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Table of Contents:
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This is the book that I'm suggesting
you may like to use.
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Start-up time, Shutter lag, Image resolution,
Display Resolution
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A mind map about factors ... when buying
a digital camera
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Focus modes, Digital Focus: Choose
the right Exposure Mode....
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Picassa is the main tool for this course
but it has it's limitations.
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NB . Use of italics. In these notes
I intend to use extensive quotation of external sources,
I'll put these in italics.
I will attemp to always link to the external source that
I obtained the information from.
In very many cases I will use Wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
as my source.
My own work will be in manuscript.(ie. not italics)
Check on Page Two for a list
of other sources.
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This is the book that I'm suggesting
you may like to use.
Digital Photography in easy steps,
5th edition
http://www.ineasysteps.com/books/details/?1840782986 |
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| Their also seems to be one called "Digital
Photography for Seniors in easy steps"
http://www.ineasysteps.com/books/details/?1840783214 |
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about a digital picture being made up of "Picture Elements"
(pixels). The more pixels you have, the more detail you have
in an image. BUT they have to be
"good pixels" (sharply focused and properly organised)
so you need a good lens and a good processor inside the camera
as well as enough pixels to give you the detail that you need.
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This "mind map" shows some of
the considerations when you come to buy a camera
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Photography Review (dpreview.com) is a great
resource
http://www.dpreview.com/misc/about.asp
"Welcome to Digital Photography Review
Here you will find all the latest digital photography and
imaging news, reviews of the latest digital cameras and accessories,
the most active discussion forums, a large selection of sample
galleries, a digital camera database and buyers guide and
the most comprehensive database of digital camera features
and specifications. We believe in quality, original, unbiased
content. Make us your home page, add us to your bookmarks
or to your Google Toolbar. We have had 888,125,594 visits
since January 1999." |
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Picassa: Find, organise and share your photos
http://picasa.google.com/
Find, organise and share your photos. Picasa is a free
software download from Google that helps you: Locate and
organise all the photos on your computer. Edit and add effects
to your photos with a few simple clicks. Share your photos
with others through email, prints and on the web: its fast,
easy and free.
Go
Here to take a tour of Picassa |
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| Start-up
time
http://www.dcviews.com/tutors-t.htm?tt59513"You
will have noticed that after turning on your digital camera,
it takes some time before it is ready to use. Start-up time
with digicams is usually between 1 to 4 seconds, which is
considerably longer than with conventional compact cameras.
The reason for this is that the built-in processor will have
to do a “self-test” to determine all the settings,
load the operating system (just like a PC) and get everything
ready for action."
Shutter lag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_lag"Shutter
lag is much more of a problem with digital cameras. In digital
cameras, the delay results from the charging of the CCD and
relatively slow transmission of its capture data to the circuitry
of the camera for processing and storage."
Image resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution"Image
resolution describes the detail an image holds. The term applies
equally to digital images, film images, and other types of
images. Higher resolution means more image detail."
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Display Resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution"The
display resolution of a digital television or computer display
typically refers to the number of distinct pixels in each dimension
that can be displayed." |
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Click the picture for a larger view |
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Shutter Lag - What is it?
http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/shutter-lag.html
One of the most frustrating problems some people run into with
digital cameras is the characteristic known as shutter lag.
How many times have you waited for the right moment to take
a shot, only to spend the next second waiting for the camera
to take the picture, if at all? Meanwhile, your perfect shot
has vanished from view. This is shutter lag. |
http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/shutter-lag.html
The link above gives a good description of various factors
involved in shutter lag including, Autofocus Lag, Shutter
Release Lag and Startup Delay |
Different pixel resolutions
"Below is an illustration of how the same image might appear
at different pixel resolutions,
if the pixels were poorly rendered as sharp squares (normally,
a smooth image reconstruction from pixels would be preferred,
but for illustration of pixels, the sharp squares make the point
better)".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution |
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This is a mind map exploring factors to keep in mind when
buying a digital camera or any other piece of technology.
Technology purchases are different to many othe purchases
due to the speed of change in the development of the industry.
It's a sad fact that your wonderful device will only too
soon become "Old Fashioned" .... but
remember ...
your new device will always be able to do what
you bought it for just as well as the day
you bought it.
Below are links to some articles about buying a digital
camera
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*All prices are either from the internet
or from phone calls (March 2008), they may or course be subject to
change.
Image
Editing Software.
Picassa is the main
tool for this course but it has it's limitations.
When it comes to rebuilding photos or making more elaborate
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changes we need to go from a photo management tool to a
photo editing tool. The king, of course, is Photoshop
but at A$1155
(A$3205.00* for the full suite) that's too much for most of
us!
My recommendations:
Adobe
Photoshop Elements 6 on the other hand is only $155* (web
site)
(Harvey Norman
price $159* ask for a deal and you may get it cheaper.)
This is an outstanding program and well worth the money.
Corel®
Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2 Paint Shop Pro has many of
the same features as the full Photoshop but is cheaper. (Harvey
Norman price $199*) Since you can use it to make cards
and other things as well as edit photos its quite good value.(
Website
RRP is $159* so show them this price and they should match
it.)
Paint.NET
is free image and photo editing software
Simple, intuitive, and innovative user interface. Every feature
and user interface element was designed to be immediately
intuitive and quickly learnable without assistance. (Download
link here)
Some mucking about is needed to install it but this is a good
quality program for free!
ArcSoft
PhotoStudio 5 ( Free 30 day trial )(Version 5.5 $79.99
) is the perfect photo editor for both beginners
and enthusiasts. It boasts the high-end features needed to
perform sophisticated image manipulation procedures and presents
itself with a user interface that is simple, intuitive and
completely customizable
This program is often supplied free with some
scanners or cameras.
Note
keep checking back in this section as I'm still researching
and intend to add more free programs |
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How to delete all the pictures on your Camera Card
-(Format Card)- This is how I clean off my card.
FIRST make sure you really want to clean off your card. This
means that you have the pictures copied on to a CD or the hard
drive or your computer AND you want the space on your card freed
up.
Each camera is different but by looking in the settings you
should be able to find a menu option called (Format
Card) this will create a new card, as far as the camera
is concerned, and may also solve problems that the camera may
have had in reading the files on the card. Don't format the
card using your computer or it may cause trouble. Also don't
use your computer to delete files. It's OK to let Picasa do
it for you but if you try to do it manually you can end up with
a card that your camera still thinks is full.
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Picasa
Help
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