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To get your best pictures you must understand the basics of your camera

• Read the Manual!

• Then read it again

- and operate each basic feature as you read

- Take a few pictures based on what you read

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Basic operations to know• Plan your camera settings before shooting

• Set lowest ISO based on light

• Select your image quality; jpg, large, medium, small, etc• Set WB based on lighting circumstances

• Set exposure bracketing for conditions

• Determine what size memory card to use

• Remember the settings will remain in memory after camera is turned off!

• Set single or continuous exposure switch

•Set exposure to suit - P, Av, Tv, NOT AUTO!

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Typical mid range camera

•On market August 2004

• The 6th of the G-series Powershots

•7 Mp sensor chip

• Purchase price on Internet - $575

• Many features, not too complex

• Features for experienced user also

• Very high image quality

• Produces 13 X 19 inch prints

Canon G6 Powershot

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Overview of mega-pixel cameras

•Type 1& 2 CF memory cards• Full exposure control

• Resolution selection

• ISO selection

• Bright LCD screen

• External flash hot shoe

• Zoom capability

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Showing

Overall

Dimensions

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Operating Displays

Record Setup

Playback Index

Function Menu

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LCD Display Image Zoom

Mid-zoom Full Zoom

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Image resolution/quality

3072 X 2304 RAW

7358 Kb

3072 X 2304 JPG

3282 Kb (Super Fine)

3072 X 2304 JPG

2012 Kb (Fine)

3072 X 2304 JPG

930 Kb (Normal)

2592 X 1944 JPG (M1)2308 Kb (Super Fine)

2048 X 1536 JPG (M2)1639 Kb (Super Fine)

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Camera Status Panel

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ISO Selection

User to vary “film speed” for lighting conditions

ISO 50

ISO 400

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Exposure Bracketing

•Allows taking 3 shots at different exposures

- .7 stop Normal exposure +.7 stop

• Bracket can be set in 1/3 stop increments

• Exposure range can be set to –2 to +2 stops

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Getting your pictures into the computer

• USB cable from camera to computer

• Need camera’s software for transfer

• Transfer rate is very slow

….a better way is

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Transfer using a card reader

• USB 2.0 cable reader to computer

• Computer sees card as external disk drive

• Very fast transfer of images

• Multiple cards in some single readers

• Usually requires a CD driver disk with reader

• Most readers are low cost devices

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Prices from $8 to 30

Reader for laptop PCMIA slot

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Scan your old 35mm slides

• Archive your memories in a modern form

• After scanning, the slides are now digital images

• Digitized slides can be used same as images from the digital camera

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Scan your old 35mm slides - 2

• The main task is to organize the slides

• When you review them after many years, you may decide to throw out some!

• Scanned old images are great for showing to family members that have long forgotten them

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Example of 35mm scanner

• Minolta DualScan IV

• Scans slides or film

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Slide Shows!

Next step in using your camera is making

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Creating slide shows

• Better than the old “carousel days”

• Slide show creation software – some good, some not

• “Pictures to EXE” is one of the best

• Low price – download from Internet - $24

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Above all -

Have FUN with your photography