You can view your shots in the little screen at the back of the camera, of course, but that will not make them justice. How to view photos You want to see them with a bigger screen than the one your camera has so as to see the fine detail. You can either plug the [...]

Viewing your photos is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

You have taken the picture and the camera has a beautiful image in the viewfinder. That image now has to be stored somewhere. The image sensor can capture pictures but it cannot store them. The film is the medium to store pictures in conventional photo cameras, but digital cameras do not have film. They need [...]

Storing digital images is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

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

The terms pixel and megapixel pop everywhere when talking about digital photography. Surely you know by now about the direct relationship between megapixels and price – the more megapixels, the higher the price – and camera manufacturers seem particularly keen on giving you more megapixels for the price. So what is in a pixel? A [...]

What’s in a pixel is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

Photo processing software and more modern digital cameras often display histograms. Do you wonder what are those? A histogram is a graphic that represents brightness in the horizontal axis and the number of pixels in the vertical axis. If you read the histogram from left to right, you will find shadows first, midtones next, and [...]

Histograms is a post from: Digital Camera in Action

Although you can shoot almost everything in a public place, ask permission to photograph strangers. Not everyone likes having their photography taken. Museums may not let you take pictures inside. Wherever someone is performing, a theater or concert, they may have restrictions to the use of cameras to avoid distracting the artist.

Camera etiquette 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

Discover how to make the most of your digital camera, from the best tips for taking perfect pictures through to using the right software to make great photos even better!

Digital photography step by step is a post from: Digital Camera in Action