Digital Camera

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Digital Camera
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Digital Camera Advantages

• Easy to use
• Fast
• Flexible
• Many people can use it within one class period
• Able to take photos of images from books - easier
  and faster than scanning

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Digital Camera
Power Switch
Mode Switch
Toggle Switch
Disk Eject
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Digital Camera

• Play mode lets you view pictures youve taken
• Still mode allows you to take photos
• The movie mode allows to record 15 second movies
  with sound
• The auto focus means you just aim and click.

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To Take a Still Photo

• Turn camera on, insert floppy disk, switch mode
  to still.
• Take lens cap off , aim where you want to
  photograph and take picture by pressing the round
  button on the top right of the camera. (Just like
  an analog camera!)
• To view your photo switch to Play Mode
• Use the toggle switch to view other photos

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To Take A Movie

• Set mode to Movie
• Press and hold down the record button
• Hold camera steady as you take the movie
• To view - follow same steps as to view the still
  shots

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To Use Images

• Eject floppy from camera.
• Insert floppy into the A Drive of your computer
  and double click on My Computer and double click
  on A 3 1/2 Floppy Drive
• Your images will show up as files. You can
  double-click on them to view them or open them
  from a software package.
• Then you can copy and paste them into documents
  or presentations.

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Heres a short How to Movie!
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Applications to Teaching

• A picture is worth a thousand words
• Students will be able to illustrate their ideas
  in presentations using digital photos.
• In our very image oriented society, we can make
  a visual impact on learning for our students.
• The digital cameras make it easy to incorporate
  images in presentations.

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Teaching Applications

• Data projectors take the overhead into the 21st
  Century - everything digital can be viewed by
  entire class without teacher taking eyes off
  students.