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Digital Imaging: Jargon Busting
Using a digital camera isn’t as simple as just pointing at an object you want a shot of and pressing a button. There are many different aspects that have to be taken into consideration in creating a great image. Focus, framing and composition are key among them.
On the other hand, it is possible to over talk and over analyze what makes a good picture; using niche specific keywords can make the whole process sound like advanced algebra. However, there are some key terms, referring to both hardware and composition, that can help a budding photographer when considering how to take that perfect picture.
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LastPass – The Ultimate in Password Protection
I recently needed a way to manage my passwords, and decided to give LastPass a try. A few months ago I was tired of remember my passwords, and on top of that I wanted to create more unique passwords. You probably know how hard it is to keep passwords straight for many applications, so I began search for a password management solution.
After doing some reading I discovered a tremendous service called LastPass. For the past few months I have been using this service I have been impressed with how well it manages my passwords, and makes it very easy for me to login to various locations with different passwords.
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Branding your Blog for Better Online Success
The whole world is becoming a global village with the advent of technology and internet. With so much of information available on various websites and blogs, readers have become smart to churn out the best ones to acquire knowledge.
Given this situation many blogs are finding it hard to maintain reader’s interest and generate good traffic. If you are one among them, it is not a surprise!
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VIPRE Antivirus – Total Protection for Your PC
This post brought to you by Sunbelt Software. All opinions are 100% mine.
I have always talked about free antivirus products that you can use to protect your PC. For times where it was too late, I have also mentioned free products that you can use to remove threats from your computer. This time, however, I will look at a product that isn’t free, but is a very effective application for protecting your computer.
The application is VIPRE antivirus. While it isn’t a huge player in the antivirus market, it is still a very good product. To start with, it has a ICSA labs certification, and as received a VB100 award. Both of these accolades are usually give to software that is very effective at protecting your PC.
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How to Promote a Brand Effectively
If you’ve got your brand set up, are offering a great service and have plenty of pleased customers but are wondering why your client base hasn’t grown, perhaps it’s because you need to do some effective brand promotion.
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The Difference Between DSLR & SLT Cameras
For many years, the world of amateur and professional photography has been dominated by digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR’s). But in 2010 an entirely new type of camera emerged on the scene. Single-lens translucent cameras (SLT’s) were first developed by Sony, and premiered in their Alpha range to considerable critical acclaim.
The quality of the images captured by SLT cameras is similar to that of digital SLR cameras, but there are a number of important differences in the way they operate and the results they produce.
What Makes SLT Cameras Different?
Digital SLR cameras use a mechanical mirror system to reflect the image that will be captured to the viewfinder. When the shutter button is pressed this mirror system moves out of the way to allow light from the lens to enter the camera’s sensor. When the exposure is complete the mirror moves back into place, ready for the user to line up the next shot. During the time it takes for the shutter to open and close and the mirror system to swing back, the viewfinder is blank.
A single-lens translucent camera does not use mirrors to relay the image to the photographer. Instead, an electronic viewfinder displays the image received by the sensor.
For the purposes of phase detection auto-focusing, SLT cameras uses a single translucent mirror in front of the sensor. This mirror allows light to reach the sensor at all times, while directing a portion of it towards the camera’s auto-focus system.
Advantages of SLT Cameras
SLT cameras have a number of unique selling points that modern photographers find beneficial. Because SLT cameras use a single-fixed mirror rather than a series of moving mirrors, camera shake caused by mechanical action is eliminated. SLT cameras are also often lighter and more compact because of this simplified system. The result? Sharper, clearer pictures with minimum risk of blurring due to camera shake.
The most significant benefit of this new technology is apparent when taking action or sports shots. Because the number of operations taking place within the camera during exposure are reduced, SLT cameras can capture a series of images at a significantly faster rate than digital SLR cameras – up to 10 frames per second. This significantly reduces the chance of a moving image ‘smearing’ across the picture – crucial if you’re looking for sharp action shots.
The translucent mirror system also enables the camera’s phase-detection auto focus system to operate continuously. The result of this is that seamless auto-focusing is made possible, even during video capture and burst shooting. Furthermore, the electronic viewfinder displays the image continuously, rather than blacking out momentarily as with DSLRs.
Disadvantages of SLTs
Some people will inevitably favour one type of the camera over the other, depending on the type of shots they will be concentrating on.
Photographers who are used to shooting with digital SLR cameras may miss the optical viewfinder. In addition to this, because a certain amount of available light is being redirected to the auto-focusing system, less light reaches the camera sensor than would be the case with a DSLR. While this is not normally a problem, if you do a lot of photography in low light conditions then you may find that you have to adjust the shutter speed or ISO settings to compensate.
What to look for when buying an SLT camera
As discussed above, one of the main advantages of SLT cameras is their ability to take a series of high speed action shots with near-perfect auto-focus. To get the full benefits of this, select a model which features a dedicated burst mode at 10fps.
Another major selling point of SLTs is that they can take HD video with accurate and constant auto-focusing, so it’s always worth making sure that the camera offers this feature.
Finally, if you plan on using your camera for night-time photography, it may be worthwhile purchasing an SLT camera with a larger sensor to compensate for the loss of light redirected to the auto-focus system.
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5 Free Photo Editing Software
With the increased use of digital cameras as well as the cameras that are in smart phones, there is a need for photo editing software to take these snapshots and turn them into great photographs.
Luckily there are a number of free software programs that are currently available. These give the user a wide variety of ways to tweak and manage the photos that they take.