My FujiFilm A820 was getting a bit long in the tooth (the lens mechanism was starting to make weird noises indicating it may have a rather nasty mechanical failure in the future), so it was time to replace it. I needed another inexpensive point-and-shoot digital camera and the Olympus FE-26 fit the bill nicely. The Olympus FE-26 is one of the most inexpensive...

Many of you will be buying a digital camera for yourself or for someone else as a holiday gift. There are many choices. Possibly too many. This mini-guide will help you sort through the muck and get the digital camera you want. We’ll start with a few things that have nothing to do with the camera itself but rather where it’s bought. 1. The industry...

A touchscreen was something only limited to high-end electronics at one point, but now they’re available on just about anything mobile, such as Nintendo DS, all automotive GPS devices, smartphones and so on. Something that has been very slow to adopt the touchscreen are digital cameras. Canon in particular seemingly refused to do it, however that’s...

It’s an ever-increasing mobile world, and with it comes all the tech stuff we need to get things done. Being mobile means your tech will run off a battery or two. However there are certain items when you should care and other times when you don’t have to. Point-And-Shoot Digital Cameras Should you care? Yes. I won’t buy a point-and-shoot...

Digital cameras by and large are marketed in three flavors, that being point-and-shoot, prosumer and professional. Point-and-shoot: Basic. Most functions are automatic and cannot be adjusted manually. Entry level, least expensive. Prosumer: Similar to point-and-shoot but with extra added features such as manual focus. Mid-grade, middle-of-the-road...

Over the course of the weekend I finally got around to hooking up my Magnavox DTV Digital to Analog Converter. The model of this particular converter is TB100MG9 for those interested. For those that just read the above and said, "What’s that for?", it’s the thing used to receive a digital over-the-air signals for an analog TV. Or to be very...

As everyone (and I mean everyone) has been hearing for about, oh, a year’s time is that analog television will cease transmissions on February 19, 2009 and switch to digital – so if you receive TV via rabbit ears (pictured) you’ll have to throw those out and buy a new set that can receive digital. But now the soon-to-be CINC is suggesting that...

Pictured: The very recently introduced Nikon D3X. Compared to other high-end DSLR cameras, this one is all photo and no video (something I personally agree with – pro photo cameras should just do photos). So how many megapixels do you get with this one? 24.5 to be exact. And it’s big, as in literally big – and it does the full frame FX format....

With most digital cameras there is the ability to store photos in "RAW" format instead of the standard JPG/JPEG. When you take shots to be stored in RAW, the first thing you notice is that it takes a really long time for the cam to finish storing the photo after taking the shot. The second thing you notice is that it’s not the easiest thing in...

A debate in the world of digital photography that has been around for a while now is the question of whether more megapixels really make a difference or not. Before answering that, let’s define megapixels first. A megapixel is 1 million pixels, and no it is not in reference to the number of pixels in an image, but rather the number of image sensor...

You can be the worst photographer armed with the cheapest digital camera and still get great shots if you’re willing to seek out subjects that look interesting. Here’s a few examples of what I’m talking about. (click any image for larger size) This is the prop car from Back to the Future, taken at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida in March...

I am in the midst of writing an article that is going to compare online photo services plus a few freebie photo clients. It occurred to me that in order to make for a better article, it would be good to ask the audience: Why do you use what you use and what features are important to you? Your online options With online photo management you’ve got several...

We all like the convenience of the Ipod. We like our cell phones. In short, we like small things when we’re on the go. Digital cameras have gotten super small. And now, video cameras have as well. The Flip Video is a super small video camera that retails for only $150. In fact, it is easily small enough to fit into your pocket. I had an opportunity to give...

Generally speaking there are three types of digital cameras, that being consumer, “prosumer” and professional. In layman’s terms you can think of each like this:Consumer: Basic Prosumer: Advanced (or “mid-grade”) Professional: Expert[hidepost=1] Consumer Digital Cameras With digital cameras that are specifically designed to be basic, almost all...

You do not need any paid software to edit photos and/or post them on the internet. Most paid software (if you decided to go that route) will have professional features that you will never use.[hidepost=1] When most people think of image editing software, they think of a software title such as Adobe Photoshop. This software costs hundreds of dollars, takes a...

Digital cameras are everywhere today. Just about everyone owns one. Not only that, they are good cameras. Even the cheapest digital cameras today are capable of taking really great photography if in the hands of somebody who knows how to do so. Blatant Plug: We have just launched a brand new course at PCMech University which is designed to give you tactics you...

Per the last survey we sent out, one of the courses people wanted in the PCMech University system was a digital photography course. One is coming very soon. See video below for...