Kodak Pocket Guide To Digital Photography

Wonderfully easy-to-use, concise, portable enough to stash in a camera bag, and packed with all the basics on taking digital photos: this invaluable pocket guide is everything you’d expect from a digital imaging leader such as Kodak. Filled with first-rate information, it covers everything from choosing the right digital camera to selecting accessories, from saving digital images to sharing photos with friends and family over e-mail. Find out all the basics on file formats, downloading pictures, taking better portraits, and improving image composition. This guide will help photographers get superior results from their digital camera, and even those new to digital—and intimidated by technology—will find themselves shooting with confidence.

What is a digital camera-how exactly does this state-of-the-art tool work? This guide is chock-full of information, so you can compare digital vs. traditional, get pointers to the right camera, and learn about the essentials from resolution and memory to tone reproduction and sound annotations. Most helpful is the focus on digital-specific matters such as understanding file formats, hard drive or removable storage, and e-mailing pictures. With vital quick fixes for problem photos and creative ideas for using your images.

Photography Provides on-the-spot information for using a 35mm camera. In addition to explaining camera, flash, lens, and filter operations, this guide discusses the unique aspects of photographing people, action, landscapes, wild animals, zoos, and architecture. 112 pages (over 200 illustrations), 3-1/2 x 6-1/4.

Even film diehards have a tough time resisting the instant gratification of the digital camera. Today's digital cameras are more affordable then ever before, and they deliver high quality images that are a snap to share. Plus, you can take risks with a digital camera you never would with a film camera. You waste nothing; there's no film required, and because you only print the pictures you need, digital photography is cost effective and environmentally friendly. But to take full advantage of a digital camera, you need to be an experienced photographer and an expert at digital photography too. With more than 15 years of experience as a photojournalist, author Derrick Story brings you Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition. For everyone who owns or will own a digital camera (and that pretty much means everyone!), this is the perfect on-the-go guide for taking top-notch digital photos. In this third edition of the bestselling pocket guide, Story expands on the basic photography techniques that he introduced in earlier editions, including an explanation of each camera component and what it does, tips for choosing just the right settings for your needs, and much more. This indispensable guide covers everything from how to shoot sports action, close ups, and night shots, to dealing with image resolution, archiving, and memory cards. Affordable and portable, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition offers full-color photographs, screen shots, and line art illustrating all the topics in the guide's three main sections ("Digital Camera Components," "Standard Camera Functions," and "How Do I?"). Contents are labeled A to Z for quick reference. There's also a comprehensive table of contents and index so you'll waste no time flipping to the specific information you need--whether you want to transfer images, make a QuickTime movie, or just figure out what purpose that mystery setting on your camera serves. There's even a section of easy-to-read reference tables for quick look-up of white balance settings, exposure compensation, camera mode explanations, and plenty more.

With digital cameras selling faster every day, there are countless new owners desperate for a very basic overview. Problem solved: Kodak is here with a beginner's guide that delivers a rich blend of information, inspiration, and visual interest that will orient the newcomer in the exciting world of digital photography.

Following in the footsteps of the best-selling KODAK Guide to 35mm Photography comes a comprehensive guide with something for every digital photographer?be it an amateur looking for new techniques or a seasoned pro who?s brushing up.