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Winter 2002, Volume IV, Issue 1, Page 1 |
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(Note: Links valid at time of first publication may not be valid today.) Happy New Year Digital
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Digital Photography Did you get a new digital camera for the holidays? Want to learn more about digital photography before you purchase a new camera? In this newsletter I hope to sort through the techno jargon that seems to surrounds all new technologies. I hope to clarify the following topics about digital photography. What is Digital Photography?Think of a digital camera as a tiny computer with a lens and a memory card. When the lens opens the image is stored on the memory card as a file the same way a computer stores a written document as a file on your hard drive. This file can then be transferred to your computer. Once on your computer you can print it on a color printer, e-mail it to someone or transfer it to your web site for all the world to see. With digital photography you do not have to wait for your pictures to be developed, your pictures are immediately available to you. All you have to do is connect your camera to your computer (almost all digital cameras come with a cable to connect it to your computer), press a few buttons, and like magic your pictures are on your computer. Most digital cameras come with a LCD (liquid crystal display) on the back of it so you can see immediately if the picture is worth saving. If not, you can delete it on the spot and save space on the memory card for better photos. Since there is no film to buy and no film developing you will save the expense of these two items and not waste money on bad pictures. Of course digital cameras have expenses of their own. Digital cameras cost more than film cameras, use up batteries much faster and there are memory cards to buy, but if you like to take a lot of pictures, in the long run digital cameras will cost you less than regular film photography. Now let's take a look at how to buy a digital camera Page 1 of 6 |
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