Monthly Archives: March 2011
A few weeks ago, I picked up a Canon Digital Rebel XT on eBay. It was part of a lot, and I didn’t really need it… but it turned out that I was able to use it as an extra body at the 2011 William Paterson University Fashion Show. All…
A is that your pictures will come out noisy. But does that mean you should never turn up the ISO setting on your camera…? Nope. The picture to the left, from my coverage of the 2011 William Paterson University fashion show, was shot at the maximum regular ISO setting for…
Last week, I made the argument that a higher resolution (more megapixels) isn’t necessarily a good thing. In most output formats, . There are, however, some other reasons you might want to opt for a newer camera or for a higher end camera. High ISO / Low Light. When you’re…
Last week, I made the argument that . For most output formats, you don’t need any more than about 8 megapixels worth of image data to create a high quality image. Everything above that is simply wasted as the image is downsized to a usable resolution. So When Do You…
There are a lot of specifications on digital cameras, but one detail seems to trump everything else in terms of simple consumer appeal: megapixels. So what is a megapixel? Your digital camera captures an image with a certain resolution – a certain number of pixels. The megapixel rating for a…
It seems intuitive enough. More megapixels is better, right? But, as with most things electronic, the magic number just seems to keep on growing… 2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21?!? How many megapixels do you really need? Approximate Resolution of Various Output Types One way to think about this…
When I first started taking pictures, I never thought I’d get to the point that I needed two camera bodies. Yeah, that was wishful thinking. Every year, a friend of mine organizes a fashion show at William Paterson University and he asks me to take pictures for him. You can…