When you have decided to go ahead and buy yourself a digital camera there are many things to take into account, such as where you want to use it and what you are using it for. But when you want to know how to choose a digital camera there is one main thing that you really need to take into account. This is Megapixels (often shown as MP's). Unlike a standard camera, your digital pictures are made up of many small dots known as pixels. A Megapixel is one million pixels and the higher the MP of your camera the better quality picture you are going to get. This is even more important if you want to enlarge your prints.