5 Reasons Why You Should Opt To A Digital Camera

By Martin Elmer

For those few people who are still using film photography, here are some good reasons why you should opt for digital photography:

1. Digital photography is much more convenient than film photography. The camera is portable and can just be placed in your pocket. Finally it is much more user friendly than a film camera.

2. You save both time and effort with a digital camera. You will get instant feedback when you have taken a photo, and you can review all of them, so you can select the best ones. The ones you do not want can be deleted easily. Simply just keep on taking photo until you get the right one.

3. The next good thing about digital photography is its capacity to have your photos printed immediately. Actually, you can it is much easier if you have a digital printer. You can just simply connect your digital camera to the printer and press the button to print. On the contrary, film cameras takes time before you get your photos developed. You also have to go back to the photo shop to get your pictures.

4. Another great thing you can get from digital photography is the capacity to modify or edit your photos anytime. Since the images are in digital files, it is much easier now to edit them. You can simply open the images in any photo editing software supported by the file. With the photo editing software, you can alter or adjust the color of your photos. You can also crop the photo and design your own photo. All of these in one photo editing package. It's more than what you can get from film cameras.

5. Lastly, digital photography has the ability to share the photos you have to your love ones and relatives. You can simply give a copy of the precious moments to someone everywhere. Just attach the softcopy of the photo to your email and send; that easy. But with film camera, you will spend money just on scanning the photos, to be able to send them online.

Apparently, digital photography has really paved way for making photography convenient and easier at the same time achieving high quality photos. It just shows that there's no other time to opt to digital photography than now. - 32363

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Digital Cameras Best Buys reviews Sony, Samsung and Toshiba

By Angela Sapiana

A Digital Cameras Best Buys review set. There are several digital camera companies that make small point and shoot cameras. Among them have risen Sony, Samsung and Toshiba. Here's our take on where these three digital camera companies sit with their current, best camera.

Samsung Digital Cameras: One of my favorite Samsung cameras is the Samsung Digital Camera DIGIMAX S1000. This is a simple "point and shoot" camera, requiring very little focusing. Unlike other cameras of the same size, the DIGIMAX S1000 has 10.1 mega pixels , a vast improvement in the quality of your color photos. Some of its other features are "Color Effect" "Highlight" and "Photo Frame." I would recommend this camera for the amateur, backyard photographer skilled in digital photography and web manipulation.

Toshiba Digital Cameras: Toshiba cameras are traditionally of very good quality, with excellent memory capacity. If you're annoyed each time you run out of memory, get a Toshiba with an SD card and that shouldn't be a problem. Make sure you don't get one of the High Performance SD cards though, the Toshiba can't read those. I would not recommend these cameras for professional work because they lack the sheer power of Sony - they are great amateur cameras.

Sony has cornered the market on mid-tier, fantastic cameras. They are not only user-friendly, but normally carry many good features. The Sony Cybershot DSC-T10 is a fantastic 7.2 mega-pixel camera. Sony knows that 7.2 mega-pixels look great on Facebook, in 4x6's and e-mailed on mobile phones. 10.1 is often not necessary. The DSC-T10 does come with a memory stick like the Toshiba model - but people who like the Toshiba model will find the Sony to be quite technical. It's many features and large instruction manual could be cumbersome to many.

For reviews on other cameras, features and digital photography visit http://www.digital-cameras-best-buys.com Its a website chock full of reviews, summaries, best buy links and user feedback. There aren't too many other "information-based" sites that compare. - 32363

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The Beneifts of Digital Camcorders

By Milos Pesic

For a while, digital camcorders were not used that much because they had to use removable media. It implies that you need to provide the media and always take it no matter where you go. Further, the camcorder has to be equipped with enough space in order to store the media.

Still, the things are much different nowadays, since we have entered the era of the tapeless camcorder. So, what does "tapeless" entail? In the main, it is related to hard disk camcorders, which function in the same way as your iPod or Tivo with a hard disk drive inside for storing the data.

Since they contain modern video compression combined with the ever-increasing capacity and ever-declining physical size, they have finally become convenient for this type of portable usage. When the iPod emerged on the market, it reduced a lot the price of portable hard disks and the next thing to benefit is digital camcorders.

A hard disk camcorder is really easy to apply. You just need to charge it up, point it at the image you would like to capture, and switch it on. It'll film for many hours until it gets full - nearly around 50 hours, but you can get more if you like. After filming plug it into a computer (or use a Bluetooth wireless connection), save the movie to the hard drive, and then you can repeat the whole process again.

