Cameras

The Nikon D60 is a 10 megapixel D-SLR that replaces the D40x. It can shoot three frames per second for up to 100 shots consecutively. It has a three-point autofocus system, program shooting modes,...

If you are having problems with your Canon Powershot's shutter, the first thing you want to check are the batteries and memory card. If the batteries are low or dead, or if the memory card is...

If you wear corrective glasses you may find using cameras with a zoom lens slightly difficult. This is because your glasses keep you from resting your eye firmly against the eye piece, and if you...

Let's say you have a point&shoot or even a higher-end camera, you're in dim light and you can't get your camera to lock in focus. This can happen if the focus light is too far away from the...

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PERSONAL CAMERA Or, “How to Avoid Taking the World’s Worst Picture,” which is what most of us have learned to do. Why? The World’s Worst Picture came directly out of the...

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...

If you are new to digital photography and want to get a handle on the manual aspects of this DSLR, a good place to start is focus points, take that camera off auto focus points and learn how to...

Sharp digital camcorders are not known to malfunction regularly, but there are times when the devices do not work as expected. Though they are sophisticated cameras, many of the problems...

Canon's line of digital cameras includes small models like the Powershot series and larger models like the Canon Rebel XT Digital SLR camera. The digital camera features 8.0 megapixel shots, takes...

Incredible Pictures... Incredibly Easy! That is Nikon's catch phrase for its entry-level digital single lens reflex camera, the D40. The D40 is a very capable DSLR and comes at an affordable...

Taking your camera out of the Automatic and Scene modes, you can select which drive mode to use for focusing, and shooting photos.

The Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 is a 10.3 megapixel digital camera released in 2005. Featuring a 5x optical zoom, a 2-inch movable LCD screen and a fast processor that allows for one picture per second...

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 Canon 5D is a 12.8-megapixel camera that was one of Canon's early entries into the full-frame market. The full-frame sensor is the same size as 35mm film. Most digital SLRs have an APS-C...

everyone wants to take great pictures, even if you are not a photographer. some of your pictures don't turn out quit as good as you would like them to be. but don't worry, you can take better...

Drive modes are selectable functions in many cameras which determine how the focus motor in the front of the lens will operate. The Automatic modes determine which operation mode will be used. In...

The Canon PowerShot A630 is an 8-megapixel camera released in 2004. The A630 gives photographers a wealth of features to help take high-quality and creative photographs. Like all digital cameras,...

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 PowerShot S5 IS is a digital camera featuring an 8 megapixel censor and 12x optical zoom. Released in 2007, the PowerShot S5 IS makes taking photographs easy, with a 2.50-inch movable...

The PowerShot SD750 is a 7.1 megapixel digital camera released by Canon in 2007. The SD750 has a variety of features to help take high quality photographs, including 3x optical zoom, face...

The above video is a home video that I made for my niece and nephew in 2006. This hot to article will help you learn to properly expose, focus, and stabilize your camcorder for great looking home...

Like most digital cameras, the Nikon Coolpix 4500 will occasionally not operate as intended. Many of the issues caused by a malfunctioning 4500, from problems with the power supply to issues with...

The Canon EOS 40D is a 10.1-megapixel camera with a 3-inch LCD view screen and an EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. Released in 2007, the EOS 40D is the successor to the EOS 30D and produced for...

The Canon HG10 is a mid-range digital video recorder, Canon's debut video recorder in the HDD (hard disk drive) recording market. The HG10 is also capable of shooting in AVC High Definition. ...

The Canon EOS 20D is an 8.2 megapixel SLR digital camera released in 2004. The EOS 20D is more advanced than standard digital cameras, and casual or amateur photographers will find it has a...

The Nikon N80 is a modern, 35mm film single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It supports most Nikon F mount lenses and a number of mid- to high-end features, such as automatic bracketing of photographs...

Depth of field is the term used to describe how far the focus range of the camera is before objects in the frame become out of focus. Deep depth of field has all, if not most, of the picture in...

Ever see awesome photographs where the subject is in focus and everything else is blurry? Here's how it's done...

A Lensbaby is a single-element lens with a flexible casing that allows the lens to be focused like a traditional lens and as a tilt and shift lens. Available in a variety of lens mount styles, the...

Professional camcorders offer much more flexibility in picture quality, lighting controls and lens versatility than consumer camcorders. If you have a more expensive Prosumer or Professional...

The most common camera used today is a point-and-shoot digital camera. These cameras are not meant to take action shots because of the shutter lag. This is the wait between the time you press the...

While special effects have traditionally been applied to images during reproduction, today's digital cameras allow photographers to use special photo effects right on the camera, during shooting....

An SLR camera stands for single lens reflex camera. One of the unique factors about this type of camera is interchangeable lenses. Depending on how the camera will be used, different lenses can be...

The Canon 20D is a beefy 8.2 megapixel digital SLR with a magnesium alloy body, making it suitable for more professional use. With the ability to shoot five frames per second, the camera can take...

Camera lenses are an important element of photography because they control how light is directed to the camera's film or digital sensor. Different lenses can make faraway objects look close up or...

The Nikon lens is one of the best on the market. Nikon lenses are robust, and the company provides great support if anything goes wrong with your lens and you have time to send it out. But what...

Telephoto lenses allow you to capture faraway subjects as if they were right next to you. Also, because of the way that telephoto lenses are designed, your subject can be in crisp focus against a...

Single-lens reflex cameras offer photographers the opportunity to change lenses depending on what types of pictures are going to be taken. Camera lenses vary in zoom type, aperture, focal length,...

The camera lens is a vital part of the photo capturing process because it molds and shapes the light that comes through to the sensor. On single-lens reflex cameras, the lens can be changed to...

Choosing a lens can be almost as complicated as choosing a camera, and it's just as important. Any light that eventually reaches your camera's image sensor or film must first pass through the...

Canon has been making cameras since the launch of the Kwanon in 1936. That first camera came equipped with a Nikon lens, but shortly thereafter, Canon introduced its own line of lenses. Canon lens...

Nikon has been making its line of Nikkor lenses since the 1930s. Nikon designed its digital SLRs to be able to accommodate all lenses made since 1977. Older lenses can also be used, as long as...

Macro photography can be challenging because a subtle shift in the distance of your lens and the subject can alter the focus of the image. With this article, you will learn the easiest method for...

Canon offers a wide variety of lenses for its EOS (electro-optical system) single lens reflex (SLR) cameras. EOS is also meant to be a reference to Eos, the goddess of the dawn in Greek mythology....

It may seem odd at first, but there are some practical applications for lenses that don't come from Germany and aren't the sharpest ever made. There are those photographers who can pull image...

A camera lens, also known as a photographic lens, is used in conjunction with a camera's body to create images on film or electronic media. There are many different types of lenses and filters...

Learning how to blur the background of a photo taken with a digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera is not much different from producing the same effect with a film camera. The principle settings...

The Canon SD750 is a 7-megapixel member of Canon's ELPH line of digital cameras. This super-compact camera is great for beginners as well as serious photographers who are looking for a camera that...

When using a 4 x 5 camera, the focus rail should be locked down before taking a photo. Learn how to use the focus rail of a Speed Graphic large format 4 x 5 camera in this free camera lesson from...

The auto focus feature of a digital camera can be formatted in different ways. Learn how to use different auto focus modes with tips from a camera enthusiast in this free photography video.