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Stay Connected@your library
Technology & Computers for Senior Techies
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Issue 3
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Greetings!
Digital pictures can add fun to emails, scrapbooks,
and other communications. This issue of Stay
Connected has some hints for taking good pictures with a
digital camera. The second article can help you find a digital
camera that works for you.
Clicking on blue words (called hypertext)
anywhere
on this page will take you to Web sites with more
information on the article topics.
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Say Cheese
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Taking Better Digital Pictures
Most of us have shoe boxes full of old photo prints-blurry,
heads cut off, too dark, too bright, you name it-that we took
to get a few great shots.
One big advantage of a digital camera is the ability
to take many pictures with little expense beyond
your initial investment in the camera equipment. This
is important because taking great pictures means
taking a lot of pictures. With a digital camera, you
can take dozens of pictures on a memory card,
review them, decide which ones to keep or print,
then erase the memory card and start over.
Manufacturers of digital cameras and peripheral
equipment offer hints on how to take good pictures.
Here are some sites that offer picture-taking hints:
Other sites offer hints and help, too:
Have fun snapping lots of digital pictures! It's fun to have
pictures to send and share.
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What's a Megapixel?
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Buying a Digital Camera
What was your first camera? A Kodak box camera,
like the Brownie? An Instamatic? Maybe you had a
Polaroid, with instant pictures. Whatever it was, it
was probably fairly simple to operate-and to buy.
Choosing a digital camera, on the other hand, can be
a bewildering adventure among megapixels, optical
zoom, memory cards, resolution, and more. Learning
the terminology will help. Check out the following
web sites to "talk the talk."
Now you're ready to shop! This Web
site is a
comprehensive resource for novices and the more
advanced who want to buy a camera. It will walk you
through the features you want, your anticipated use,
and make recommendations on cameras. The
site also has tutorials, troubleshooting hints, and
more. A one-stop source for information on digital
cameras.
But, of course, on the World Wide Web, there is
never only one of anything! Here are two of the
dozens of sites on digital cameras that may help you
find a camera that works for you:
Digital Camera Connection
Electronics Made Easy
Once you decide on a camera, consider buying it from a
local retailer that offers free or low-fee classes on digital
cameras. This will make using your new camera a far less
frustrating experience!
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Just for Fun
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Mystery Links
Every issue of Stay Connected@your library has
mystery links
to take you to interesting and informative Web sites.
Have fun
exploring by clicking the links under Just for Fun in
the sidebar.
For more exploration and learning, click on the
hypertext links
on each of these Web pages, too.
If you find an
interesting site you would like to share, send us the
link at the
email address below. Watch for new Mystery
Links in each
issue.
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These links are provided for information only;
inclusion in the
newsletter is not a recommendation or endorsement.
Some
sites may contain advertising. These links were
current as of
Februrary 2006.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, a
Federal agency
that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of
learning,
and State Library Services & School Technology, the
Minnesota
State Library Agency, support Senior Techies II
project at
SELCO/SELS under the provisions of the Library
Services and
Technology Act (LSTA).
Happy Snapping!
Ann Walker Smalley & Amy Larson
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
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