Description:
You'll learn how to buy, point, click, and customize a digital camera in A Short Course in Choosing & Using a Digital Camera. Beginning with the definition of a pixel and working its way through file formats, image-capture technologies, and photographic techniques, this book provides its readers with a base from which to explore digital photography. Dennis Curtin, a skilled photographer, deserves praise for his patience, clear writing style, and exemplary illustrations. He uses his communication skills to explain what features you'll find in modern digital cameras and what you can do with each. He explains acronyms and defines terms as he shares his enjoyment of computer-aided photography. When you finish reading this slender volume, you'll be ready to shop intelligently for a digital camera, select a good one, and make the most of it in the studio and afield. The only notable problems with this book are in its physical production values. A small publishing house, ShortCourses.com has bound this book with a plastic spiral and covered it with clear plastic. Also, some of the photographs seem to have suffered as a result of the printing process. But if you're willing to overlook these trifles, Choosing & Using a Digital Camera represents a bonanza of digital photography information. --David Wall
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