322 £260 Max resolution 3648 x 2736 3648x |
| you need to get as close as possible. | | | | 2736 Effective pixels 10.0 million 10.1 million |
| Digital Camera Battery types and Battery life | | | | Battery / Charger No Yes Battery AA batteries |
| Battery life and what type of batteries the | | | | (NiMH recommended) Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| camera takes is also an important consideration to | | | | Weight (inc. |