An overview of the Nikon D80 digital camera, covering areas such as build quality, ease of use, image quality, and a comparison with similar SLR cameras. You can find the full text review, sample photos and a best price checker at www.slr-lens.co.uk
Monday, April 2, 2012
Nikon D80 Digital Camera Review
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Taking Sport Photographs - Digital Camera Tips
Taking sport photographs is not difficult at all and can make for some really nice pictures. If you are really into sports and highly enjoy watching the games or even participating in them it can be very fun and rewarding to take sports photos.
First off, taking sport photos isn't the same as the way that enthusiastic parent is taking pictures of his or her kids. Sport photos that look good are not simply pointed at the action and taken. If you take a look at most, you'll see how they end up very different looking from most sport photos regular point and shooters take.
Sports photography can be somewhat difficult especially if you don't know how to do it or have a slow eye. Most sports are very fast and have lots of movement. This, nevertheless, is easy to overcome and take really great photos. If you can learn how to flawlessly capture movement with your digital camera then you can take really great sports pictures.
When it comes to taking fast action photographs, whether they are sports photos or bird photos, there are some common tips to follow. These tips are NOT just for sports photos. You can use these tips for taking action photos of birds, lions, planes, etc.
One of the most important aspects of sports photos is the settings on your camera. If you've ever taken sports photos with a fully automatic camera you probably ended up deleting nearly half the photos. Shutter speed is a setting that is usually much manipulated with action sport photos. Another setting that is manipulated often with sports is the ISO setting.
Shutter Speed Manipulation
When you take pictures of any object in motion, the need to freeze the object or blur the object is fully made through the shutter speed. If you're taking speed motion pictures of sports you'll want to stop the motion and not have blurred subjects. This means you'll want a fast shutter speed. The shutter speed should be faster than the subjects motion. If you're taking a shot of a very fast object you'll need a much faster shutter speed than a slow moving object like a turtle.
ISO Settings
What happens when you use a faster shutter speed is that less light is let into the camera. This can be fine for somewhat faster shutter speeds, but faster speeds require some change in the ISO to allow more light exposure.
Taking sports photos indoors can provide many more challenges. Because the light is mostly artificial it'll be much harder to properly expose when manipulating shutter speeds. When taking sports photos at or above around four hundred ISO setting can be fine. Be careful when using ISO because using a very high number can make your image very noisy. Some noise is alright as you can easily remove a little noise in photo editing programs.
Besides the settings, equipment is also used for sports photos. Unless you're allowed to be on the field with the players and get close ups of them, you'll most likely be very far from the action. To get up close you'll need a high quality telephoto lens. The telephoto lens is what all professional sport photographers use and gets you to get really close and get great shots of the action.
What happens with such long telephoto lenses is that the background will get out of focus. A shallow depth of field is very common with sports pictures and even sports on television. If you watch the closer shots of individual players you'll notice how the background is very blurred.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Camera Wizard - Locations and Presets
The Camera Wizard is an interactive video series that teaches you in simple terms 4 key pillars for using your camera to get the best shot in different situations. The series includes: White balance, Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO. Camera Wizard Credits Starring: Corey Vidal Created by Justin Ferrato Produced by Mediated Production Producers: Justin Ferrato , Stuart Dykstra, Corey Vidal Production Manager: Jon Pottins Directors of Photography: Dan MacAskill, James Villeneuve Editor/Graphics: Tim Pienta DMT: Nick Giordano Special Thanks: Guy Gal The Biz Media Jimmy Simpson YouTube Tim Deegan Copyright Mediated Production 2011 www.mediatedproductions.com
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Kodak Easyshare Max Digital Camera (Z990) at CES 2011
Kodak's Hal McLenon talks about the Kodak Easyshare Max Digital Camera (Z990) from the Kodak booth at CES 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD Digital Camera
FUJIFILM's new FinePix S2000HD advanced point-and-shoot digital camera is capable of taking photos and video in full HD and has cool features like instant zoom, zoom bracketing, and dual image stabalization. For more information on the newest camera from Fuji, visit: www.fujifilm.com
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Samsung TL220 Dual View Digital Camera Review
The Samsung TL220 Dual View Digital Camera is a smart little camera that not only has a real LCD screen but a revolutionary industry feature a 1.5" front LCD screen. Set up the perfect shot with you in it with great new front screen.
The Samsung Digital Camera provides perfect features including the 4.6x/s7mm lens to the 3.0" Touch Screen makes this Samsung Digital Camera a true must-have.
All photographers, new and experienced, will appreciate the TL220's simple navigation. The Samsung TL220 comes equipped with a true color filtered 12.2 megapixel CCD with a powerful 4.6x optical zoom which almost guarantees the sharpest images.
The 27mm wide angle lens provides a wider shooting range from a shorter distance with greater flexibility than similarly priced digital cameras.
Delivering an unrivalled user experience, the 1.5" LCD located on the front of the Samsung TL220 Dual View camera now allows consumers to take first-rate photos whether they are behind the camera or in front of it.
Also, Samsung's innovative Smart Face Recognition technology will memorize up to 20 faces and adjust the focus and exposure to the most high-ranked faces on the camera. It also allows users to sort images by registered faces and scroll through to find images of people in their Smart Album instead of viewing every single photo.
