May
28
2009
HD camcorders are the rage. But how do you play the HD videos you take, or worse yet, pass them on to friends?
Regular DVD formats are not compatible with the signal an HD video needs to use.
Most TVs that people have cannot utilize the memory cards that some modern HD camcorders use. Continue Reading »
Jan
10
2009
In the past, you simply did not have to make a choice between any other photography methods than film. Everyone had a film camera and everyone either learned to develop their own film or took it to their local processor. Now, you do have a choice and many people who are used to film wonder, which is better. Today we have film cameras and digital cameras. Here are the pros and cons to using both digital and print photography.
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Aug
28
2008
My favourite photography store announced advanced ordering of the new Canon 50D. My 40D is less than a year old, and the main reason I bought it is still about the same in the 50D, so I see new reason to upgrade. The 50D does have 15 mega pixels, but I think I can go another year on 10.
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Nov
03
2007
The huge growth in the sales of digital cameras has been good for the environment on 2 fronts.
(1) less chemicals are being used to develop traditional film
(2) many of us actually print less, as we post them on the internet, and only tend to print the very best ones.
More on this topic in the article at Richard's Photo Articles. A similar article is here.
Sep
27
2007
Everywhere I look in today's world, someone has a digital camera of one type or another. It could be just a camera phone, or it could be a digital SLR, or one of the many gadgets in between. Thanks to those, and to cheap memory, today's children are becoming the most documented generation ever, as parents, relatives and friends capture forever the first, second and hundredth smile.
The challenge is this - how are you storing all those digital pics? Continue Reading »