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Zooming In on Digital Photography

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· Throw away the free software that came with the camera for editing those digital shots and buy a good photo editing package.

· Use only your digital camera's "optical zoom." Though some digital cameras attempt to create the same zoom-in effect with software, all that will do is make one heck of a grainy shot. Turn off your camera's "software zoom" if you can.

Alek O. Komarnitsky

Hobbyist.

· When you are just about ready to take your picture -- waiting for your kid to smile, for example -- press the shutter release halfway to focus the shot. You have a much better chance of getting the picture as the camera doesn't have wait to focus.

· Be sure to set the date and time correctly so you don't find yourself later wondering, "Um, when did I shoot that picture?" Digital cameras can record this information as a part of each photo's digital file, but out of the box they're unlikely to be set to today's date. They can sometimes forget the correct date, too, so check every now and then.


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