Intro to Digital Cameras

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Intro to Digital Cameras

• Or, whats with all these newfangled gizmos?

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Agenda

• Digital Camera Introduction
• Overview
• Technical stuff
• Hands-on Demo
• Whats the Big Deal?
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Testimonials
• Storing, Editing and Printing photos
• Things to Think About

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Overview

• Unlike traditional film cameras, digital ones
  capture your image to an electronic graphic file.
• Pixelsdots
• 2.2 Mp5x7 photo-quality print

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Hands-on Demo

• Step 1 Be sure the camera is on (P)
• Step 2 Look through the viewfinder zoom in and
  out
• Step 3 Press the shutter
• Opt review your pic

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Whats the Big Deal?

• Advantages of Digital Cameras
• No film no developing
• Instant feedback
• Change film (modes) anytime
• Delete the ones you dont like
• No negatives or prints to store
• Viewscreen for odd angles and TTL composition
• PC or television slideshows
• Fix your photos or get creative
• Easy e-mail or Web sharing
• Extra goodies movies, sound, memos, etc.

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Whats the Big Deal?

• Disadvantages of Digital Cameras
• Batteries other peripherals
• Cost
• More technical
• Cant make wall-sized posters
• Slower response
• Storage/backup
• More to break
• Harder to share photos at the family picnic
• It wont make you a better shooter(but you can
  practice all you want)

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Testimonials
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Storing, Editing Printing

• Transfer Storing
• Editing
• www.photolightning.com (Photo Lightning)
• www.adobe.com (Photoshop, PS Elements)
• www.jasc.com (AfterShot, PSP)
• photos.msn.com (Picture it!)
• Printing
• Printers
• Paper
• Services
• www.shutterfly.com
• www.ofoto.com
• E-Mail

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Things to Think About

• Size/shape
• Ease of Use
• Ruggedness
• Pixels (quality)
• Lens Quality
• Zoom 3x 35-110mm (ignore digital zoom)
• Reputation (compare at ePinions or ZDNet)
• Total CostCamera Peripherals
• Software
• Storage / Backups
• Standards (JPEG, batteries, storage)
• Battery type / life
• Special Features (Macro)