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Best Digital Cameras For Kenya/ Tanzania/Zanzibar and Uganda Safari Travel

General November 1st, 2009

The Best Compact Digital Cameras for Kenya Tanzania Uganda Travel, Safari Photography

The Best Digital Lumix Camera

Though our safari guides are dedicated photographers, they often don’t take digital cameras with them when they are on a safari in Tanzania Kenya Uganda as they rather not to have the interruption and concentrate on making the experience as enjoyable as possible for tourists who have paid for the privilege. Our guides do have lots of other opportunities to travel on their own and photograph incredible wildlife & scenery. With this “best digital camera information our travel guides hope to pass on advice to help you get the best digital camera for travel, safaris and wildlife photography.

Best Digital Cameras for Travel in Kenya Tanzania Uganda – the most important features are:

The camera should be Handy – This for a safari travel camera is vital, it should be easy to place in your hand luggage; it has to be simple to hold, we highly recommend a compact digital camera for touring Africa. Remember that professional photographers carry large photographic equipment because it’s their job and you are on Kenya Tanzania Uganda holiday with the idea being to enjoy it.

Don’t become a Target – Another thing to keep in mind is that if you travel around populated cities like Nairobi, you are immediately a target for thieves.

Safari Camera – When you travel on safari in Africa, you most probably will be traveling on a 4×4 and the size of your camera is not that critical as long as it is easily available, but if you plan on a walking safari, again a small easy to carry camera is highly recommended.

Best Cameras for Wildlife Photography

When photographing wildlife the most important features to look out for are:

Get in close to the subject – Big Zoom required – the principals of Africa wildlife photography are similar to photographing polar bears in the arctic, you need to get as close as possible.

Digital Camera Battery types and Battery life

Battery life and what type of batteries the camera takes is also an important consideration to take into account, remember if you are traveling to remote locations there may not be any electricity to charge your batteries, therefore buying a spare battery or two is a must.

Below are recommended best digital cameras for Africa travel and wild life photography, by taking into account three main features of large zoom and compact size camera

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 is the successor to the very popular FZ18 and has increased resolution: 10.1 Megapixels.

It has an amazing super-zoom with an 18x optically stabilised lens (27-486mm, 35mm equivalent) and if that is not enough there are options to add a 1.7x teleconverter to it. As well as the zoom for t great close ups of wildlife; the 27mm wide-angle feature is ideal for your broad Masai Mara and Serengeti landscapes allowing you to capture a wider view.

Canon Powershot SX10 IS

Canon’s latest super-zoom, taking over from the fantastic PowerShot S5 IS. Unlike the Panasonic, it uses AA batteries to power it. The massive 20x zoom (28-560mm equivalent), is perfect for getting close to large wildlife like elephants and rhinos. The Canon Powershot SX10 IS boasts 10 Megapixels with the latest DIGIC 4 processor adds AF tracking, more efficient video compression, and a clever self-timer mode which waits for a new person to appear before starting the countdown..

Canon Powershot SX10 IS and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28.

Both cameras are very alike in most regards

	Canon Powershot SX10 IS	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
Zoom tele (T)	560 mm (20 x)	486 mm (18 x)
Dimensions	128 x 88 x 87 mm	118 x 75 x 88 mm (4.6 x 3 x 3.5 in)
Image stabilization	Yes	Yes
Format	SLR-like	SLR-like
Price guide	£322	£260
Max resolution	3648 x 2736	3648x 2736
Effective pixels	10.0 million	10.1 million
Battery / Charger	No	Yes
Battery	AA batteries (NiMH recommended)	Lithium-Ion rechargeable
Weight (inc. batteries)	600g	417g

Other Super Zoom Cameras Worth Considering Other than the above recommendations for the best camera to take on Kenya safari, you may wish to also take a look at the options below, all great cameras and all that meet our requirements of being compact enought to easily carry whilst traveling, have a great zoom on it to get nice close up photos of the wildlife and must be not too expensive.

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6 Responses to “Best Digital Cameras For Kenya/ Tanzania/Zanzibar and Uganda Safari Travel”

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Are you drawn to Africa? If you yearn for landscapes of great grasslands; jungles that are the last refuge of endangered gorillas and chimpanzees; warm oceans washing up on beaches that have seen the ebb and flow of the continent’s fortunes over the centuries; or the beat of Africa’s cities and people today, we can take you to her top destinations.

Continent of Contrast

These top destinations in Africa will reveal this continent of contrasts to you. Each has its allure, its culture and history, its people and wildlife that can be found nowhere else. From the islands of the Seychelles, to the great plains of the Serengeti, the rhythms of life in the Okavango Delta and the pulse and vibe of the world’s most beautiful city at the foot of Africa, we bring it all to you.

Tried and Tested

Careful consideration has gone into the selection of these top African destinations. We pride ourselves on helping our travellers discover an authentic, unique and truly memorable African experience. We ensure that wherever it is you’re dreaming of going, you will return from Africa with its sights and smells imprinted on your memory; the sound of a lion’s roar in the deep of the night still ringing in your ears.

These African destinations are our top choices because they are time and travel tested places that our African safari experts and our travellers have been to – and consistently rated as Africa’s highlights.

Into the Future

That said, our African safari experts are also at the forefront of exciting new developments in Africa when it comes to new lodges and areas opening up to travelers. This is where their firsthand, specialist knowledge allows us to present you with new choices that meet our stringent criteria and earn their place on our list of Africa’s top destinations.

Individual and discounted group rates also available on request.

Yours Sincerely,

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Continent of Contrast

These top destinations in Africa will reveal this continent of contrasts to you. Each has its allure, its culture and history, its people and wildlife that can be found nowhere else. From the islands of the Seychelles, to the great plains of the Serengeti, the rhythms of life in the Okavango Delta and the pulse and vibe of the world’s most beautiful city at the foot of Africa, we bring it all to you.

Tried and Tested

Careful consideration has gone into the selection of these top African destinations. We pride ourselves on helping our travellers discover an authentic, unique and truly memorable African experience. We ensure that wherever it is you’re dreaming of going, you will return from Africa with its sights and smells imprinted on your memory; the sound of a lion’s roar in the deep of the night still ringing in your ears.

These African destinations are our top choices because they are time and travel tested places that our African safari experts and our travellers have been to – and consistently rated as Africa’s highlights.

Into the Future

That said, our African safari experts are also at the forefront of exciting new developments in Africa when it comes to new lodges and areas opening up to travelers. This is where their firsthand, specialist knowledge allows us to present you with new choices that meet our stringent criteria and earn their place on our list of Africa’s top destinations.

Individual and discounted group rates also available on request.

Yours Sincerely,

STEVE
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