Digital Cameras

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Digital Cameras

• Or
• Now Ive got the picture
• What do I do with it?

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Some Terms and Information
Resolution measured in mixels megapixels the
amount of detail a camera can capture. The
number of pixels determines how sharp the picture
is perceived however, after a certain point the
human eye cannot tell the difference High
mexapixels are only needed when you want to print
the pictures 640 x 480 size is o.k. for e-mail
and computer display.
Definitions on Line Click here
http//www.quiknet.com/frcn/definitions.html
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Comparing picture size and pixels and megapixels
Size Makes Great Pict. Good
Pict. 307,000 pixels (640-480) 3 x 4 5 x 7 .4
megapixels (768 x 512 pixels) 4 x 5 1.3
megapixels (1280 x 1024) 5 x 7 8 x 10   3
megapixels (2000 x 1500) 8 x 10 11 x 14  
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Using Bob as an Example
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File Types
For pictures and movies the file types are GIF
non compressed JPEG Compressed best for
transferring Animated GIF MPEG Movie File If
you have a bitmap image, it can be saved as JPEG
(compressed file)
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A Look at The Mavica
Lets go online for a tutorial about the camera
we use most here at the school http//www.ithaca.e
du/kissiloff/mavica/Faqspage.htm
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Your Assignment

• Go out and take 4 pictures (on your own disk
  provided to you)
• You can make the pictures tell a story like how
  to use the copier, water fountain, make coffee,
  etc. or just take pictures
• Return in 15 minutes after break and picture
  taking

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Microsoft Photo Editor

• In bottom left of your screen, go to start
• Click on programs
• Move the mouse right to click on Microsoft
  Tools
• Click on the last item Microsoft Photo Editor

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Viewing and Editing your Pictures

• Insert your floppy disk in Drive A
• Either click on File Open or click on the
  yellow open file folder on the tool bar
• You will probably have to select Drive A in the
  open file menu (top box with down arrow)
• Double click on one of the files listed and your
  picture will open

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Common Editing Items

• Crop Tool Bar box click and drag cursor to
  draw a box around what you want to keep
• Select Image on the menu bar and choose crop
  then OK
• To brighten or sharpen image choose Image on
  the menu bar notice the balance selection. You
  can also resize or rotate the image here.

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What can I do with the Pictures?

• Obviously print them color printer. Be sure to
  make them fit the page or you will get a
  thumbnail picture
• E-mail them to friends
• Create a Powerpoint presentation with captions on
  pictures, etc.
• Put them in Word Documents
• Burn them on a CD.
• Make a Screen saver out of them