Cameras

Digital camera today offers a lot of advanced features and sometimes its overwhelming enough that it's so difficult to pick the right one for you. This article will help you choose a good...

One of the best ways to learn all the tips and tricks for using a professional camera is to read the manual that comes with it. Try out all the different settings, buttons and options so you'll be...

When purchasing a digital camera lens there are three questions that have to be answered: 1. What brand of camera is it for? 2. What are you taking pictures of? 3. When will the lens be used?

Wide angle zoom lenses are a popular choice for photographers who shoot landscapes, cityscapes, and architecture. Photographers who use the Canon 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, and Rebel X series, have...

Digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras and some point-and-shoot cameras come equipped with a bracketing feature that allows you to take a photograph with several different exposure settings. The...

Pentax spotting scopes are perfect for nature photography. They can get you closer to the action than any binoculars, and the image is clear and crisp. By using the PF-CA35 Pentax K-Mount SLR...

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When Nikon introduced their 18-200 mm lens in 2005, it quickly became one of the most popular in the company's lineup. It wasn't long before other companies rose to meet consumers' demand for an...

Wide angle lenses for digital SLRs have changed since the days of film, in part because the APS-C sensors used on the sub-$2,000 SLRs crop the image by a factor of 1.6. This means that a 10mm wide...

Camera lenses are delicate, high-precision devices. They contain a variety of lens elements as well as the mechanisms to focus and set aperture openings. While older lenses are entirely...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi is a 10.1 megapixel, completely digital camera. It has many features such as self-adjusting lenses and focus (aperture). For professional photographers, there is the...

The Canon Speedlite 430 EX Flash is an external light source for Canon digital cameras. According to Canon.com, this flash is compatible with all Canon Electro-Optical System (EOS) cameras,...

How you use a camera will determine how the final images will appear. You can simply point and shoot, but then all you get is basic snapshots. Learning how to operate a camera with the techniques...

Digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras allow photographers the flexibility of using different lenses. Some lenses, like the 50 mm, have a fixed focal length; other lenses, like the EF 17-40mm,...

Portrait photography is an art, partly becuase it can be so complicated to get the photo just right. Good portrait photography takes practice and patience. This tutorial is designed to give you...

The Canon GL2 is a professional level standard definition camcorder. It has three CCDs to ensure accurate color reproduction, a 20x optically image-stabilized zoom lens and a very good stereo...

Lenses for single-lens reflex cameras that use film are interchangeable with lenses for digital SLRs. There are a few things to remember about either when using them on the opposite type camera,...

What is it about those magazine photos that make them look so great? While it's true they are taken with expensive gear, they also have a blurred background that surrounds the subject. This...

The Nikon D40x is a powerful DSLR (digital single-Lens reflex) that's loaded with features, but simple enough for beginners. After reviewing a guide that takes you through the basics of the...

The Nikon D40 is one of the most popular Digital SLR cameras ever made. At 6.1 megapixels, it provides enough power for most consumers and amateur photographers. Unfortunately, because it has no...

If you have a digital SLR camera, all those dials and settings can be confusing. Here are five questions to ask before you take a picture.

The Nikon N50, released in 1994, features a dot-matrix LCD panel, comprehensive exposure modes, 6-segment Matrix Sensor, 3D Matrix Metering, built-in flash and 6V rechargeable lithium battery. The...

Digital cameras have become the standard for amateur to professional photographers around the globe because they are easier to use. For real control over an image and for the best image quality,...

If it is a sunny day, then you should have no problem whatsoever taking pictures with your Holga camera. However, if it is a bit overcast outside, then they are not so effective since they only...

First released in December 2005, the Nikon D200 is a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera that is designed for the "prosumer," or advanced amateur market. The D200 shares many of the features...

Nikon, formed in 1917 in Japan, is one of the largest producers of cameras in the world. In addition to the camera, Nikon specializes in other imaging products, such a microscopes, binoculars and...

