Digital Cameras: Who Needs Film Anymore? Regional Technology Academy August 4, 2004 Livington ESA, Dewey Lab Instructor: Elson Liu

Snapshots Find 3 other partners and select one of the available cameras (one you brought or one on the table). Have a partner take a “biographical picture” of you – in a pose or in an environment that describes something about you. Each person should use the camera at least once.

Snapshots: Debriefing How was your experience in using the camera? How did the difficulty / ease of taking a snapshot compare with your expectations? How was this similar to using a regular film camera? Different? What strategies did you try in order to learn how to use the camera? Did some things seem intuitive? Confusing?

Shopping: Choices Characteristics of a digital camera: –Resolution (Megapixels)Megapixels –Size (Ultracompact, Compact, SLR)Ultracompact –Zoom (Optical, Digital) –Battery types (Proprietary, AA) –Memory Card (CF, SD, Mem Stick, xD)CF, SD, Mem Stick, xD –Interface (Disk, Dock, USB, TV/Video)Disk, Dock, USB, TV/Video –Controls (Snapshot, Program Modes, Manual) –Cost ($80 - $8000)

Shopping: Resources Digital Camera Websites – – – Manufacturer Websites Price Comparison Websites – – –

Step 1: Preparation Not film – Memory card Batteries Key controls: –Power –Zoom –Flash –Shutter –Delete

Step 2: Taking the Picture Mandatory, cannot be corrected: FFF –Focusing –Framing –FlashingFlashing Useful, but correctable –White balanceWhite balance –Exposure Keep or Delete?

Step 3: Loading to Computer Connecting Camera to Computer –Install Software FIRST –Connect cables –Power on computer –Power on camera Software download, or… Copy and Paste

Step 4: Printing Inserting into Microsoft Word Basic options –Size / Stretch –Cropping Printing –

Classroom Integration Kathy Schrock’s Gadget Guide: – gets.htmlhttp://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gad gets.html Manufacturer Websites – hapter5/lessonPlans.shtmlhttp:// hapter5/lessonPlans.shtml – ons/main.htmlhttp:// ons/main.html

Editing and Publishing Editing –“Auto-Fix” –Brightness & Contrast –Color –Effects Publishing –Printed –PowerPointPowerPoint –Posted to Web (2)Posted to Web2

Wrap-Up: Q & A Instructor: Elson Liu