Monthly Archives: September 2010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2

•    12.1-megapixel. Four Thirds-fo’mat Live MOS imaEe sensor {2X FOV ???) •    3-inch tilt/swivel LCD with full touch control of camera functions, including focus point and exposure zone •    Hie-vrcsl A million-dot EVF with 100percent coverage •    Except onal color … Continue reading

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Understanding Color Temperature

Understanding Color Temperature We could have titled this section “What Color Are Your Whites?” In the computer world, white is a relative value. Your eyes and brain are constantly at work adjusting what you see to let you perceive a … Continue reading

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Rebel XSi/450D front camera controls

Front camera controls The front of the camera is a view photographers seldom see. But there are controls and connections on the front of the camera that you’ll use often, such as the Lens release button and the Depth of … Continue reading

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What Is Bit-Depth and Should You Care

What Is Bit-Depth and Should You Care ? A digital picture is made up of many pixels. Each pixel is made up of a group of bits. A bit is the smallest unit of information that a computer can handle. … Continue reading

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CANON EOS T2i/550D Battery Included

Battery Included Your Canon EOS Rebel T2i is a sophisticated hunk of machinery and electronics, but it needs a charged battery to function, so rejuvenating the LP-E8 lithium-ion battery pack furnished with the camera should be your first step. A … Continue reading

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JPEG

JPEG What many shooters don’t realize is this: JPEG files do not offer up the col­or range that raw files do, nor can you “play” with the exposure as much in postprocessing. For this reason, every camera manual, digital photography … Continue reading

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Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC

Capture The Whole Wild World With One Great Lens The Ultimate Ultra-Zoom: Tamron AF28-300mm VC Macro L – Lightest, long-range zoom with vibration compensation.   Ultra-compact and lightweight, it zooms 10.7X to a super-telephoto 465mm equivalent. Advanced VC (Vibration Compensation) optimizes … Continue reading

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sigma PD1

The built-in SLR-sized 14-meqaoixel imaqe-sensor Is 7 to 12 times blqoer than that of an ordinary comoact digital camera. The Foveon ? direct image sensor captures all the RGB data on every pixel. The 16.6mm F4 lens uses large-diameter(14.5mm) aspherical … Continue reading

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Understanding Focal-Length Equivalency

Understanding Focal-Length Equivalency You don’t have to understand focal-length equivalency to learn from Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. I included this note to be technically accurate and consistent, but if you want, you can skip it. Focal length is … Continue reading

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SET IMAGE SHARPNESS AND CONTRAST

Digital photos are inherently “soft” as opposed to being “sharp,” because the image is represented by pixels, or “dots,” instead of a smooth tonal range like analog or traditional photos. But that’s okay because you can sharpen an image and … Continue reading

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