Megapixels of Doom by Mark Meshulam
There seems to be a file size disconnect between pictures routinely snapped by most digital cameras, and the desire of many amateur photographers to share their pics as email attachments or online. Photographically, most of us are using an elephant gun to shoot a flea. ... A very average digital camera will take a snapshot which is composed of 2048 x 1536 pixels (dots). ... Got my camera, it gots the mega-whatevers, my chick digs it, evateeng's cool, man. ... You could share and send 16 pictures using the amount of memory you used to store a single photo from your fancy-shmancy camera.

Smart Video and Object Tracking by Rod Deluhery
OP911.NET tracks down the latest in video systems. We look at the latest in object tracking, motion detection, image processing and video management. As security cameras multiply, the ability for people to successfully monitor them declines. Commercial and public agencies are looking at... Note this might not be actual motion, sometimes it could be that the camera was actually moved by wind or an intruder (like the intruder taking the camera!). ... Video object tracking, at its basic, is taking a video into a digital format (or converting analog video to digital), and having a computer...

When Good Color Goes Bad... by Kristina Chu
Even with the popularity of digital technology, and the availability of equipment and software associated with it, many printing firms are still slow to make the changes needed to upgrade their business. More so when it comes to digital photography. More often than not, most typical printing... If you feel that you are not getting the best output for your digital camera images, here are a few key tips for you: Tip 1: PROFILES It's a must to ask your chosen printer whether they honor embedded RGB profiles.

Electronics Expands Your Workplace - and Then Some by Aldene Fredenburg
We're in the midst of a revolution - but many people don't realize the full implications of it. While telecommuting has been in existence since at least the nineties, the phenomenal development of laptops, PDAs, cell phones with digital cameras and instant messaging capability, and other devices... Get out of bed in Paris, work for an hour or so over croissants and coffee at a sidewalk café, check out the Louvre, put in another two or three hours on a park bench, check out a local bistro for lunch, and so on.

The Magic Behind Digital Camera by Harry Rockwell
A digital camera, as opposed to a film or videotape camera, uses an electronic sensor to transform images (or video) into electronic data. Modern digital cameras are typically multifunctional and the same device can take photographs, video, and/or sound. ... Professional modular digital camera systems High-end digital camera backs used by professionals are usually separate devices from the camera bodies which they are used with. ... * Digital SLRs typically have a sensor nine times larger than that of a standard digital camera, and are targeted at professional photographers and enthusiasts.

Corrupted Photo Recovery by Mike D Tucker
You have over 300 pictures in your digital camera and no way to retrieve them. Don’t panic there are ways to save them. Start by reading this article on corrupted photo recovery. A while back I inserted my XD media card into the wrong camera. For some reason my two Fuji cameras are not combatable. ... I did my research and the software I ended up using was recommended on a lot of digital photo forums. ... Then clean with rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab. ... This saved one of my old cards that had corroded contacts and would not read.

Guide to Buying a Webcam by Andrew Gates
How web broadcasting works Webcams are those handy little cameras that attach to your PC and send images to a web page that can be viewed by others. This enables you to share daily life events with friends and family in other parts of the country or the world, or to arrange a video-conference... You can search through Myshopping.com.au for digital camera selections. ... CAMERA CHOICES Your choice of camera depends somewhat on what you are intending to show. ... Megapixel cameras Network megapixel cameras combine network capability with high quality digital camera technology.

Feature Overload-Why are Consumer Electronics So Complicated? by Reid Neubert
It seems like everything is so complicated these days, especially anything electronic … which is more and more products everyday. Why are they so complex? "Hey, our cell phone takes pictures, sharpens knives, mows the lawn, pays your bills, steers your car, and cooks dinner, all by voice... Similarly, digital camera manufacturers keep coming out with cameras with more and more megapixels. ... It is as we said above: 1) so they can advertise they have it, and 2) to try to get people to stick their old camera in a drawer and buy a new one.

Paint Shop Pro 9 On Review by Blur Loterina
Do you want to create an artistic version of your photo? How about a program that allows you to undo individual steps that you applied on the image without affecting all other steps? Paint Shop Pro 9 introduces two special effects filters, the Displacement Map and the Radial Blur. ... Paint Shop Pro introduces another tool for digital camera users, the Info palette. ... It has Digital Camera Noise Removal, which not only scans photos it also eliminates image noise introduced at the sensor while intelligently preserving image textures.

10 Digital Software Photographers Will Appreciate by Low Jeremy
With digital technology at the forefront of every camera that you will see in the market today, it is not surprising that alongside this trend is the increase in the number of graphic tools for computers. Now, not only do photographers have the ability to adjust the look of the pictures that... This is very ideal for digital artists that deal mainly with retouching because the pointer will work best in these situations. ... Wacom’s Graphire3 Tablet Because of its more ergonomic feel, this software is also a winner for digital graphic artists as well as photographers.