A New Digital Camera Is 'Braun'

The Braun D410 Digital Camera

Pros

A camera compact in shape and function – size of a packet of 20 cigarettes. Designed for simplicity in use and the ladies bag with a neat case enclosed 4MByte detector – really respectable: and a three times optical zoom – a nice lens. Simple to use and gives first-class results – prints of up to 10 x 8 inches are feasible on better settings

Cons

Only space for two AA batteries – but the case is small! – take several spares. Lacks an optical viewfinder, LCD display difficult to see on a sunny day. Flash is nice up to 10 feet max – but then that is true of most on camera flashes The Braun D410 is a compact camera that comes vie with batteries and camera case – rare nowadays – and a set of leads for connection to your PC or to your TV.

While this is a still image and a film camera, this review is much concerned just about the still image capability of the Braun D410.

I was able to operate the camera from the box – but then I am a photographer.

Reading the 1st few pages of the instructions wish get you going – and that wish probably be all you require. As with all things electronic, there are galore functions included, most of which you wish ne'er use.

Indeed the camera instructions – written in 7 languages – is well larger and heavier than the camera – so leave it at home! Same applies to the CD Rom containing software system for your PC.

Inserting a 256Mbyte SD Memory card allows the camera to store in excess of 100 pictures at its highest solution – 4Mega Pixels. This card can be used to remove pictures to your PC or can be taken to a photograph lab to get the pictures printed. The camera wish take either Secure Digital or Multimedia system memory cards – they are physically identical. The only difference is that the SD card has a small switch in its side to lock the contents of its memory. Take care once inserting batteries or cards. This is a small and delicate piece of equipment! The cards can be inserted the wrong way about – but the battery cover wish not fit back into place!

Switch on the Braun D410 camera by pressing the small button at the centre of the command dial at the top of the camera. The dial sets the mode of the camera – fully automatic or a range of options including landscapes, portraits, sport subjects (rapidly moving) and night photography.

The controls are intuitive to operate starting with the upper toggle switch on the rear of the camera switch between wide angle and telephoto. The pictures you are focus on is displayed on a small screen on the rear of the camera – there is no eye piece as such.

Slight pressure on the image taking button causes the camera to focus and calculate exposure – a full press causes the camera to take a image – there is a small delay between pressing the button and taking the shot – so support the camera still! Most users wish use the fully automatic mode which involves no thinking or playing. The built in flash gun switches itself on as and once needful for individual groups or small portraits. Do not expect it to fill a hall although – this is a compact camera!

The screen on the back of the camera is able to review pictures taken and keep in memory. Press the playback arrow button to go into review mode – press it once again to go back to photograph mode. Use the lower toggle switch to step through the shots you have taken. Individual pictures can be deleted – and taken once again – if required. I found the screen difficult to use on a really bright sunny day.

A disadvantage of any small camera is that there is little room for the batteries. The Braun D410 accepts 2 AA size batteries. So take several spares with you as they shortly run down should you be devising use of the camera over a period. The motors for the telephotograph lens, flash and another circuits drain the cells.

I am not going to go through all of the options and control functions of the camera. The instructions makes that really well. So I would-be suggest that should you buy this camera you spend half an hour reading the instructions and then put it to one side and take several photographs! The advantage of digital is that you are not exposing film – and you can delete the pictures you do not want to keep.

The camera can take short bursts of video as well, but I am not going to describe that!

In summary the Braun D410 is a really competent user camera which wish delight the user in its simplicity and quality. Ideal for the ladies and their handbag.

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About The Author

Christopher Thomas is a keen lensman and institution director at Viewlink Ltd based in Amersham, Uk. The institution focusses on digital photograph developing for several amateur and commercial photographers as well as a wide range of photographic supplies. For much articles by Patron saint Thomas please visit the institution website at http://www.view-link.com.

This article was announce on Gregorian calendar month 18, 2005