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Ted has decided to give his mother, 67, a digital camera for her birthday. She had taken photos of children and the rest of the family over decades with her old Brownie. Surprisingly, it worked, although sometimes produce double images exhibitions … Top images … because more advanced film correctly.

He seemed pleased with his gift. After Ted insert the memory card, which ended a few pictures.

"Never short film, Mama, because he has the movie. "

Everything seemed to go well until two weeks later, when she turned away.

"Oh I do not. "

The bill was disappointed. "Why, Mom?"

"A Sometimes it takes too time to make a film, and is too complicated to develop the pictures in the photo shop. "

The bill was disappointed. I could not speak. He realized that when he tried to introduce a new technology, had forgotten to prepare …

DFE the film, the old debate

One might think that "the digital camera revolution" would have killed the photograph of the film now but it is not. As flat-screen HDTV is constantly replacing analog tube sets, it seems that films should be relegated to history.

The reason why many digital cameras are not unique, because digital camera presents significant disadvantages.

1) Dealing with menus often "liberate" people who are not digitally literate. For them, the advantage is lost.

2) The digital zoom is not as useful as the optical zoom and more difficult to handle.

Most devices, even at the lower end, offers an optical zoom, as its name suggests, is a function of optics allows the user to "zoom", such as modified the length of the lens to make things more closely.

Digital zoom enlarges the image on the CCD at the focal point of the lens. For this reason, we must manipulate the zoom on the screen, no viewfinder. A substantial increase it becomes difficult.

3). film processing is not as convenient the digital processing of the image, but it is easier for the sophisticated technique.

Yes, living in the comfort of the digital age is able to know the upload our pictures on our PC, manipulate them with Photoshop, and send a new photo processor of our choice (or print).

However, for the simple technically this is not as easy as it seems. It takes a certain level of computer knowledge, including knowledge USB cables and connections, to be able to put digital photos on your PC and from there to local photo processor, let alone arrest and manipulation with Photoshop.

4) Bring your camera through the pharmacy and make service processed pictures in front of his ascent is not much cheaper than a film treatment of one hour in the store (and your machine may be a bit initimidting).

5) Film cameras ready to take pictures each time and not vice versa.

Maybe it's the worst part of the digital camera time cycle, the time required to process information in order to actually produce an image, is beyond the control of the photographer. For the uninitiated, this can be very frustrating.

The solution funny? Maybe you should give your friend two houses instead of one. Then you can take a picture with the second, but the first in cycling.

How to keep your gift back

When you give a digital camera is a person who could say "digital illiteracy", and PC literate, which are essentially making a commitment to spend time with them help "at full speed."

There are several things you should do:

A) explain the basics of digital photography and highlighting the advantages of film.

2) Demonstrate that saves time and money.

On the one hand, a camera with a card Mass storage can take many pictures of 36 exposures to a roll of 35mm film. Saving money in the film, and the time need to replace the rolls came with the film is a big cost advantage.

3) Pass time with them shooting.

"Walk through" the first picture that shows how to use menus and other digital displays. Show them how to use the optical zoom and digital. When they arrived at a place where time cycle "is important, explain and demonstrate techniques compensation.

4) If a computer.

Make sure it has a USB connection. Buy a USB cable that can connect to the camera and show how to connect. Show them how to use a simple software to download. Once the photos are downloaded to the PC, we teach them to recharge your photos in the treatment of your favorite photo shop.

5) If you do not have a PC

… And you can not add photos, take them in a store and show photos on up there. When they see the convenience this will be more inclined to go digital.

The final result …

Someone who is new to the digital world and the computer illiterate (which includes more people than you know), they need time in training staff to help them find the best solution for the use of their new camera.

Keep in mind from the beginning – since the camera was a gift, and do not really love you back.

John Young lives in Santa Barbara with his wife and pet cat “Bear”. He is editor of “The Digital Camera Zone’, a new ezine dedicated to the needs of your photographic skills. You may find it at

[http://www.yourdigitalcamerasecrets.com]

and its sister site

[http://www.pcreveal.com/digitalcamera]

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