Mike Shehan asked that I post the attached information. It is similar to the program that Richard did last year on camera hardware.

Because of the storm Richard told Docia to stay home and get ready for next month's meeting on Photo Elements 2. The Tulsa Connect representative said that he only needed 15 minutes to do his part of the show. Docia said she would take the rest of the time in March.

How to avoid camera buying blunders
http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-1429209-8-7936019-1.html

Camera reviews and consumer ratings
http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/search/0,10126,0-6613935-1302-0,00.html?tag=dir

Microsoft sites
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/digitalphotography/thebigpicture/default.asp

Camera Features

• Determine your purpose for taking pictures
  • WWW and e-mail snapshots vs. archive family pictures
  • genealogy
  • inventory
  • real estate
  • eBay
  • vacation
  • party pics
  • publication
• When camera sized does make a difference
  Lens size and zoom
  • digital vs. optical zoom
  • lens quality
  • zoom
• Docking Station to download images and recharge batteries
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Kodak
• Type of batteries used
  • NIMH (Nickel Metal Hydride)
  • Alkaline
  • Rechargable Alakaline
  • Lithium
  • NiCad (Nickel Cadmium)
• Type and size of media storage
  • Internal memory, not removable
  • Smart Media
  • Compact Flash
  • SD/MMC (Secure Digital / MultiMediaCard)
  • CD-R (Mavica)
  • Floppy disk (Mavica)
  • Memory Stick
• Types of programs / features integrated into the camera
  • Ease of use vs. special features
• Software programs that come with the camera CD
• Mega pixels – how big the picture is

  Megapixels	Image Size	Best Quality For
  <	640 x 480	Web, email
  1	1,280 x 960	4 x 6 prints at home
  2	1,600 x 1,200	4 x 6 prints
  3	2,048 x 1,536	5 x 7 prints
  4	2,272 x 1,704	8 x 10 prints at home
  5+	2,560 x 1,920 or more	Large professional prints

• Accessories
  • Batteries and battery charger
  • Case
  • Docking station for easy downloads to your computer and battery recharging
  • Close up lenses, filters
  • Memory card reader
  • Photo printer (Consider costs for print cartridges and specialized paper)
  • Photo program to manage pictures for redeye, rotating, numbering
  • Accessories can easily add $200 to the cost of a camera
• Demonstration
  • Take pictures
    • May have a LCD window and viewfinder, different from 35mm cameras
    • LCD Window will turn off eventually to save battery power
    • Press down on the shutter release part way to focus
    • Press down the rest of the way to take the picture
    • Image stays in the viewfinder for a short time
    • There may be a pause between the time the shutter is pressed and the picture is taken and saved to disk
    • Can erase pictures that do not work, save space for other pictures
  • Copy pictures to computer
    • Use USB cable and card reader
    • Drag and drop files in Windows Explorer from camera to My Pictures
    • Rename picture
    • Look at jpg vs. TIFF formats
    • Unplug USB device on Task Bar
  • Look at magazine articles

  
  
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  Tulsa Computer Society 3/02/2003
  Don Singleton, President