Film Cameras

1. Use 100 speed film for outdoors. Use 400 speed film and a flash for indoors.

2. Don't store your film or leave your camera in a hot place like a closed car.

3. Buy your film fresh before you are going to use it.

4. Process your film soon after you use it.

Digital Point and Shoot Cameras

1. Point and Shoot digital cameras work the best for most people.

2. If your point and shoot digital comera has a portrait mode, or a close up mode, use it. It may improve the focus and color balance.

3. How you compose your picture is more important than the particular technology of your camera.

Digital SLR Cameras

1. If you know how to use the camera's features, you can get better pictures. How you compose your picture is more important than the particular technology of your camera.

2. Turn off the flash and use good photographic lighting instead to make your pictures look better.

3. If your digital SLR has a portrait mode, or a close up mode, use it. It may improve the focus and color balance.

4. Take time to compose your pictures while looking through the lens. It will improve your ability to see.

Cell Phone Cameras

1. Cell phone cameras have inexpensive low resolution sensors and inexpensive fixed lenses. They trade the ability to take photos in poor lighting for the ability to have sharp focus.

2. Cell phone cameras are difficult to hold and use while composing pictures. They are much more useful for "spur of the moment" pictures than posed pictures.

3. Photos taken from cell phone movie clips are not suitable for enlargement on web sites.

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• Experiment a Bit
• Photographer's Checklist
• Good Pictures are up to You
• Digital Cameras
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