Digital Photography

The performance of digital cameras continues to increase while the price keeps falling so now is a great time to buy a digital camera.  There are 3 popular types of digital cameras to consider: compact, point and shoot, and SLR.  While there are many different models available, on the market today.  These are all popular models that represent a balance of value and features.  Canon continues to dominate most of the categories of digital cameras with their PowerShot series -canon powershot, with a little competition from Nikon at the upper SLR end of the product spectrum.

Canon PowerShot A470

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Digital Camera Review on an outstanding SLR -

Olympus EVOLT

The E-420 is the world’s smallest digital SLR with all the features you need to take great pictures anywhere you go, every day. The innovative and unique Olympus Autofocus Live View function allows you to frame and focus your photos using the large 2.7-inch LCD as a viewfinder. The E-420’s Scene Select Modes make you an instant expert - or switch to manual mode to expand your creative control. This feature-rich digital SLR also sports Shadow Adjustment Technology and Face Detection, both viewable in real time on the Live View LCD.

This digital SLR is bundled with the ultra compact Zuiko 25mm f2.8 digital specific lens. This 0.9 inch-thick lens offers a fixed 50mm equivalent angle of view. Together with the E-420, the Zuiko 25mm f2.8 lens will offer the ultimate combination of ease of use and portability.

Olympus EVOLT E 420 - digital camera

Dimensions (WxDxH)    5.1 in x 2.1 in x 3.6 in
Weight    13.4 oz

a Tip while using digital cameras like olympus digital cameras and other popular cameras …

Fat people Photos – why? Bad lighting, mostly, - unlike in a photo shoot with flattering soft lights. Cast from an angle, light creates shadows that sculpt the face and body by hiding unwanted flesh. Softer lights can hide wrinkles and smooth out the skin for women, while harsher lights on male faces exaggerate lines for a chiseled look. Without the aid of shadows, however, light exposes the imperfections of the face and body and makes the resulting image bigger and flatter. That’s why everyone avoids white dresses—which cast fewer shadows under even lighting—except the thinnest. The camera’s perspective—how objects in a two-dimensional field express depth—can also distort a person’s size. Telephoto lenses, which have a long focal length, compress the space between the foreground and the background, making distant objects appear closer. Up close, they shrink the distance from your nose to your ears, resulting in a diminished proboscis and more balanced features. Wide angle lenses, which have a short focal length, do just the opposite, making a person in the center of the picture appear both wider and taller. At the extreme, these lenses can also make people at the outside edges of a group photo look fatter.

Olympus Stylus FE-230 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturers of automobiles introduced the Global Positioning System (GPS) and heated seats for the cars, they were in demand; so the designers had to come up with other features.  Features like rear view holographic mirrors and rocket-powered ejection seats.

Also in the line of new features you can place in your vehicle are a variety of dvd players like the jensen car dvd player, and other popular brand dvd players and player product.  There is such a wide variety of makes & models in that department.

Some features of some are:

AM/FM-MPX 2 Band Radio
Built In 2.5” TFT Color Monitor
On Screen Display Title, Time, Chapter, Subtitle & Angle
Treble/Bass/Balance/Fader/Encoder Volume
Dolby Digital Coaxial Outputs

Pyle 9.2” Flip Down Monitor with IR Transmitter

People today are migrating towards the bigger pixel digital cameras.  People are purchasing a megapixel size choice that they may not need to  use, an example would be a   8 MP or 10 MP  setting digital camera.  A 3.2 to 6 MP would do just fine for family albums.  An example would be the a model found with fujifilm digital cameras

Newsletters of the page sort, used for the community news around the neighborhood only need models which can be very small.  An excellent job is done using the smaller mega pixels for that small frame needed to go to print.

The Fuji FinePix 4800 is a 2.4 MegaPixel digital camera with style and amazing performance. Featuring a 2.4 MegaPixel image file, a 2.4 MegaPixel Super CCD, a built-in flash, and 2.0-inch LCD, this is one camera that is sure to take some amazing photos - as well as catch the eyes of passers-by.