To zoom in closer with your camera you can either purchase an extender or a buy a longer telephoto lens. Extenders come in a few lengths: a 1.4x extender, 1.7x extender and a 2.0x extender. The...

Photography is all about light. As cameras become more and more powerful, they also become more affordable. This means that the consumer can get their hands on a powerful camera for a price that...

The Nikon D80 digital single-lens reflex camera is the workhorse of the Nikon line of digital cameras. It is rugged, lightweight and fast. It may not have all the bells and whistles of the...

The f-stop setting an a single lens reflex (SLR) camera lens determines how much light enters the camera through the lens. Also called the aperture setting, the f-stop value is one of the key...

The Nikon Coolpix 5700 is a few years old now, so it's possible you could encounter a few problems with it. We'll take a look at some of the more common problems that you could encounter.

The Nikon N75 (known as the F75 outside of North America) is a 35 mm SLR camera designed for beginning and intermediate photographers. You can diagnose many of the problems you may encounter while...

The Nikon D80 is a 10 megapixel prosumer level SLR that incorporates much of the technology of the professional level D200, including a 10 megapixel sensor and easy access to changing ISO, white...

The light meter will tell you the best aperture to use on your camera. Remember that the smallest F stop, which is the measurement of an aperture, is the widest aperture. The wider the aperture,...

Back in the 1980s, it seemed that everyone was learning photography on a Pentax K1000, but times change, and most of those cameras and their lenses are collecting dust in the garage. Most of these...

Like most Pentax digital single-lens reflex cameras, the Pentax K10D packs a lot of features into a small package at a mid-range price. It takes a bit of effort to get used to how it works to get...

While most all DSLR cameras have an "automatic" mode, the manual setting unleashes the true power of a proper DSLR camera.This article will cover the basics of how to take a well...

Once you master the AUTOMATIC function, there are many other modes nearly all cameras offer. The results can be improved when choosing these modes.

The Canon 40D is a 10-megapixel digital SLR from Canon that can shoot at a robust 6.5 frames per second and is constructed with a durable magnesium alloy body. The 40D was one of the first Canons...

Any tool is only as good as the person using it. A good photographer can use either Nikon's high-end D4X or the lower-cost D60 and achieve superb results. The D80 is used by many professional...

The Nikon 5700 is a 5-megapixel digital camera released in 2002 as part of the CoolPix line of cameras. The 5700 has a 1.5-inch LCD screen, 8x optical and 4x digital zoom and the ability to...

The Canon XL1s is a professional camcorder with a dizzying array of options. The XL1S has excellent video quality from its 3CCD sensor system, devoting one CCD (charge-coupled device) to each of...

The Nikon D40X was an upgrade from the D40, keeping all the same features as the D40 while changing the sensor from a six megapixel one to a 10 megapixel one (hence the X). the D40 and D40X were...

The Olympus E410 digital SLR camera, otherwise known as the EVolt E410, is a unique camera built for photographers aspiring to make the move from point and shoot digital cameras to the more...

The S5 Pro is a 12.3 megapixel digital SLR camera released by Fuji in 2007. A member of the FinePix family of cameras, the S5 Pro was created for professional photographers. The S5 Pro is the...

In 2006, Nikon released the 10.2 megapixel D80 digital SLR camera. The camera features a 2.5-inch LCD screen, various image controls and an 11 area auto focus system. Though the multiple controls...

The Canon EOS 10D is a 6.3 megapixel digital SLR camera released in 2003. The EOS 10D provides photographers with great control over their photographs, with manual white balance, auto or manual...

The Canon 580EX II, released in 2007 as a replacement to the 580EX, offers 20 percent faster recycling times than the 580EX and replaces the old screw mount system with a lever latch that locks...

The Olympus E410 SLR digital camera (known also as the Evolt E410) is on the lower end of the Olympus SLR camera line. The E410 was designed for ease of use, and those who are making the move...

The Canon PowerShot G9 is a point-and-shoot digital camera with many of the same features as more expensive DSLRs. Manual controls, RAW capability, 12.1-megapixel resolution and an optical image...