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Money-saving advice for snapshooters and family memory keepers
ArticleAccessories and Gadgets Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, November 22, 2011
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The number and variety of memory cards available today can be bewildering, especially to someone who just wants to take family snapshots with a point-and-shoot camera. Here's some buying advice.
TAGS: buying guide, digital camera, point and shoot, SD card, beginner, memory card, memory card reader, memory, sd, memory stick, snapshots, buying tips, basic, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC
Here are five great cameras for first-timer DSLR users--Updated for HOLIDAYS 2011!
ArticleThe Best...Right Now Gear Guides & Reviews - by Mason Resnick, November 7, 2011
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Getting bored with your point-and-shoot? Ready to grow as a photographer but afraid of all the technology? Here are some great low-cost DSLRs that will get you pro results easily.
TAGS: digital, buying guide, SLR, DSLR, beginner, entry-level, inexpensive, starter
Product Reviews
ArticleAdorama TV Techniques and How-Tos - by Mark Wallace, May 18, 2011
This week, Mark Wallace reviews the Canon EOS Rebel T3i digital SLR camera.
TAGS: canon, DSLR, beginner, hd video, hdslr, Canon T3i
The best lens might not always be the right lens for you
ArticleLenses and Filters Gear Guides & Reviews - by Bob Atkins, June 28, 2010
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Choosing a lens for your DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera can be a difficult task, not because there are so few choices, but because there are often so many.
TAGS: adorama, digital, camera, buying guide, DSLR, beginner, wide angle, zoom lens, bob atkins, lens
What to do when the color in your photos has an unnatural tint
ArticleBeginner Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 25, 2009
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Are your pictures coming out too blue or orange? It's time to learn how to set your White Balance.
TAGS: tips, beginner, white balance, tip
Superzooms are very tempting, but there's a downside
ArticleBeginner Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 24, 2009
At the longest focal length, zoom lenses on compact cameras produce darker images, especially when shooting with your flash.
TAGS: flash, beginner, snapshots, tip, Fix the Pix
Your flash has limits. Here's one of them, and how to work around it.
ArticleBeginner Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 23, 2009
Have you ever shot pictures of a ballgame or a concert at a stadium or arena—or just across a room—and were disappointed to see...not much of anything?
Get that flash but blurred effect under control
ArticleBeginner Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 22, 2009
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What to do when a mode designed to save people pictures in low light ruins them instead.
TAGS: flash, beginner, tip, blur, Fix the Pix
No more deer in the headlights
ArticleBeginner Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 21, 2009
Avoid on-camera flash as much as possible. But when there's insufficient light to get a decent shot without it, here's a simple way to get more flattering people pictures with it.
TAGS: flash, beginner, snapshots, tip
Why great portraits aren’t made in the uneven shade
ArticleBeginner Techniques and How-Tos - by Mason Resnick, September 18, 2009
While taking pictures in open shade is generally a good thing, there’s an exception to this rule when you’re under the shade of a big, leafy tree and the sun light peaks through here and there.
TAGS: beginner, portrait, snapshots, tip, Fix the Pix
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