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Ever wonder how people have their breath-taking photographs? Well, the secret is, they are on the right place, at the right time and they've got good cameras with them. What more could you ask for if you have the professional camera with you? You can take every picture you want. But you cannot just take and take pictures. You also have to look for the right angle, the right settings for your camera and the best piece you want to take pictures.

Here are some tips on how to use the features on your cameras. This would be most appreciated by digital photography beginners so read on.

Using the MACRO Mode

If you want to take close up pictures, you'll get the best of it using your digital camera's macro mode. All you have to do is get close to your subject and your camera's macro setting will produce the magnified results. If you don't know how to set your camera to macro mode, take a look at your manual, usually, you'll know if you're on macro mode if the flower icon appears on the LCD. Another tip for taking close up picture is, hold the shutter button down halfway to allow your camera to focus on your subject. If the camera is ready, press the shutter fully to record your subject. When you are on macro mode, keep in mind that the subject would have very shallow depth so focus on the most important part of your subject.

Self Timer Settings for your Tripping

Most digital cameras have this feature where you can setup the self-timer if don't have someone to hold the camera for you. This feature comes best if you have your tripod or ultrapod with you. You can set the timer for this function, maybe set to 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Refer to your manual for your camera self timer settings. This function delays the shutter firing after the button has been pushed. For example, if you've set the self timer for 10 seconds, you have to press the shutter button first, and wait after the seconds passed. Usually, you'll hear a warning sound if the time set is done. Another thing to remember with this setting is that, there's no one to tell you whether you're in the good focus. You have to make sure that the focusing sensor is aimed on your target.

The Slow Motion Water

Have you noticed some pictures where they took flowing water that's more likely a painting? All you need is your digital camera, tripod and of course your flowing water subject. The trick here is forcing the shutter to stay open for about two seconds creating a soft flowing effect. You can create the painting like effect by mounting your camera on a tripod and slowly press the shutter button. You'll need the tripod to steady the camera during the long exposure. Try this trick and I bet you're going to enjoy it.

Horizontal Line Chaos

Most of people have problems holding the camera level when looking at their LCD monitors on their digital cameras. The results can be disappointed; you can have cockeyed sunsets and not-so-cool landscapes. One factor is that your camera's optics introduces distortion when rendering broad subject on a tiny LCD screens. One trick is if you want to square up an image in your LCD monitor, look for the subject's horizontal lines and use them as guides. For example, you can use the line where the sky and ocean meets. Sometimes you can use a strip of land as your level. Be aware that it is very important to capture your subject as level as possible. If you can practice the level framing of your shots, over the time the process will become more natural and the horizontal line chaos is gone. You now have your perfect picture.

You have to remember that your shots can be perfect if you dedicate yourself into it. Practice picture taking and experiment with your camera settings. Just make sure you don't destroy your cameras.

Digital Photography Slr Camera

1 MP camera - This is a camera that can shoot an image which is made up of one million pixels, which are used for the number of pixels in an image and the number of sensor elements of the camera.

Aperture - The opening that lets light travel to the camera's interior where the sensor is placed. An important element in most optical designs, it is deliberate to prevent saturation of a detector or overexposure of film.

Digital zoom - The process of blowing up a part of the picture by increasing the size of pixels in the image. The function that is performed within the digital camera leads to a loss of picture quality. Similar in some cameras to cropping the image, but the image is physically the same in location and size.

JPEG - The term used to describe the standard compression of a photographic image. This compression ratio was fixed by the Joint Photo Experts Group to reduce the picture size. It is not well suited for line drawings and other iconic images, due to its type of compression. The PNG and GIF formats are used for these or their reduction would lead to a considerable loss of picture quality.

Megapixels - An image that is made up of one million pixels, or used to express the number of sensor elements of digital cameras, or the number of display elements of digital displays.

Memory - A solid state electronic flash memory data storage device. Also, non-solid memory card that do not use flash memory.

Optical Zoom - The ability to vary the focal length and lens magnification, as opposed to a prime lens which has a fixed focal length.

Pixels: The single points in a graphic image. They can be reproduced at any size without the appearance of visible dots or squares. The word pixel stands for "(PI)cture (El)ement, with the common abbreviation PIX for PICTURE". Having a numerical value between 0 and 255, each pixel is made of three-color channels.

Pixel Count - This is the number of pixels that go into making each image.

PPI - This is the acronym of "pixels per inch" and describes the picture quality. Used for distinct meanings in the printer field, as the ppi is a measure of the printer's resolution of dot printing. The higher the number of pixels per inch the better is the picture.

RAW/NEF - An uncompressed photographed image file that contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of a digital camera or image scanner. The RAW picture format has been introduced by Canon. Nikon calls this format as NEF.

Sensor - An image sensor consisting of an integrated circuit consisting of an array of pixels. Each one contains a photo-detector as well as three or more transistors. Also referred to as the digital strip that receives light. It performs the same role that the negative does in the conventional camera.

Shutter Speed - The duration for which the shutter is held open when taking a photograph to allow the light to reach the imaging sensor. The time for which the shutter remains open (exposure time) is determined by a timing mechanism.

TIFF: A file format for storing images, photographs, and line art. Originally created by Aldus, jointly with Microsoft for use with PostScript printing. Used highly with high color depth images, along with JPEG and PNG. Abbreviation for "Tagged Image File Format". There is no loss of information in this format yet the file sizes are very large.

White Balance - A digital camera needs to find a reference point which represents white. Other surrounding colors will be calculated on this point. Many digital cameras feature automatic white balance, where it calculates the best-fit white balance. A digital camera normally has settings for sunlight, shade, electronic flash, fluorescent lighting and tungsten lighting which need to be adjusted before shooting.

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