Digital image files carry a great deal more information than just technical data to reproduce the image. When the camera shoots the image pixels are stored, but also information such as the date, type of camera and camera settings. Knowing the settings for a particular image is useful to take other photos of similar quality [...]

File compression is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

Your digital camera stores the image data in a file and, just like computer files, there are different file formats. it is good to have a notion of what each one is. Your camera might allow a choice of formats to save the pictures. The most popular formats are: JPEG – Joint Photograph Experts Group [...]

File formats is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

There is a wide selection of cameras available in shops and on line. The choice being more difficult because all appear to be very similar at first glance -color apart, as most seem to be chrome or silver. Nearly every camera will be compact and have LCD display, some will have zoom lenses and some [...]

Different types of digital cameras is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

If you don’t already have your own digital camera, choosing the right one for the kind of photos you want to take is important. Choice will be almost certainly restricted by the money you can splurge on it. But money is not all when choosing a camera and there are other things to consider. Ask [...]

Choosing a digital camera is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

Digital camera memory cards keep images as electronic data files. These memory cards do not have unlimited storage space as they are part of such a compact gadget as a digital camera. Card capacity is measured in MegaBytes, like it is for files stored on your computer. The higher the number of MegaBytes, the more [...]

Digital camera memory cards is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

In a digital camera there is no film, a sensor replaces the film. The same image sensor can take millions of photos without needing replacement, unlike film. There are two types of image sensors: CCS or Charged-Coupled Device that turns luminosity into electricity. CMOS sensor, APS or Active Pixel Sensor which are an array of [...]

How digital photography works is a post from: Digital Camera in Action