Histo-what? Here’s the good news for most of you: many digital cameras don’t let you see a histogram. You’re done now — you may get on with your life. For everyone else, here is a simplified approach to understanding the histogram. What is a Histogram? I like to thing of a histogram as a visual … Read more
Capture wide scenic vistas and live action with special camera settings Panorama Mode A small number of digital cameras help you take very wide panoramic photographs. These are useful if you want to capture an entire horizon line rather than just a portion of it. How It Works For most cameras, there is not a … Read more
Welcome to acronyms 101 — JPEG, TIFF and RAW Finally we’ve come to something that is standard across all the digital cameras. Imagine that. Something that everyone agreed on! When digital cameras store photographs on removable media cards, they can compress the photo to save room on the card. This lets you take more photos. … Read more
How many megapixels you need to print your favorite photographs When you hear the term megapixel, what comes to mind? If you answered number three, then you are already well on your way toward understanding why megapixels are important when it comes to digital cameras. Unfortunately, there is a lot of hype surrounding megapixels, which … Read more
The film for a digital camera CompactFlash. Memory Stick. xD Picture Card. MultiMediaCard. Secure Digital Card. SmartMedia Card. There is no lack of variety in the removable media market for digital cameras. These are the tiny devices that will store all of your precious photographs. Once again, there is no end to the information about … Read more
How to capture light with a digital camera The camera’s image sensor is what captures light when the shutter opens. There are two primary types of sensors used in digital cameras today: one is called a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and the other is called CMOS (Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). How does a CCD or … Read more
An LCD is like a small television built into the back of the digital camera. When you turn the camera on, the LCD shows you what you’re about to take a photo of. The most obvious difference between the LCD screens on digital cameras: their size. Digital camera ads will boast about the size of … Read more