Fuji FinePix-4800 2.4 MegaPixel Camera w/3x Optical Zoom

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olympus evolt.  Here is helpful information on good composition for your photographs.

Excellent composition is a key structure of good imagery and when done well will add great value to your pictures. Regardless of which type of photography we participate in, the rules of composition remain the same.

Good composition is required in all types of photography -

Here are a few tips which you may find practical.

Lead with lines: To lead with lines into the main part of the scene will draw the viewer into your image. These lines don’t have to be straight. Lines, such as tracks, riverbanks or fences, may work successfully.

Foreground interest: Simple foreground objects can give your landscape a greater sense of depth. Use a small aperture (f/22) to keep the entire scene in focus.

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Do you like a photograph?  Is there something not quite right about it?  Ever have a hard time judging your own photograph?  I used one of the vivitar digital cameras for this shot (below) at dusk.

A good suggestion would be to put it away for a few days.  How different things can look in the morning!  Most of us are far to critical of our own images.

Composition is easier to figure-out at a glance.  Recognizing grain/noise is a little harder till you get used of doing it.  For printing your own photograph images… knowing what size;  it is a good thing to learn about noise.

I rather like this composition.

(It looks like a) howling wolf - art print no. 3

TOUGH SERIES CAMERAS -  OLYMPUS STYLUS - tough series cameras -  DARE THE WORLD TO BRING IT ON! CENTER VALLEY, Pa.,  January 7, 2009  Stylus tough series cameras …

Stability Meets Durability: Shakeproof Dual Image Stabilization Added to Shockproof, Waterproof and Freezeproof Design of STYLUS TOUGH-8000 and STYLUS.  Clickfor other olympus stylus digital cameras.

- There’s really only one word to describe the new shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof, crushproof and shakeproof cameras from Olympus: Tough! Built to withstand some of the harshest environments on earth, the Stylus Tough series builds on the impressive specifications of the renowned Stylus SW Series by adding Dual Image Stabilization. Now, when the STYLUS TOUGH-8000 and STYLUS TOUGH-6000 arrive at the windy mountain peak or dive into choppy waves, they stay steady and ready to capture blur-free images in virtually any condition.

The STYLUS TOUGH-8000, designed for active and adventurous people, features an impressive 12 million pixels of image resolution for poster-sized prints and can survive a 2-metre (6.6-foot) drop, venture 10 metres (33 feet) underwater, withstand 220 pounds of crushing pressure, and laugh at freezing temperatures. The 10-megapixel STYLUS TOUGH-6000 is made for life’s everyday adventures – especially those with kids. From the kitchen to a waterslide park and the bunny slopes, the STYLUS TOUGH-6000 can take a drop from 1.5 metres, (5 feet), dive to 3 metres (10 feet) below the surface, and beat the freezing cold. Both Stylus Tough series cameras feature Tap Control to make it easy for skiers, divers and snowmen makers to control key settings without removing their gloves. It can also just be fun for those who enjoy new modern technology.

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On a digital camera… real close-up …

The macrophotography  term (macro mode) usually refers to the images in which the subject is presented at a ratio greater than 1 to 1, so bigger than lifesize. It could be compared to looking at a subject through a magnifying glass.  On a digicam however, macro mode refers to the possibility to get very close, though not strictly on a 1 to 1 ratio, although some cameras can get extremely close to a subject while others merely use the zoom function to magnify it and fill the frame.

There are a few things to consider if you want to achieve really good macro shots; having a good digital camera such as a model of kodak digital cameras helps.  For a start, focusing will be very critical as at such close distances depth of field will only be a few millimeters. Therefore subject and camera should be parallel to each other and a small aperture should be used. As a consequence, shutter speeds will be quite slow, so arrange for some kind of support like a tripod or some other stable platform.

To minimize camera shake, it is best to use the self-timer, as well. Using the in-camera flash should be avoided. Its light is usually too harsh and will cause overexposure. It is much better to use some form of natural lighting. A north facing window on a cloudy day will yield very even soft lighting, while a piece of white cardboard can lighten the shadows or provide soft lighting by acting as a fill-in reflector.

- with the macro mode.           Kodak EasyShare C913 Digital Camera