In comparison with digital cams, hard disk camcorders are, of course, much smaller, and can be designed in almost any way their designers want, which generally make them nicer to hold and use. If you can't still make up your mind, I can recommend the JVC Everio line as the original and up to now the best one, but still unavailable at this market. - 32363

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Don't Let Your Photos Gather Dust - Use Digital Photo Frames

By Dean Fellows

Photography is a fantastic hobby, the only trouble is that, for some reason or another, it has always been a lot easier to take photos than to get them out on display. In times gone by, it really was very common to find rolls and rolls of undeveloped films squireled away in drawers. They would often lie there so long that they deteriorated to the point where the color reproduction was very poor when you eventually got them back from the lab.

The alternative was to use a Polaroid camera. The picture slowly appeared in front of your eyes, without the need to send your film off for developing - it was a pretty exciting process sometimes. However, the Polaroid film was pretty pricey and you couldn't get extra prints as you had no negative. For a lot of people, the uniqueness of Polaroid prints was actually part of the charm.

Things are a bit different today; modern photographers will typically have their work stored on memory cards - or maybe on their computer's hard drive. At the end of the day, the result is the same - all those digital photos are unshared and unappreciated.

So, rather than thinking of digital photo frames as the latest high technology gadget, you might want to consider that their main function is to help you by providing a simple and convenient method for you to get your photos on display to as wide an audience as possible.

Digital photo frames are really easy to load up with your snapshots. No need to wait for them to come back from the processing lab and no cost to develop or print out your shots. They have facilities such as slide shows, the possibility of background music, some of them have video functionality and, if you tire of your current display of photos, it's an easy matter to change them.

Currently there are frames available to suit all budgets. They now start as less than $10 for a small frame - typicall one and a half inches square - on a key chain, and you can go up to frame sizes of 12 or 15 inches - some even larger ones now exist - that may set you back a couple of hundred dollars. Whatever type of frame you opt for, the key thing is to get your photos out on display where they can be enjoyed and appreciated. - 32363

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Digital Picture Viewer Functions And Uses

By Mark Durrett

Ah, the days of having to maintain your old camera. Having a limited number of pictures, having to get the film developed at the film development place, then waiting to get it back. And not to mention the photo albums you used to keep. If you wanted to show off your son's birthday party to your friends you would either have to invite them over or take the bulky albums to them. The days of photo albums are gone now, for better or for worse. Now we have digital cameras that allow us to see the picture right after it is taken. We now have the opportunity to upload these images not only to our computers but to online storage sites as well. Did I forget anything else? Oh yes, we can print the images too and still have the family album. Revolutions in technology have now produced digital picture viewers.

What are those? In short, digital picture viewers allow us to view all of our digitally-taken pictures with ease, like a photo album only digital and with a lot more storage. The most functional of this is the digital photo frame. They are also getting more and more popular as people want to show off their pictures. You can back up and instantly view your valuable pictures, and you don't even have to wait. The way these things work is very simple: just transfer the memory card from your camera over to the photo viewer and copy them to the viewer's hard drive. This way you do not have to worry about running out of space, or even worry about corrupting the images on the card. Also it is very convenient as it saves you the trouble of carrying around a bulky laptop to transfer your images.

These digital picture viewers normally work with all image formats, and will work with all the common memory card formats for example SD/HC Card, Memory Stick and xD-Picture Card to name a few. You will be able to take your whole photo album anywhere you want it to go, which is something we could only have dreamt of years ago. And luckily, many of them also come with a built-on hard drive, so you can have the viewer hold a large amount of images as well.

Not only will these digital picture viewers store images, they also have the capacity to store videos and music. Even better is that some models even allow you to do some minor edits to your pictures as well. Adding to the versatility of these devices, some will allow you the flexibility of printing straight from the viewer itself. Talk about convenience.

Each day man seeks to find ways of improving our lives and the preservation of our precious images is no different. With digital picture viewers they have changed the way we see, save and share our memories. - 32363

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The Cheapest Digital Camera Is How Cheap?

By Michael Forbes

You can find digital cameras everywhere these days. So it really is not hard to find a cheap digital camera. Everyone is always worried about saving money, especially today.. It's no surprise that you now want to use your budget to choose your digital camera. You want cheap, however you want to know that you are getting the best value for your dollar. I recommend taking your time to decide on which brand you would want to own that way you are able to compare prices and features within that particular.

