Digital Cameras: Guides and TutorialsWeekly published advice and information on the advantages of digital cameras, how to find the best camera and tips on how to improve your pictures.Taking Better Digital Photos With Auto Settings Part 3: Auto Flash And Lighting- February 27, 2008 Using the auto mode on a digital camera gives you a point and shoot camera that allows you to concentrate on the subject while the camera makes the necessary settings to give you a well exposed and properly focused image. But like most automatic features, knowing how they function will help you keep the camera from getting fooled in those special situations that often yield the most dramatic photos: including when your subject is backlit or off-center...http://www.cryosphere.f2s.com/articles/cameras/taking-better-digital-photos-with-auto-flas... The Right Memory Card- February 20, 2008 Whether you realize it or not,chances are you've encountered a memory card in one form or other. Virtually every MP3 player,digital cameras and PDA ships with a built-in memory card slot to ramp up storage capacity. To cut a long story short think of a memory card as the equivalent of a hard drive for your camera or cellphone. Whats FLASH Not only these cards are used by flash gordon but because their data memory is changed by a sudden flash of voltage...http://www.cryosphere.f2s.com/articles/cameras/the-right-memory-card.html A Brief History Of Photography- February 13, 2008 For centuries images have been projected onto surfaces. The camera obscura and the camera lucida were used by artists to trace scenes as early as the 16th century. These early cameras did not fix an image in time; they only projected what passed through an opening in the wall of a darkened room onto a surface. In effect, the entire room was turned into a large pinhole camera. Indeed, the phrase camera obscura literally means "darkened room...http://www.cryosphere.f2s.com/articles/cameras/a-brief-history-of-photography.html Basic Digital Photography: Taking Action Shots- February 6, 2008 Personal photography has gone through a sort of mini evolution in the past 20 years as digital cameras have become popular. With the ability to take huge numbers of pictures, save them on computer, and share them over the internet, the cost of film and developing are no longer limiting factors. Although group photographs, portraits, celebrations, and vacations are still common images, personal photography now captures more impromptu and daily types of events...http://www.cryosphere.f2s.com/articles/cameras/basic-digital-photography-taking-action-sho... |