Digital Cameras and Photo 101

The most astounding piece of information that you will ever hear about the age of the electronic revolution: many consumers do not understand how to use the technology.   The numbers of digital cameras purchased by consumers leaves this a difficult concept to digest.  Maybe the consumers need a Photo 101 class.

It would seem according to the staggering number of purchases, that everyone understands how to use these digital wonders, but that is simply not so.  Therefore, we’re going to dedicate this article to:

Photo 101: The Basics of Digital Cameras

Digital cameras come with a variety of choices in megapixels.  For those of you who are not familiar with this term, pixels are individual dots of color that come together to form the complete picture.  The higher the pixel count, the clearer and crisper your image.

Next, for digital photography, you don’t need film, but you will need a memory stick or a memory card.  The relatively inexpensive memory cards will hold approximately 100 photos, and the more expensive are capable of 1000 or more photos.  Now, for the average consumer, no more than 500 photo storage capacities would be needed.

Digital Camera Software

After taking your wonder digital photos, you will want to transfer them to your computer.  Most cameras are purchased with software that can be loaded to your computer and when you plug the USB cable from the digital cameras into the USB slot on the computer, uploading will normally begin automatically.

The only thing left to discuss is the printing of those gorgeous photos.  If you have a printer attached to your computer that is for photo printing, all you need is the photo paper (sold at your local office supply); otherwise, you may need to check the printer settings and adjust the printing preferences to include photo printing.

Well, that just about covers the basics in digital cameras, digital photography, and photo printing; now that you understand the basics of digital cameras consider buying one and taking a photo 101 class to get started.