If you are like most people, then you probably think that if something is cheap then it is of low quality. We are therefore willing to sacrifice the quality of the camera for a cheap one. Well this does not have to be the case. With advances in technology and improvements in production coupled with outsourcing camera makers are now able to give you quality cameras at an affordable price. Primarily the people that will purchase the cheapest digital camera are photography students; however there are those persons who will buy one simply because they want a digital camera.

Now cheap digital cameras tend to as much as possible try to mimic the specifications that professionals would use. So while they are cheap, they also come with some features that used to not be standard. Most manufacturers have now realized that technology and price go hand in hand and are beginning to take the consumers' budget unto consideration. These companies want to boost sales, they realize that there is a demand for the cameras; consumers want their products but they don't want to pay too much for the cameras.

The features of one brand may be inexpensive; however you are able to match those same qualities with another brand you will find that it is not so reasonable. The prices that you find on these cameras will vary greatly, mostly depending on a few key factors: the mega pixels, screen size, media capabilities, zoom, and editing software.

There are dozens of brands for you to consider when trying to find a cheap digital camera, so you are going to have to do your own research to find out which are the best for the best prices to make a good decision. The internet is a great way to start the hunt for a new camera. There you are able to get consumer reviews, look for discounts and who knows maybe even get free shipping and free accessories. - 32363

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Digital Photo Recovery Made Easy

By Dana Goldberg

There are many reasons why you may wish to get back the pictures that you have either lost through computer error or that you have decided they are not so bad after all. The best way to do this even if you do not have a technical mind is to use digital photo recovery software. This will mean that you will never again have to go through a re-shoot or pay a computer specialist to do the recovery for you.

It is not only pictures that this kind of software is able to get back for you. You will also be able to get back other files too that are in any kind of media format. Why waste valuable time and have to pay over the odds when you have another effective tried and proven method.

The main reason for people losing their work is because of viruses causing the files to become corrupted so they cannot be opened. Even if you think you have the latest protection there is still a chance a new virus can infect your computer for which you are not protected against.

Imagine the amount of time and money you will be able to save by having this state of the art technology brought to you with the simplest of instructions that even the most basic of computer user will be able to use.

This will definitely mean for those who need such files for their work that they do not have to beg for extra time to complete their assignment or to start all over again.

This software can be used not only for information that has been stored on your hard drive but also from removable storage devices. This is something that many people wish they had known sooner so that they were able to get back the pictures of their child's first steps, award ceremonies, wedding photographs and other irreplaceable pictures of once in a lifetime events. - 32363

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You Should Know This About xD Memory Cards

By Don Seals

After seven long years, Olympus and Fujifilm have decided to begin phasing out their xD flash memory cards, perhaps in response to a mountain of customer complaints and competitor SD cards' lower prices and higher quality. To give an idea of how far this has gone, xD card readers are now sold with SD adapters, which is the closest thing to defeat the manufacturers will likely ever admit.

Irritated customers all over the country will say this has been a long time coming. The xD memory cards have caused a lot of people a lot of grief. Let's take a look at some of the most reported issues that consumers have had with their xD memory cards.

Losing Data To Corrupted Files

The main problem reported is that its digital cameras have ended up with corrupted data files. Losing irreplaceable memories this way is simply unacceptable. What's worse is that there's no one thing that you can do to prevent data corruption. Anything from pushing extra buttons while processing photos to turning off the camera while taking a picture to using low batteries can cause trouble.

Brief Lifespan Hurts Reliability

A new technology called "wear leveling" helps extend the lives of memory cards by keeping track of the number of stored memory blocks. Most modern memory cards make use of this technology, and particularly as they get smaller and smaller wear leveling will become even more important.

The manufacturers refuse to address this issue, choosing instead to continue releasing xD memory cards that do not utilize wear leveling technology. As a result, xD memory cards wear out before their SD equivalents.

Limited Memory And Speed

The xD memory card originally held 512 MB of storage space, which was maybe decent back in 2002 when it was first released. Today, Olympus and Fujifilm have expanded their card space to 2 GB, which might be better than before, but it certainly doesn't live up to the SD 32 GB cards available these days. To put this in perspective, most MP3 players offer more than 2 GB of space. To add insult to injury, xD memory cards are also much slower in data transfer than the competition.

Bad Quality, But High Prices

The most surprising of the differences between the xD and the SD is the price. Considering the trouble that comes with the xD, and its lack of power, you'd think it would be the less expensive choice. Reality is quite different: a 2 GB xD card retails for almost $20, while a comparable SD card is half that price, and several larger cards are still cheaper than the xD's hefty price.

