Determining which SLR camera is perfect for your needs largely depends on what kind of pictures you like to take. There are many different types of photography and each requires different features, lenses, and accessories. Does that mean that each SLR camera is specifically made for one type of photography? No, definitely not. Most digital SLR camera’s will allow you to shoot amazing, high quality pictures in any situation.
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There are various memory cards for digital cameras on the market. A digital camera is only as good as its memory card, since the storage capacity of a camera itself is quite limited. The memory card field originally had two competitors, CompactFlash and Smart Media, but many options in digital memory are available now.
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DSLR, or digital single lens reflex, is a type of digital camera that’s typically a grade-above the more mainstream Point-and-Shoot compact digital camera, as well as what are known as advanced digital cameras (aka ‘bridge-cams’). To help you grasp the…Continue Reading →
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I’ll admit right up front that I am not a great digital photographer, so I am always looking to take better digital photos. I can take some great shots from time to time, but there are many times I look at the pictures and think, “what did I do?” It is all part of the learning process – I learn by doing not by taking classes. If I take a bad digital photo I always like to analyze why the photo didn’t work out the way I had intended.
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Unlike JPEG files, however, there are many drawbacks to using RAW files, and most who use digital cameras probably won’t want to use this format. The more experienced photographers, on the other hand, may love what RAW has to offer.
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I have received several e-mails in the past regarding JPEG and Raw files that are produced by digital cameras. There is a huge debate online about which image format you should use – some of the debates can get pretty heated. In reality, like all such debates, the answer is: it depends.
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It has been a while since I have written a post regarding digital cameras. Since that time I have been learning more about digital cameras, especially on apertures and shutter speeds. While I am enjoying the learning process the one…Continue Reading →
Continue ReadingI purchased my first digital camera in 2002, and it included two very different image formats: a Raw and JPEG format. Back then I didn’t know much about the Raw format, but quickly learned what it was, and soon began…Continue Reading →
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