This feature will be of great importance especially to those individuals who love social networking and uploading personal profiles.
While the Canon EOS 7D, Olympus EP-1, or Nikon D3000 offer great digital they are sometimes more than the amateur photographer is looking for.
If this is you look no further, the Samsung TL220 Digital Camera might just be the perfect digital camera for you.
A framing guide helps all photography novices to ensure the exact picture they want. Especially for the younger snapper this dual view is perfect to be included in all shots.
© Robert Cooper. You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included with link. Robert Cooper is a computer networking consultant and has been in the electronics field for 25 years. As an author he specializes in digital camera reviews and digital photography tips. He frequently writes about Canon digital cameras, Nikon digital cameras, and Olympus digital cameras while also providing interesting analysis of digital storage and digital camera accessories. For further information please visit http://www.onlinedigitalcamerareviews.com where you can also find the latest digital camera reviews and articles on digital photography tips and courses.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Best SLR Digital Camera For 2009
Digital SLR comes from digital single lens reflex, which is named this way because of the mirror that sits behind the lens of the camera and sends the light to the viewfinder.
The digital SLR's are designed in such a way that you can use a lot of different lenses, with different focal lengths. This versatility is the reason why digital SLR cameras are so popular among professionals. When you're using a camera that is not a SLR, you need to match the angle of the viewing lens with the angle of view. If you're doing short-range zoom or you have a fixed lens, then it's OK, but at different focal lengths it can be much more difficult. The SLR is better because the viewing and taking lens are the same.
While entry level digital SLR cameras don't always have Live View, advanced models usually do, and they let you compose the photos just like you do with a snapshot camera. The basic models will lock the mirror, and the prism will divert the image towards a sensor that is small. Then, instead of sending it to a capture sensor, it will be sent to the LCD screen, which can take down the performance a bit. If you're getting an older model you might need to focus on the image manually when you are in Live View, though contrast autofocus is available in newer digital cameras.
Digital SLR Camera Types
Digital SLR With Interchangeable-lens
These models are those considered as SLR's by most people. They're also the ones that we'll be talking about in this article. Just like the name says, in these SLR cameras you can change their lenses. This way you're able to switch from a supertelephoto lens to an ultra wide angle.
Examples: Basically, most digital SLR cameras that are sold today belong to this type.
Digital SLR With Fixed Lens
On these digital SLR's, the versatility is limited by the fact that you can't change the default lens. The mirror that bounces the light towards the viewfinder is nonmoving and semi-transparent in most of these models.
One example of a camera with fixed lens is the Olympus E-20N
Camera similar to SLR's
Cameras that look like digital SLR cameras are usually digicams that have either an optical finder or a small LCD. You can't consider them as digital SLR cameras since the mirror is missing, and the quality of the photos isn't even close to what you can do with a true SLR. Usually, this type of camera has a very long zoom, and another name for them is magazooms or ZLRs.
Getting the best SLR camera, is never an easy thing, due to the constantly changing technology. Fortunately, there are plenty of helpful websites online, that can narrow down your search and help you find the DSLR camera with all the features important to you.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Digital SLR Camera Guide
www.sony.co.uk - Digital SLRs are the new type of Digital Camera, but choosing the right one can be complicated. This Buyer's Guide explains what you need to know about SLRs to make sure you're getting the latest and greatest camera.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Picture Perfect With Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera
Events that are not being documented and captured with cameras will just be forgotten in year’s time however events that was documented will remain as beautiful memories for the rest of our lives. Most especially if the picture is perfectly taken that resulted to a very beautiful and natural photo. But you can only attain that if you have the best digital single-lens reflex camera with you. Check this Canon EOS 60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch -LCD and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD Standard Zoom Lens, because this might help.
This is another breakthrough for those photo aficionados like you, the best device that would bring out the most creative side of you. With its amazing features you will be encouraged to take more pictures because you know it will give you stunning results. It also allows you to capture good quality images with its high level of resolution. You can easily crop images for enlargement without having to think that it might lose the sharpness of its details. The improved DIGIC 4 Image processor permits you to immediately view the photos previously captured since it’ll be processed and saved in an incredible speed.
You will not need dark filters because of the broad range of ISO settings that would permit you to capture images from dusk till dawn ensuring finest details will be captured. Taking pictures with this camera is so easy because it has a feature that immediately focuses the subject so that you can easily capture it even without flash.
It has a feature that allows you to manipulate the camera even though it’s digital you will still have your own touch on it. This is the perfect camera for the evolving number of photo enthusiasts because this will help you in enhancing your talent and creativity. It comes with software’s that will help you to conveniently connect it to the computer or laptop. In that way you can easily upload the picture to your social network site, thus allowing your friends and love ones view your latest getaway.
With all of this feature and more surely capturing photos will never be this fun and fulfilling. If you think that only the pro’s can use this camera you’re wrong because this perfectly fits everyone since it is a user friendly camera you can easily control it. Even the newbies will be inspired to take pictures with this camera because of the beautiful images it produce. Every experience with this camera will surely leave you in awe.
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