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I purchased a Nikon Coolpix 5000...now
it has all of the 'bells and whistles' (more than I thought I would ever need),
BUT, that has been all the fun in owning this camera. With reference
manual in tote, I have learned how to take better photos in special lighting,
close up, with a wide angle, black and white, and more! (see examples)
And talk about convenient! I take the photos that I want and run up to my
local drug store, or Sam's Club, and enhance how I want, get the size I want,
and only choose the copies that I want. Then, in about an hour, I have
beautiful photographs to take home and scrap!
Megapixel
Megapixel, which means one million pixels, is a unit of measurement for resolution of digital cameras. The more pixels (or tiny dots), the better the picture quality. While pictures from a 3-megapixel camera can be printed up to 11 x 14-inches, a 2-megapixel camera makes 8 x 10-inch prints, which are fine for most people.
Resolution (or Picture Quality)
The number of pixels (or tiny dots) that make up an image.
Resolution is measured in megapixels.
The higher the number, the better the picture quality and the bigger the print
you can make. Pictures taken with a 3-megapixel camera can be printed up to 11
x 14-inch prints, while pictures from a 2-megapixel camera can be printed up
to 8 x 10 inches.
A beautiful, quality photo is
important in creating beautiful, quality scrapbook pages. Try not to use
photos that are blurry, too dark or light, etc... An off-center photo can be
easily corrected with the help of cropping. You can do this either when
you have your photos printed, or by using a paper trimmer later when you are
creating your page. Do not print photos on your regular computer
printer, as they do not work the same way as a thermal photo printer does (like
a Kodak Picture Maker Kiosk or that you can purchase for home-Sony Picture Station Digital Photo Printer
Use a backdrop for portraits, I use a black felt material and it works great. I also just use a thick white sheet for a white backdrop. Here is an example of what I mean:
Here are a few of the top digital cameras. Check each one for the review it has been given. Cameras and reviews courtesy of Target.
Here is some reading material to consider:
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