Category — Digital Cameras
5 easy tips to dramatically improve your every day photography
Taking a picture is very simple but obtaining a great picture is a complicated task. Have you wondered what is the difference between a great photographer and a beginner photographer?
March 26, 2008 No Comments
Rechargeable Batteries - beware of the drain!
I have just written about what a big difference good rechargeable batteries make on the road. You can’t compare regular alkaline batteries with good rechargeable batteries. There’s no comparison. When I use good rechargeable batteries I can actually enjoy taking pictures without having to worry about my batteries dying.
However, with that being said, […]
October 12, 2007 No Comments
Rechargeable Batteries - what a big difference!
I have been traveling for the past month and I have been taking lots of pictures…of course. It is amazing what a difference great rechargeable batteries make. I have written in the past about improving your battery life and I have mentioned the batteries made by GE/Sanyo.
Now I have really put them to […]
September 25, 2007 No Comments
6 easy steps to dramatically increase battery life
My batteries are dead! Not again! I have owned two digital cameras over several years and I can definitely say that I have said these phrases at least a few times. Find out how a few simple things can dramatically improve the life of your batteries.
August 7, 2007 No Comments
2 reasons why you would want an optical viewfinder in your next camera
An Optical Viewfinder is just a piece of plastic or glass that allows your frame your picture. It usually sits on top of your camera and doesn’t require any battery to operate. More and more new digital cameras have removed their optical viewfinder. New compact digital cameras have a larger display (digital viewfinder) and no […]
June 19, 2007 No Comments
Consider this when buying a new camera
I have written a few weeks ago that it is very important to set your camera’s data and time correctly. However, some of the cheap cameras make that somewhat difficult. What do I mean? Well if you buy a cheap camera, the chances are that every time you take out the battery (or batteries) you […]
June 5, 2007 No Comments
2 things to ignore when shopping for a digital camera
Things to IGNORE:
Camera Resolution - if it’s more than 6 Megapixels you will have enough resolution for anything you like. The only advantage of higher resolution is that you can crop very easily from a higher resolution picture. A lower resolution picture would not allow you to crop much smaller pictures.
Digital Zoom - […]
October 15, 2006 No Comments
5 things to consider when buying a digital camera
The following list contains a quick checklist if you consider buying a new compact digital camera. If you’re looking to buy an SLR camera then don’t use this list as a guideline because you’re obviously looking for something else.
Things to CONSIDER:
Camera Resolution - make sure the new camera you’re considering has at least […]
October 8, 2006 No Comments
5 simple steps to optimize your digital camera
This article contains a few tips for making the most of your digital camera. This page doesn’t provide advice on how to take better pictures (there are plenty of sites for that), but rather how to use features common to most digital cameras. I do not intend to provide user manuals for all digital cameras…so […]
October 1, 2006 No Comments

