Print This PageUsing Your Digital Camera
Let’s face it, your Kodak Instamatic was a pretty simple camera to use, at least once you learned how to load the film. All you had to do was point it in the right direction and press the shuttle button. That’s about it.
My things have changed. Sure, the digital camera you’re holding in your hand can still be used for “point and shoot”, but it also has the features that put it on the same level as the cameras that professionals use! No kidding!
In this section, we offer articles and tutorials to help you get the most out of your digital camera, and take the best pictures possible.
A Kodak Zi8, a Dog, a Kid, and a Moment...
Not long ago, Sue and I had an opportunity to spend the weekend house sitting for our son Brian and daughter-in-law Brandi, which also including watching 4 of our 7 grandchildren, who range in age from about 1.5 years to 8. Of course, our youngest son Jack (who is 10) came along, so adding up [...]
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Camera ISO - How to take low light pictures!
Many of you know that we offer a lot of digital photography related classes at the Computer Education Center in Lincoln, NE. One reason is because we, ourselves, just love photography, and have for a very long time. And there’s nothing quite as fun as sitting around with other folks who enjoy the same hobby, [...]
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What is a JPEG? Learning about the most popular picture file type...
The JPEG picture file type is the most common and popular (at least for now) photo file type around. But what exactly IS a JPEG? In this learning video, we give you an inside look at what a JPEG is and what makes it different from other picture file types. FREE eNewsletter Subscription Wondering who [...]
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Buying a Digital Camera - FREE eBook
Here’s a free Buying a Digital Camera eBook you can download. But before you do, let me ramble a bit… I started taking pictures when I was 7 years old, wandering into our back grove of trees, looking to capture birds and rabbits with my dads Argus C-3 camera, instead of hunting them as I [...]
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Digital Camera Optical Zoom versus Digital Zoom
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYMbxMmMYqY If you have a digital camera, you probably have the “zoom” feature. In fact, you probably have two kinds of zoom… one type is called optical zoom and the other is called digital zoom. So what’s the difference, and which one should you use? Well, as you zoom on most cameras, you are using [...]
