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U3A - DigitalWhat’s new in the digital world©
Ric Matthews and Melanie Seibert HaynieJanuary 27, 2009
Overview
• Digital Photography
• Social Networks
• Consumer Electronics
Digital Photography- The Basics
• Lewis Carroll’s portmanteau
• Pixels - Picture (Pix) Elements
• Tiny Squares - the greater the number the more compact andclearer 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, colorreality
• 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
• 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
• 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
• CamerasFlip 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
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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