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General Camera Settings

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Since it is your camera that manufactures the image (unless you are shooting RAW) it is important to understand your camera and to have it set right. See this article also for camera setting suggestions.

At the very least I recommend:

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 February 2008 21:44 ) Read more...
 

Initial Settings For Your New Digital Camera

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When you purchase a new digital camera it is important that some of the settings be made properly 'right out of the box'.  Here is my list of suggestions to those of you with new digital cameras:

Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 January 2008 19:20 ) Read more...
 

Tell Me About My Camera

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How can you know what digital camera to purchase?
How do you know if your digital camera is any good?
How do you know what your digital camera is best at?
How do you know what your digital camera is worst doing?

Simple...go to DP Review and look in the buyers guide or look up your camera.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 February 2008 21:24 ) Read more...
 


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