Conclusion: xD Memory Cards On Their Way Out

When it comes to a product battle, most consumers will side with whichever company delivers a product for cheaper. This doesn't necessarily guide them in the right direction, but in this case it does. The xD memory cards are simply too expensive considering what little functionality they provide, and since Fujifilm and Olympus refuse to update their products, what can customers do but buy new products from a different company? - 32363

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35mm Digital Cameras - How Do You Decide On Which One To Buy?

By Joel Bingerley

Playing with 35mm digital cameras is like a holiday everyday for me. That is because they are like playing with a toy since they are so easy to use and since no film is required to use them I can take pictures all day. They use a memory card but that is cool since they are reusable which is unlike film cameras.

Now, digital cameras did not just come out and they have been out for several years now but have you happen to notice that as old father time moves on the features get more and more unique on the cameras and the price keeps getting better as well.

You will want to first grab a piece of paper or if you like use a spreadsheet to do this work. Now that you have that stuff ready I want you to go to ebay or amazon or any big website and find all of the 35mm digital cameras you can.

Now, that you've located them jot down the brands, makes, models and all of the major features of the cameras as well.

Do this for lets say 10 different ones and once you finish this step you need to make another list now. This list will be of the cameras from the exact same website that are the most cost effective.

You only will need to locate 10 of them that fit your pocket book. You are the only person who knows what will fit financially for your budget so go your comfort zone if you will. Once you locate these affordable beauties you need to now repeat the unique steps you took above for the higher priced units which were all of the details you recorded for them.

The next step for you is to put a simple circle around all of the unique features you like from the higher priced units. Now please put a star for each feature you like instead of a circle for each of the affordable units that have similar features to the higher priced group of cameras.

After you have done that I want you to now put a star next to each of the affordable camera's that you think looks the best to you. Now, you look at the 10 affordable cameras and count up the stars for each of them and the camera with the most stars s the best deal and most bang for your buck. - 32363

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Best Digital Camera Ever - Nikon Coolpix P90

By Dick Busch

You can understand why so many people are confused when they decide to buy their first digital camera, with so many variations, what do you look for? For someone who is dedicated then they may spend quite some time researching consumer reports to find the best digital camera. Finally you decide upon the latest 12 megapixel model with a huge optical zoom and a feature list as long as you arm. The problem is by the time you actually get to the mall, the model you have set your heart on is no longer the one to own as there is a new better version that you must now have.

We sigh because the manufacturer of this amazing gadget claims that this is the best digital camera yet out in the market. But this dilemma is very short lived because you promised yourself the best digital camera and that is what you are going to have. Don't worry though if you are not sure what to do; just follow the guide below and you shouldn't go to far wrong. First off try and search out a model with a higher number of pixels, referred to megapixels; you ideally need over 5 although with today's cameras it would be hard to find one under that anyway.

We sigh because the manufacturer of this amazing gadget claims that this is the best digital camera yet out in the market. The best digital camera is now going to cost us considerably more and being new there aren't any discounts to be had. There are certain factors to consider when looking for any digital camera. Much is made about the number of pixels and the truth is the more you have the better.

So we have a dilemma because now there is this new version, we simply must have this latest best digital camera. The best digital camera is now going to cost us considerably more and being new there aren't any discounts to be had. If you are new to digital cameras and photography the tips below might be useful and point you in the right direction. You really need to dismiss any decent model with less than 8 megapixels but I don't think there are many available now.

A number of cards have been used over the years but the main ones are: the Secure Digital, Compact Flash, Sony's Memory Stick and the newer XD cards. Try to obtain the largest memory you can for your camera and your budget. For example, for the price of a 256mb card a couple of years ago you can probably now buy a 2 gigabyte and now some memory cards can go up to 16 gigabytes. Remember, the camera must suit the type of person you are as much as your wallet as there is no point having the best digital camera if you do not use it. either you use your camera for fun or for serious photography, as long as it is used it will be worth the financial outlay.

The larger the display the better but remember that the greater the size the screen shorter the life of the batteries. More and more digital cameras are coming equipped with an optical zoom and this is the sort to try for even if it is only a three times power. You will find lower price cameras almost never have an optical zoom fitted so it will really be down to your budget. These cameras use a memory card to store the images on but there are a variety of types, so be careful when buying one for your model.

