Canon Powershot A300
canon powershot a300 , I cant get the lsd Screen to show a subject however the menu shows up on the screen an

when the camera is turned on and I depress the menu button there is a beep thats ok but no beep when I depress the shutter and it doesnt even have a middle stop you know when you press to focustherefore it cannot take a picture. yet when I press the menu button the screen lights up with allthe options HELP

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Canon Powershot A300

The RAW versus JPEG controversy has been going on since the dawn of the digital photography. Most professionals and advanced amateur photographers prefer to shoot in RAW, because the RAW format offers some real benefits that JPEG just can’t match. There are times, however, when JPEG can be the better choice.

Continuous Advance: JPEG is faster

JPEG’s real strength is action photography;  when you need or want to shoot a continuous sequence. In most dSLRs, shooting JPEG allows you to capture more frames per second (fps) and often permits more images to be recorded in a burst. Of course, camera makers continue to push the envelope in dSLR design, so JPEG’s capture rate advantage may someday come to an end. For the immediate future, however, this one area where JPEG shines

Immediate use requires JPEG

Another time to choose JPEG is when you want to use your images immediately. You might need images for the web or a Powerpoint deck. If you shoot JPEG you can skip post processing and grab the JPEGs right off your memory card. In addition, more and more photographers are starting to offer “instant printing” at events and functions. They haul along one of the new dye-sub printers and hand out instant promotional prints that were captured during the affair. It’s a great way to get your name and contact info in front of a crowd. You don’t need to drag along a laptop, because these tiny printers can print directly off a memory card – no computer required. These printers can’t process RAW images, however, so you have to feed them JPEGs.

While these quick turnaround situations might be seem to be a good reason to shoot JPEG, don’t forget that many dSLRs offer a RAW plus JEPG setting. In this scenario you can use the JPEGs for instant turnaround, then process and make images from the RAW files when you have more time. So you have the best of both worlds, JPEGs for instant printing; and RAW files that you can use to create superior photos when the time allows.

Hard drive filling up? Try JPEG

A third area where JPEG images currently have the edge over RAW is file size. Typical JPEGs are much smaller than RAW images, resulting in quicker recording speed and reduced hard-drive storage. So you can typically store more JPEGs on a given memory card or hard drive. This may be a consideration for some, but as the price of storage continues to fall, you have to ask yourself if it is really worth the trade off.

In most digital photography situations, shooting in the RAW format will produce superior images. As we have seen, however, there are still times when JPEG captures offer significant advantages.

This article is an excerpt from Alphatracks; the weblog for Sony and Minolta SLR enthusiasts. You can read more articles like these at http://alphatracks.com

Tom Bonner is the author of the Sony Alpha DSLR-A300/A350 Digital Field Guide, published by Wiley Publishing. A photographer for more than three decades, he offers photography and web design services to clients in the Charlotte, NC area.

Digital camera can’t take pictures?

I have a Canon Powershot A300.
When i turn it on to take a pic, the screen that would show the image before i take it is black and fading. It can’t take pictures…perhaps the lens is broken?

Canon has a recall on that camera because of a faulty CCD sensor. If you send it into them, they will send you a replacement. See link below.

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