Guide to Digital Gear and Methods
Now that you have your digital camera, you need to know how to use it! Taking great photographs is more than just pointing it and pressing the shutter button – you need to set the lens, choose the setting and check the lighting, too. In fact, today’s digital cameras are loaded with features like auto-editing [...] Read more »
The next step up from a total beginner’s digital camera must be something like the Samsung ST100 model. This is a mid-grade, affordable digital camera with some amazing features that you probably won’t find anywhere else. It has a 14.2 mega pixel sensor with a 5X optical zoom, plus it has an anti-shake feature that [...] Read more »
Most digital cameras manufactured today have a video camera function. Even the cheapest cameras usually have this feature. The manual might not specify that you can use the feature as a webcam, but in most cases, you can. If you don’t have a built-in webcam on your laptop, you can easily turn any regular digital [...] Read more »
If you’re ready to join the big leagues, the Olympus E-5 might be your next big purchase. Retailing at about $1700, this camera is for the professional only. This SLR camera is actually an update over its three-year-old predecessor, the E-3, but it has a few more upgrades. The sensor on the E-5 is better [...] Read more »
Fuji’s X100 model was released in early 2011 to much fan-fare. It has a 12.1 mega pixel resolution sensor inside of a retro-looking camera body. The camera is wrapped in black leather rather than brushed metal, which seems to be the “look” of cameras this year. If you looked inside, you would find a leaf [...] Read more »