There are different types of memory card: like the XD, SD, Compact Flash, Memory Stick being the main ones. Purchasing a large memory card means you can store larger resolution images and many more of them but sometimes the larger capacity cards might not be compatible with your model. Whereas a few years ago a large storage card would be somewhere in the region of 2gb to 4gb, it is not uncommon to use cards with 8 gigabytes or more of storage now. Your life and interests should really be the ideal measuring stick for the type of digital camera you ultimately buy. Actually, the best camera is the one that you will enjoy and use for a long time without the need to upgrade constantly. - 32363

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Canon Powershot Sx10 Movie Mode - Is It Worth Having?

By Peter Sneckint

There are quite a few of the Canon PowerShot cameras which possess some of the greatest video capture capabilities out there. The video option on these cameras is what Canon has dubbed the Movie Mode. It unfortunately has a one gigabyte file size limit, but before we get to that let's talk about the different movie mode options.

You have the ability to select among two different resolutions when you are in movie mode. Many people will understand the first one, as it is called VGA, recording at a size of 640 x 480. Then there is QVG. First we'll talk about VGA. This stands for Video Graphics Array and is actually a well known computer term, though the resolution it applies to has passed into the shadows.

Then there is QVGA which stands for Quarter Video Graphics Array. This runs at 320 x 240, which is the screen size of a VGA resolution. Often this type of resolution is located on mobile phones and Personal Data Assistants. VGA was created by IBM during the days of the first personal computers, long before Microsoft Windows was a mere background application.

The Canon PowerShot allows you to chose between 15, 30 and 60 frames/second when recording in movie mode, depending on the resolution you have selected. However, you will always come up against the 1GB limit, no matter which mode and frame rate you chose. This 1GB file size limit is for the size of any one individual recording. You will be able to continue recording until the memory card is full or the file reaches 1GB in size, whichever happens first.

At maximum quality setting, which is VGA 640 * 480 at 30 frames per second, the 1GB limit is reached in approximately nine minutes. So, the maximum resolution will give you approximately 9 minutes of movie time before you hit the 1GB size limit. This doesn't mean that you can only store 1GB of movies on the card. You can store as many 1GB movies as your card will allow. If you have an 8GB card, you could store eight 1GB movies at the maximum resolution.

Luckily, you're probably shooting web content for YouTube, which actually has a ten minute video limit. If you want to shoot longer movies, you could try film to 15 fps, though you are sure to affect the quality of the video. Note that there are other things you can try to make the video last longer.

Another thing that you could try is reducing to QVGA quality. Different resolutions will cause different quality, and you could even impact the quality of the audio. It will likely reduce the file a little bit but not as much as the resolution. If you desire you could make use of the fast frame rate mode, which will record at 320 x240 at 60 frames per second. It will give you a high quality video with a low resolution.

By doing this you could indeed record for a bit longer than the normal nine minutes, and you would even retain decent video quality. Make sure that you check the results of this before you actually use it however. One thing that you need to know however, is that the Canon Powershot will definitely outdo any other handheld video camcorder on the market. This is a combination of both the lens and the technology integrated into the PowerShot. - 32363

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Digital Photography: Five Reasons Why You Must Consider It

By Dan Westwood

Are you still making use of a typical camera? Stop chucking away your time and money. There are a number of reasons to take on digital photography. Digital photography allows one to have immediate gratification of seeing their pictures, doesn't need a black room, creates very similar quality pictures, are easy to work with, and will save you money.

Instantaneous Gratification

When you use a traditional camera to take a picture, you have to wait until the film has been developed in order to see the picture. However when you take your pictures with a digital camera, you can see the pictures straight away on the screen.

No Black Room Required

Digital cameras do not need a dark room to develop the film. All you require is a PC, which if you are reading this already have. You don't have to deal with messy chemicals so that you can process the film. You will not have to smell, touch, or procure those chemicals either. Digital photos cannot be spoilt as simply as negatives. They can be kept online in multiple places. Physical negatives can be damaged and cracked.

Same Quality

A lot of individuals think that traditional cameras will take a better picture than their digital counterparts. Yet this is not the case. Many digital cameras can switch optical lenses just like normal one. Along with being able to zoom optically, one can also zoom on a target digitally.

You'll Save Money

Film is high-priced. Paying to develop film, weather you do it yourself in your own black room or have another person do it for you, is even more expensive. When you use a digital camera you never need to buy a roll of film or pay someone to develop the pictures. In truth at most stores you can print individual digital photos cheaper then developing individual negatives.

Digital Is Everywhere

Digital photography is everywhere because it is so much easier to work with. The medium itself is universal. One can take a picture with their phone, upload it to a social network such as Facebook for their friends to view, and have them printed out in moments. Digital photos can be sent in emails, text messages, and carried on USB jump drives. - 32363

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