Digital Cameras

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Digital Cameras

• Buying a digital camera
• The picture process
• Camera to computer
• Viewing
• Image manipulation
• Printing pictures
• Camera images for teaching

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Buying a Camera

• Point-n-shoot, under 500
• Buying on the Internet http//www.cnet.com/
• What to look for
• 2 to 5 megapixels
• Wide angle and 3x or greater optical zoom
• Suitability
• Advanced features

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Buying cont

• Other features
• Size
• Audio
• Movies
• Macro focus
• Memory
• Batteries (rechargeable)
• Tripod mount
• Panorama

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Best Review Sources

• www.dpreview.com
• Recent magazines
• Trusted friends

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The Digital Photo Process

• Shooting pictures
• Camera to computer
• Cables or card reader
• Viewing your pictures
• Image manipulation (software)
• Photoshop Elements 2

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Printing Pictures

• Photo Printers
• 16 to 45 cents per picture for paper alone

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Printing from web sites

• www.ofoto.com
• 49 cents per picture

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Web sites cont

• www.shutterfly.com
• 29 to 49 cents per picture

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Web sites cont

• www.clubphoto.com
• 25 cents per picture

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Web sites cont

• www.costco.com
• 24 cents per picture

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Printing at Local Stores

• Wolf / Ritz Camera
• 44 cents per picture
• Costco
• 14 cents per picture

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Camera Images for Teaching

• Handouts http//www.dvc.edu/facultyhq/
• (Microsoft Word, Powerpoint)
• Photoshop Elements PDF Slideshows and
• Web Photo Galleries http//voyager.dvc.edu/jdrinn
  on/
• http//voyager.dvc.edu/nskapura/122/122M/lectures
  /lecture8.html
• Web Postings

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Two Closing Items

• Short courses on the web
• http//www.shortcourses.com/
• Foveon Technology
• http//www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10
  738,2847371,00.html
• http//www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021103foveonx3
  preview.asp