Best Cameras Under $750
| The best DSLR cameras and DIL cameras for less than $750 include: Canon's EOS Rebel T2i DSLR, Canon's EOS Rebel T3 DSLR, Canon's EOS Rebel XSi, Nikon's D3100 DSLR, Nikon's D5000 DSLR, Nikon's D5100 DSLR, Olympus' PEN E-P1 DIL, Olympus' PEN E-PL3 DIL, Sony's Alpha NEX-5 DIL, Sony's SLT-A55V DSLR, and Pentax's K-x DSLR. |
Extended Warranty Advice
| Should you buy an extended warranty? This is a question with no simple answer. The best thing you can do is give the issue of an extended warranty for a digital camera some thought before you arrive in the checkout lane, learn all of the rules concerning this particular extended warranty, and figure out whether it makes sense mathematically. Buying an extended warranty for a digital camera just requires some homework on your part. |
Sample Complaint Letter
| Whenever attempting to convince a manufacturer to honor a warranty or when involved in a warranty dispute, it helps to file a formal letter with the company, such as this sample complaint letter. |
Understand Zoom Lens
| Before buying a digital camera, you must understand zoom lenses, learning the different between an optical zoom lens and a digital zoom lens. |
Unique Photography
| When looking for unique photography options, many people limit their thinking to finding unique subjects. However, you also can create unique photos by using different perspectives, odd lighting situations, and unorthodox settings on the camera. |
Canon PowerShot A2200 Review
| My PowerShot A2200 review shows an entry-level, budget-priced camera from Canon that's very easy to use and that compares favorably in performance to other sub-$150 cameras. |
Avoid Damaged Cameras
| Although digital cameras don't have obvious holes and entry points in their cases that could allow particles and other items inside the case, the seals around some digital camera bodies aren't tight enough to protect from every potential substance that could harm the electronics inside the camera. If these substances are in the area where you'll be shooting, take extra care to protect your camera. |
Digital Photography Contest Gallery
| Digital Photography Contest Gallery - Perkins Cove at Ogunquit, Maine |
April 2006 Digital Photography Contest Gallery
| Digital Photo Contest Gallery - Spring Snow |
Image Quality Settings
| This image quality question deals with the importance of the best camera settings on image quality, which include determining the amount of compression that will occur on a photo. |
Understanding Zoom Lenses
| This basic photography question in the digital camera FAQ deals with understanding zoom lenses, and the numbers listed with zoom lenses. Keep in mind that every 10X zoom lens is not exactly the same. |
How to Resize Your Photos
| Today's digital cameras shoot large-sized images. This is great for making prints, but it is a bad thing when you're sharing images. You don't want to bog down someone's e-mail, for instance, with oversized files. Plus, many e-mail programs won't send or receive large files. If you are posting the images to the Web, it will take too long to load and look weird in its original size. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to resize photos for e-mail or the Web. |
Canon Speedlite 430EX II Review
| Canon's 430 flashgun is firmly aimed at enthusiastic consumers and sits in the middle of the manufacturer's range of Speedlites. Like all Canon's flashguns, the build quality is high, and many pros use this flashgun. Canon have limited its functions to bring the price down, but it's still a great piece of equipment. |
Best Photo Storage Sites
| Photo image hosting sites provide a great service, making it quick, easy and fun to show off and share your digital pictures. They also serve as a crucial backup for images that are currently just sitting vulnerable on your computer's hard drive. Here is a list of some of the major photo image hosting sites, and what they offer. |