March 2008
Beginner
230 pages
7h 45m
English
Content preview from The Digital Photography Companion
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ZOOM/MAGNIFY LEVER
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Some cameras do provide accessory lenses that mount on the end of the existing glass.
ese work relatively well, but they are cumbersome and few options are available.
For advanced amateur models, I recommend a zooming range of at least 5X; more is
better. Also pay attention to the wide end of the range. Get a lens that gives you the
35mm equivalent of 28mm on the wide end. Digital cameras are notorious for not pro-
viding you with as much wide-angle coverage as film cameras.
Advanced amateur cameras provide amazing capabilities in a portable package, and
often for less than comparable DSLR kits. If you can live with a lens fixed to the camera
body and can sacrifice a bit of high-speed performance, cameras in this class should
satisfy the needs of the most critical of photographers.
Zoom/Magnify Lever
Use the zoom/magnify lever to zoom in and out when composing your image in pic-
ture-taking mode. (Your camera may have buttons instead, but they work the same
way.) When in picture-reviewing mode, this lever also allows you to magnify your image
on the LCD monitor for closer inspection.
Putting It All Together
Now that you and your camera are on a first-name basis, how do the two of you take
great pictures? In the next chapter, you’ll learn helpful techniques such as how to mas-
ter the focus lock, how to choose the right flash setting, ...
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