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Gavilan
College |
| DM/Art/CSIS
80: Digital Photography |
Assignment 1: Finding
the Best Digital Camera for You
due September 19.
This assignment is to research and select the best camera for your needs.
It is fictitious, but if you are hunting for a new camera, this may help. You
may also just re-research the selection of your existing camera. It is important
to realize that there is no perfect camera and a camera for one person may
not be the right one for another.
- List 3 types of photos that you feel are the most important in your picture
taking (e.g., sports pictures, portraits, travel shots, candid street pictures,
macro or closeups, family/kid pictures, landscapes, animal pictures, architectural
pictures, advertising shots, artistic photos).
- Set a dollar range for purchase. Then find megapixel
range you can afford.
- Choose a few cameras and research their qualities using the review sites
listed below.
Pay attention to user reviews as well as editorial comments. Make your choice
or if you are serious about 2 different camerasdo a comparison. A few very
informative digital photo sites are listed below.
- List 5 features (e.g., telephoto lens, wide aperature, quick focusing speed,
small size, im age quality) that you like about your choice of camera. Add
a comment to each feature as to why you think this feature is useful for
capturing the particular images listed in #1 above.
http://www.pcphotoreview.com
http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-1429209.html?tag=st.cn.1.cameras.1429209
http://www.digital-cameras-info.com
http://www.dpreview.com/
http://www.steves-digicams.com