Digital Photography Student

During last couple of years, prices of an entry-level DSLR cameras have dropped significantly, making them affordable to almost everyone. Consequently, we see an increasing trend favoring DSLR’s over compact digital cameras, so it only seems natural to examine the advantages of purchasing a DSLR instead of compact camera. Modern compact digital cameras have come so close to the DSLRs in terms of Megapixels, features and even accessories that to a beginner the line separating them might seem blurry. Therefore, we will illustrate the advantages of a DSLR using Pentax K-7 versus Samsung NV100 HD compact digital camera. Both of them feature 14 Megapixel sensors, for easier quality comparison. All of the photos have been shot in Krk, Croatia . 1. DSLR cameras are built for speed If one of your priorities when choosing a digital camera is speed, a DSLR is a natural choice. Have you ever experienced the following scenario: You want to capture a fleeting moment with your compact digita...

Image controls is one of the least used settings on a DSLR, and rightfully so. Most professional photographers shoot in camera raw which in turn makes image controls seem redundant since they only affect look and feel of the jpeg file. However, if you are a beginner, or even enthusiast, playing with image control settings can potentially yield huge benefits, and save lots of post production work. Image controls are usually more related to digital compact cameras and entry-level DSLRs, since these cameras feature different recording modes. These recording modes, such as portrait, landscape, sports etc feature different preset image control settings as a part of the recording mode settings (together with aperture , shutter speed , ISO and the rest). Image controls are significant as they can drastically change the look and feel of the final jpeg image. Unlike aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings, image controls are applied in the in-camera photo post-processing phase and therefor...