Archive for August, 2008
Macro mode
Have you ever wondered how a photographer gets such clear, detailed photos of things like flowers or insects? Capturing such close-up pictures is most often done with a setting that comes as an option on many digital cameras this is called the macro setting.
What the macro setting on your camera essentially does is focus on [...]
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Digital Zoom Versus Optical Zoom
Many digital cameras offer both digital and also optical zoom. These two often confuse the average camera buyer.
Optical zoom works much like the zoom lens on a 35 mm film camera. It changes the length of your camera’s lens and draws the subject closer to you. The optical zoom keeps the quality of the picture. [...]
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Digital Camera Terms To Know
It helps when learning to use your new digital camera to also know what some of the more common terms mean.
Automatic Mode — A setting that sets the focus, exposure and white-balance automatically.
Burst Mode or Continuous Capture Mode — a series of pictures taken one after another at quickly timed intervals with one press of [...]
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