1. Digital Communications II
Unit 2: Photography
Digital Communications II

2. Digital SLR and Point and Shoot Cameras

3. SLR Cameras Detachable lens for different distances
Broader range of manual settings
Large ISO settings
Aperture
Manual zoom
Expensive
Bulky

4. Point and Shoot Cameras
Easy to use
Automatic
Limited manual settings
Compact
Lightweight
Non-expensive

5. Components of a Digital Camera
Storage media
Battery
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
Flash
Preview mode
Mode dial
LCD screens

6. Storage Media
SD card
Memory stick
Compact flash card
Internal memory

7. Memory Cards vs. Internal Memory
SD cards, memory sticks, and Compact Flash cards - removable storage devices.
Internal memory – built in storage
Internal memory space is limited. To remove the images from the internal storage a cable is required.
Memory cards can be filled, removed and replaced with another memory card. Card readers enable you to move the pictures from the memory card to the computer.

8. Transferring Digital Images
USB cables – used to transfer images from a camera to a computer
Bluetooth – wireless transfer of images
Card readers – input device that reads memory cards

9. Battery
SLR cameras require a battery that will need to be recharged after hours of use
A point and shoot camera requires lithium batteries, typically AA. Rechargeable batteries and a battery charger can be purchased.

10. Battery, cont.
SLR Camera
Point and Shoot

11. Optical Zoom
Zoom that physically increases the length of the lens, essentially creating a magnifying glass; produces a higher quality lens.

12. Digital Zoom
Zoom takes a portion of the image and enlarges it electronically; the image quality is reduced since digital zoom enlarges the same set of pixels without adding detail

13. Flash
A device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light

14. Preview Mode
Used to review images taken

15. Mode Dial
Used to change camera functions

16. LCD Screens
Allows user to see what the image will look like

17. Composite Techniques
Rule of thirds
Point of view
Frame movement

18. Rule of Thirds Arrangements of elements in a picture
Image is broken down into 9 equal parts
Points of interest should occur at 1/3 or 2/3
Creates strong focal points

19. Point of View Position, direction, and height of a camera
Change the way your subject is perceived by changing the camera position
Make actor look taller
Change the mood of a photo

20. Point of View, cont.

21. Frame Movement
A frame is an image frozen in the process of movement and represents the object's position at a specific point in time.

22. Framing
Where the foreground frames what is being photographed in the background

23. Into the Frame
The subject typically should be moving toward or facing the center of the photo

24. Basic Framing Shots
Long shot
Mid shot
Close-up
Extreme close-up

25. Long Shot
A framing technique used to capture the environment and full body of subject

26. Mid Shot
A framing technique that captures the subject from the waist up

27. Close-up
Framing technique that captures the head and shoulders of the subject

28. Extreme close-up
A framing technique that cuts off top of head and chin of subject

29. Camera Resolution
The quality or sharpness of an image, usually measured in pixels per inch; the more pixels, the higher the resolution

30. Megapixels
One million pixels; describes the size of the images captured by a camera

31. File Management Construct a file management system for photos
Organization
Folders
Event
Date
Name or date pictures

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