Digital Cameras

• Buying a digital camera• The picture process

– Camera to computer– Viewing– Image manipulation

• Printing pictures• Camera images for

teaching

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

Buying con’t

• Other features– Size– Audio– Movies– Macro focus– Memory– Batteries (rechargeable)

– Tripod mount– Panorama

Best Review Sources

• www.dpreview.com

• Recent magazines

• Trusted friends

The Digital Photo Process

• Shooting pictures

• Camera to computer– Cables or card reader

• Viewing your pictures

• Image manipulation (software)– Photoshop Elements 2

Printing Pictures

• Photo Printers

– 16 to 45 cents per picture for paper alone

Printing from web sites

• www.ofoto.com

– 49 cents per picture

Web sites con’t

• www.shutterfly.com

– 29 to 49 cents per picture

Web sites con’t

• www.clubphoto.com

– 25 cents per picture

Web sites con’t

• www.costco.com

– 24 cents per picture

Printing at Local Stores

• Wolf / Ritz Camera– 44 cents per picture

• Costco– 14 cents per picture

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/~jdrinnon/

http://voyager.dvc.edu/~nskapura/122/122M/lectures/lecture8.html

Web Postings

Two Closing Items

• Short courses on the webhttp://www.shortcourses.com/

Foveon Technologyhttp://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2847371,00.html

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021103foveonx3preview.asp