University of the 3rd Age (U3A) Digital

U3A - Digital
What’s new in the digital world©
Ric Matthews and Melanie Seibert Haynie
January 27, 2009

Overview
Digital Photography
Social Networks
Consumer Electronics

Digital Photography- The Basics
Lewis Carroll’s portmanteau
Pixels - Picture ( Pix ) El ements
Tiny Squares - the greater the number the more compact and clearer the image
Similar to Pointillism art

Pixels
6.1 megapixel (MP) 3,0008 x 2,000 pixel image
10 MP = 3,872 x 2, 592
Advantage - clarity, color reality
Disadvantage - file size, Storage size, taxes computer

Basic Digital Camera
Similar features to a film camera - lens, iris aperture, shutter
Capture - no film, rather electronic devise like a semiconductor
a 3 MP image higher res. than most computer monitors

Kinds of Digital Cameras
Ultra-Compact
Point and Shoot
dSLR, controllable

Which one for me
What are you using it for? Optical Zoom, SLR, ease of operation, resolution, response time
Size, carrying ease, cost, feel, operation
How will you view/share images?
Storage capacity, type
Accessories and compatibility with old

Storage
Compact Flash
Secure Digital
Memory Stick
Micro Drive

Taking Pictures
Purpose (don’t cut off their heads)
Rule of thirds
Correct exposure
no shake

Getting images OUT
Card Reader
Portable Storage
USB Cord
Wireless / Bluetooth

Which format to SAVE
BMP - bitmap, hi quality, huge file
GIF - usually line drawings
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)- old school, not supported as much now
JPEG - (Joint Photo Experts Group) usual standard for email, web
RAW (unmanipulated) “digital negatives

Images beyond camera
Scanners
eMail
Web
CD

Photo Manipulation
Most Camera come with some form
ARCsoft
(Mac) Aperture, iPhoto
Photoshop
Adobe Photoelements

Sharing your photos
Dedicated Photo Printers
All-in-one printers
eMail
sending for remote processing and pick-up
CDs
Photo websites

Photo Developing Websites
A few examples
http://www.ritzpix.com/net/OrderPrints/
http://www.snapfish.com/
http://www.costco.com/PhotoCenter/PhotoCenter.aspx
http://photo.walgreens.com/store

Photo Sharing Websites
A few examples of website sharing
http://www.webshots.com/
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.snapfish.com/
Example from my site

Next Steps
Practice
Take classes from: continuing education, community colleges, photo stores, Apple
Questions about still photography?

Simple Digital Video
Analog can be converted
Shooting digital
Cameras Flip Mino
Higher end
Mini tape
Hard Drive

Movie Making Software
iMovie www.apple.com
Windows MovieMaker www.microsoft.com
Reviews of several http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Social Networking
www.facebook.com
www.utube.com
www.linkedin.com
Second Life, Plaxio, Bebo
Twitter

Other Cool Things
Digital camera/binoculars
Desktop video conferencing
Leapfrog Fly Pen http://www.metacafe.com/watch/747998/fly_fusion_math_tech_pen/
Large Back-up drives for your data at home or online

Other Consumer Electronics
HD Screens – larger and larger
3-D for the home TV
http://lastgadgetstanding.com/

Questions?
www.miracosta.edu/home/rmatthews

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