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Digital Cameras

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easy to use digital camera

I woud like to join in on the digita camera what would suggest for a new user?

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I wish it was as simple as saying...”Get this one...it's perfect for beginners”...but I cant do that.
When starting out in the Digital era, it's best for you to look at what needs you have for your “camera to be”.
Do you want small and compact to fit in a pocket and take with you every where? Than a compact or slim line camera is for you and not a Advanced or D-SLR. Do you want to take sports and action photos and want the camera to have a quick response time and expandable? Than a compact would be too slow and frustrating and cannot be expanded to grow with you... so you'll need to look at a D-SLR.
If you have any SLR film experience it will translate over to the D-SLR cameras.

Setting a budget can be helpful....to an extent. High end Compact, Advanced and entry level D-SLR cameras are now only a few dollars away from each other. Making the choice more difficult for beginners. So deciding what type of photography you might want to do will help give you a direction of which camera type to look at.

Cameras need to feel right to You, in Your hand. Go to your nearest BestBuy and try a few at the demo counter. See which one is small or fast enough, easy to understand and feels right in your hand.
Keep in mind that “Point n Shoot” is a feature...not a type of camera. ALL cameras have a full auto mode. Be it a $99 compact to a $5000 Pro D-SLR....they ALL have a full auto mode making them a Point n Shoot.
Hope this helps and you find YOUR camera...digital photography is fun and the possibilities are endless.

16 years, 6 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

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Website that explains how to publish video/pics on the web?

I'd like to find a website that explains the basics of taking your pictures/videos and posting them on the internet. I have baby pictures that I would like to share with family/friends, but don't know much about which websites to publish them on or what file types I should upload (formats). Is there a place that explains how to do this in a simple way? Thanks!

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There are some websites that explain video and image settings for web upload but most of these are trying to sell or promote a specific program to do this.
Most web sites that take photo submission have the required specs listed in the upload page. A safe size to use that will look great is:
750x500(533) at 150dpi (resolution). If your photo editing program has the option to “save for web” or something similar, use it.
First take the “Original “ image and open it in your photo editing software. Find the “Image Size” tool and change it to 150dpi first and than re-size it to 750x500( or 533 if it looks distorted). You might want to use a “Sharpen” filter if it looks a little blurry. Then “Save Image for Web” (or what you have that is like that) and your ready to upload.
As for video, sites like YouTube have their own way they want their videos to be uploaded. Some camcorders are designed to save in this format and there are many conversion programs that will change your existing footage to video for YouTube. Other sites may have their own way of doing video too. If you just want to email your videos they can be converted to a smaller mpeg format with conversion progams.
To view what programs we have available for Photo and Video follow this link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...

16 years, 6 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

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optical view finder

can you lidt the digital point and shoots that have optical view finder

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Very few Compact Cameras have viewfinders. And what few do, the viewfinder is always at a slight offset from the lens position. It's more of a “Peephole”. Only a D-SLR will give true Through The Lens view finding. Here are two compacts with viewfinder.
The Canon Powershot A1000IS:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...

and the Sony DSC-W120:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...

16 years, 6 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

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view hi 8 video cassette or convert

I have alot of video cassettes that i would like to see but i no longer have the video camera. I know there a tape that you can view it through vhs but its diffcult to find or can i convert them to dvds.

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Hi8 and regular 8 can be played back on most Digital 8 camcorders and decks. However, these are getting harder to find. You might find some online and at eBay. There is no tape converter for playing back Hi8 on VHS because the tape size is physically different (8mm vs ½ inch).
You might want to check if there is a local dub house in your town. These are generally place where tapes are taken to be changed from one format to another and multi copies are made.

16 years, 7 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

Camcorders

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what is mini-dv?

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Mini-DV is a small tape that stores Digital Video in Standard Definition format. Some are setup for HD-Dv and some are in the DV-CAM (Sony) and Pro series (Panasonic).
Mini-DV are generally 60 minuets in length, some camcorders have a LP mode that will get you 90mins of record time.

16 years, 7 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

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Which canon lenses work with the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II

I have the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II and want to pick up two lenses. One for normal pictures and one telephoto. Wondering which lenses are the best. Looking at the $600 to $1200 price range.

