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Welcome to our Digital Photography Special ! |
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Hilton Head Computer Club |
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Kodak & Faveon announces 16.8 MP CCD
(4096x4096) better than 35mm film
resolution ! Get this: No
visible pixel on a 8 ft x 4 ft enlargement ! |
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Memory card standardization is a long way from
being resolved. Some memory cards are compatible some are not, some are
proprietary others are not. |
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High quality
and cheaper CMOS image sensors are finding their way into cameras. |
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United Microelectronics Corp. has readied a CMOS image sensor of more than 5 MP. |
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Smal Camera Technologies Inc. revealed it’s thin, ¼ inch thick pocket size low
powered CMOS digital camera |
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Macworld 2000 Eddy Award winners : |
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Best consumer Digital Camera: Canon S100 |
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Best professional Digital Camera : Canon D30 Pro |
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Ultra-thin size only ¼ inch thick ! |
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CMOS sensor |
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.3 MB with 8 MB memory card |
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USB connection |
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VGA image (640x480) |
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35mm eq. fixed lens |
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Canon Power Shot S100 1600x1200 resolution and
low powered CMOS |
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Smallest 2 MP camera with optical zoom (35-70mm)
lens |
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8MB Compact Flash Card |
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$600 |
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Canon D30 Pro |
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SLR /TTL with exchangeable lenses |
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3.25 MP with CMOS chip (22.7x15.1mm) |
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Burst capture 3 frames per second |
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Can use 40 EF Canon or compatible third-party
lenses |
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Digital is doing some things better |
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Digital is not better for all things |
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Digital Photography is doing some things better,
but not all of them |
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Computers – That’s where digital photography
really shines |
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It’s the “darkroom” where all the digital
photography comes to live and the fun begins! |
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Like we said, it’s the “darkroom” that makes it
all worthwhile to enter the age of digital photography ! |
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Digital or Film image ? |
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What does it cost ? |
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What do we do with the image ? |
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How do we improve the image ? |
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Where does the image eventually end up ? |
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The General Consumer or Recreational
Photographer likes to “Point and Shoot” |
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The Prosumer or Hobby Photographer likes to “Point
and Think” |
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The Professional Photographer likes to “Point
and Pause” |
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Primary: |
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Resolution |
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Sensor Technology |
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Recycle Time |
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Lens / Zoom |
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View Finder |
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Macro Capabilities |
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Exposure Control |
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Battery Power |
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Secondary: |
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Storage |
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PC Interface |
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Focus |
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Compression Formats |
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LCD Design |
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Flash |
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Image Stabilization |
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Software |
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Make certain the camera has the right resolution
for your needs |
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Make certain the camera has enough memory |
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Make certain the lens will handle the picture
you plan to take |
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Do not confuse digital zoom with optical zoom |
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Check how long the battery will last |
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Digital |
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PC-Drop |
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Cheaper Prints |
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More private |
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No worry about film |
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No more back-up shots |
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Allows more creativity |
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No more film/snap box |
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Expensive hardware |
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Film |
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Drug store drop |
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Not quite true ! |
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Viewing at the Lab |
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Get the right film |
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Get back-up shots |
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Most are creative |
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APS eliminates most |
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Cheaper hardware |
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Comparison between the conventional 35 mm film and the CCD chip used in
digital cameras. |
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Cameras |
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Card Readers |
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Memory Media |
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APS film system keeps film photography
interesting |
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Cartridge will keep film clean and properly
stored |
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Contact sheet is all that’s needed for
reordering prints |
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Usable in all film cameras |
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Electronic Film Cartridge that slips into film
camera |
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Capture 24 high quality digital images |
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Currently fits most Nikon and Canon cameras |
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$700 |
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Olympus D-460 is amazon.com’s top seller for the
general consumer |
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Features 1.2 MB CCD with 2x digital zoom. |
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Smart Media Card |
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$346 |
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Panasonic PV-SD4090 with 120 MB Superdisk |
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Also takes regular floppy disks. |
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1.2 MP with 3x optical zoom. |
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$685 |
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SONY MAVICA |
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MVC-CD-1000 |
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156 MB 3” writeable CD-R drive disk |
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2.1 MP CCD |
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10x zoom lens |
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Biggest and heaviest camera on the market ! |
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$1300 |
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Olympus E-10 |
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(Semi-Pro ) Professional Digicam |
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SLR/TTL camera has a 28-420 mm equivalent fixed
zoom lens. |
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Dual Media Slot with 32MB Smart Media |
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4 MP CCD (2440x1680) |
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$1950 |
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The Sony Marine Pack |
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SONY DSC-P1 is a 3.3MP digicam for underwater
use |
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3x (39-117mm) optical zoom |
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Memory Stick |
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$799 |
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Teaming with Polaroid, this 2 MP Olympus C-211
camera prints images on Polaroid 500 instant film. |
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Makes 2.5x4.4 inch prints as many as you want
from a 10 picture pack. |
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$900 |
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Much advertised Dataplay optical disk is about
the size of quarter. |
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500 MB for $10/each |
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Write only like a CD-R defeats purchase of
digital camera. |
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Can’t be erased and you have to buy more ! |
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IBM pocket size hard drive has 1 GB capacity. |
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Size of a quarter |
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Designed to fit Flash Card size cartridges |
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IBM 1 GB
hard drive memory card. |
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Fits CF
Type II card slots |
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$429
($0.43 / MB !) |
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The Minds@Work digital wallet |
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6 GB portable storage |
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PC & Mac compatible |
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$499 ( $.10 / MB ) |
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Take this on a trip instead of the laptop ! |
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3.5 inch disk Adapters for : |
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Smart Media Cards |
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Multi Media Cards |
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Sony Memory Sticks |
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Card Readers |
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Memory Card Adapters |
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PC Adapters |
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Now available from a host of manufacturers |
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Microtech ZIO Card Reader |
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USB Direct Insert |
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Compact Flash I & II, MP3 files, IBM
Microdrive |
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Mc & PC |
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$35 |
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6 Volt 1800mAH battery pack w/case |
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4-hour AC rapid charger |
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12V cigarette lighter power cord |
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Camera power cable w/3 modular coaxial plugs |
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Printers are getting better almost every day. |
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Top choices are still EPSON Stylus and HP
Deskjet or Photosmart. |
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Price Range: $150 to $900 |
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You will spend many times the purchase price for
ink and cartridges over the lifetime of the printer! |
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