Having a digital camera to capture, create and share memories is fun but you must learn how to do it right. Digital cameras that are designed to capture your lifestyle. Here are some of the tips about the amazing ways to help you do it.
Now you must know what digital cameras have to offer. Check out the digital camera features. In order to acquire or shoot great pictures, learn and discover amazing ways about digital photography and what features are most important to help you make the right digital camera purchase.
1. More megapixels, more cropping flexibility
Digital photography makes it easy to enlarge a portion of an original image, a feature known as cropping.
2. Got enough memory for your digital camera?
High-megapixel cameras take great photos, but they also eat lots of memory. View the 'Got enough memory?' demo to find out the ideal memory card for you based on your camera's megapixel size. Buy a memory card for everyone who will use the camera. This reduces the chance of accidentally deleting someone else's photos, running out of memory space or a misplacing a card.
Consider getting a high-speed memory card. They let you take pictures faster — with less time in between shots — and offer faster downloading of images from camera to PC.
3. Optical vs. digital zoom
Optical zoom magnifies like a telescope, with no image quality tradeoffs. Digital zoom simply enlarges pixels already present, causing a rapid decline in image quality.
4. Capturing video and sound
Many digital cameras now let you grab a minute or so of low-quality video. Some even record the audio to go with it.
5. Flashes
Lighting is key for great photos. Many of the built-in flashes on digital cameras are not powerful enough to shoot large groups and may cause your images to have red-eye. Many cameras have a red-eye reduction feature that flashes before the image is taken, to close down the pupil. A better way to eliminate red-eye is to use an accessory flash that attaches to the camera's flash shoe, a feature on advanced point-and-shoot and SLR-type digital cameras.
Some cameras have a red-eye reduction feature built into the camera itself. But all red-eye images can be corrected by using your computer and red-eye reduction software.
6. Image stabilization
Image stabilization, also known as "anti shake," is a digital camera feature that helps prevent blurred images. It reduces the vibration caused by camera shake, slow shutter speeds or the use of a long telephoto lens, when a tripod is not used. Handheld shots can be taken almost two stops slower with image stabilization, helpful when using long telephoto optical lenses or shooting subjects in low light.
7. LCD
The LCD on the back of a digital camera is your screen guide to taking digital photos. It frames shots like a viewfinder, allows you to review recorded images after they are taken and displays the camera's menus and settings. Some LCD monitors swivel and tilt in various directions making it easier to view when held overhead or down low. Today's LCDs are as large as 3" and improving so they can be seen more clearly under a variety of lighting conditions. Some ultracompact digital cameras have no optical viewfinder, only an LCD.
8. Digital camera accessories
You have the digital camera but now you need the extras. Pick up a bag to protect your camera, extra batteries so you're never out of juice, and memory cards for extra image storage. Check out the most commonly used accessories for digital cameras below:
* Camera/Camcorder Bags
* Batteries
* Tripods
* Digital Camera Starter Kits
* Memory Cards
* Digital Camera Docks
9. What you need to know before going to the store
Here's a list of questions that a Best Buy sales associate will most likely ask you when you go to the store to purchase a digital camera. To make sure you get the correct solution to your digital photography needs, please consider these questions ahead of time.
* What sort of activities do you want to photograph?
* What kind of computer do you have?
* Does your PC have a CD or DVD burner?
* What make/model of printer do you own?
* What TV do you have?
As a customer, here are a few questions you might want to ask a sales associate:
* What features are best for the type of photos I want to take?
* What accessories do I need and why?
* Why is a Product Service Plan important?
10. Scanning easily transfers film photos to digital
If you're comfortable using a copy machine, you're ready to use a scanner.
11. Transferring images to PC
Connecting your camera is a snap — and once you've downloaded your pictures, you can erase them from the camera's memory and start taking more.
The camera-to-PC connection is typically made in any of three ways:
* USB cable (provided with camera)
* A faster, optional memory card reader that remains connected to the PC
* Camera docks (available with select camera models)
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