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The EOS 5D Mark II is compatible with all Canon lenses in the EF lineup (except EF-S lenses).
What type of photography you are wanting to do will eventually dictate the direction of what lenses you will need. A fast lens of f2.8 or faster with a high zoom of 300-600mm for sports and wildlife photography. 28Mm to 100mm for portrait type work. 10-20mm (one of my favorites) is great for artistic photography and wedding photos.
That being said...some good starting out lenses are :
Canon - EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM Zoom Lens. Good to just leave on your camera as a carry around lens. Nice for portrait work and general landscape. More about the lens here: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...
Canon - 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Zoom Lens. OK for basic sports photography (if you raise the ISO on the camera up high) and some wildlife photography. Not a very fast lens, but the price is good. More info here: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...

When it comes to lenses...FASTER IS ALLWAY BETTER. However...that speed comes with a prices tag. But believe me, it's worth it. Having a f1.4 lens in a low light situation and getting that image just right verses a grainy image from the ISO being too high makes a BIG difference.

16 years, 7 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

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how do i get info on how to put pictures on e-bay from my kodak easyshare 613 ?

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The Kodak Easyshare 613 (c613) is a 6.1 megapixel camera and straight from the camera the file would be a bit too big to upload to eBay. Use the Easy Share software that came with the camera to re-size the image and optimize for web. You can follow this link for instruction on uploading to eBay:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/pic...

16 years, 7 months ago

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Alamogordo, NM

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Whats the best camera to take professional-type pix?

Any ideas! I've bought 2 cameras worth $350 each and maybe im spending my money the wrong way!

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Well....Some would say “The best way to get professional type pixs is....use a professional camera”. Some others say “Its not the Camera that takes the Photograph...it's the Photographer”. The Truth... You don't have to have the biggest and the best to get a pro image. Just a good entry level camera and some basic understanding of what makes a “Professional Photo”.
Composition and Exposure.
First the camera should be a SLR (D-SLR for Digital). The sensor on these cameras are bigger (Yes ...Size does matter) to gather more light for clarity and color and loads more detail. That plus Larger lenses (that also gather more light) will get you zoomed in to your subjects and create the Depth Of Field (DOF) that pro photos have. You get that Subject in sharp focus and the background totally blurry look.
Compact cameras are good but you need “Control” to get the photos you are looking for.
Composition is key to good photography. Read up on the “Rule of Thirds” for more information. This will change the way you take photos.
Next is Exposure. Making light (and sometimes the lake of) work for YOU. Again...compact cameras will not give you control over exposure. Some Advanced cameras give you a little....but not as much as a D-SLR.
Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus all have great entry level D-SLR cameras. Any of these with the stock lens and the addition of a 70-300mm lens will get you the results your craving.

16 years, 7 months ago

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Camcorders

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Hard Drive camcorder vs. DVD camcorder

1st, if I purchase a DVD camcorder with a bit (8-16G) of internal memory, can I choose what I want from the internal memory to burn to the DVD? I am not looking at big time editing, just if there are pieces of footage I don't want to keep on a dvd, can i delete it and just burn what I want?
Also, I am assuming I need a DVDR burner in my computer to burn video footage from my camcorder? Bottom line, my computer is older, doesn't have a DVD burner-just a CD burner, so I would like to do it all on the camcorder if possible? Looking at a new Sony model DVD DCR 850?

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I have not been able to find any specs on the Sony DVD DCR 850.
Almost all DvD Camcorders do allow the editing of footage before transference to DvD from internal drive. Editing internally is relatively simple and does not take much time.
The Sony DCR-DVD810 gives you an option of 3 recording medias. 8 gig internal memory, Revolvable Memory Stick PRO Duo or DVD. For more information on this camcorder follow this link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...

16 years, 7 months ago

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need a camara

what is a decent camara that will take clear and small jpg's (around 36k) for iventoring some collection stuff for my home owners policy as required by my insurrer?

(firearms collection, jewry & atiques etc etc)

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Any cameras that will take decent enough photos for this will need to be 6 megapixel or higher. The cameras usually have settings for image size that will make your file smaller but this is done by reducing pixel size..6mp down to 3mp...or smaller.....bad thing. You will loose a lot of color and clarity when this happens.

It is best to use the software supplied with the camera to reduce image size and amount of Jpeg compression. Better still is to use Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and “save Image for Web” as the saving option. This way you can take a 10 megapixel, 3 meg image and resize it to 750x533 at 72 dpi and when saved it will be under the 36k file size and still look high res.

16 years, 7 months ago

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