Camera battery

The average compact point-and-shoot camera has a 4x or 5x zoom lens in it. Anyone who's ever tried with one of these cameras to get in closer to a player on the field at a sporting event or snap off a shot of a bird without scaring it away knows that such a short range doesn't cut it. The replacement battery of the camera is also very important. The obvious solution is to get something with a longer zoom, but that means a larger camera, too, that might no longer fit in your pocket. Or could it?

With more megapixels waning as a marketable feature, increased optical zooms and/or wide-angle lenses are supplanting that spec on compact cameras.

There are a couple things to keep in mind about these cameras. Longer lenses, as well as wider ones, typically cause a bit of distortion, which some models correct for when processing photos. Plus, because the lens glass isn't always top quality, the images from these cameras can be soft. We've learned not to expect really fast start-up and shot-to-shot times on models with a 10x zoom or greater.

With a good camera and bring a replacement battery, your family can enjoy more.