The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Choosing and Using the New Digital Imaging Technology [Paperback]

Daniel Lezano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 1999

Learn how to master the newest technology in photography to create stunning visual images

With The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook, you will learn in clear and easy-to-understand instructions how to:
pick the right camera for you
set up shots
work with both natural and artificial lighting
use professional "tricks" with different lenses
understand the differences among available software packages
manipulate and retouch images using a variety of amazing effects
and much more!

Filled with loads of helpful tips and suggestions, this is the perfect handbook for the serious amateur who wants to learn as much as possible about the basics of compact and digital cameras as well as for the graphic and computer artist who must understand and use this revolutionary technology in order to stay competitive.  
        
With this indispensable book by the computer or in the darkroom, you will experience just how easy and gratifying it is to work in the breakthrough field of digital photography.

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From the Inside Flap

Learn how to master the newest technology in photography to create stunning visual images

With The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook, you will learn in clear and easy-to-understand instructions how to:
pick the right camera for you
set up shots
work with both natural and artificial lighting
use professional "tricks" with different lenses
understand the differences among available software packages
manipulate and retouch images using a variety of amazing effects
and much more!

Filled with loads of helpful tips and suggestions, this is the perfect handbook for the serious amateur who wants to learn as much as possible about the basics of compact and digital cameras as well as for the graphic and computer artist who must understand and use this revolutionary technology in order to stay competitive.  
        
With this indispensable book by the computer or in the darkroom, you will experience just how easy and gratifying it is to work in the breakthrough field of digital photography.

About the Author

Joel Lacey is an international photographer and the author of Essential Camera Skills. He is a contributor to Amateur Photographer, where he specializes in digital imaging technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st American ed edition (October 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609804235
• ISBN-13: 978-0609804230
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,495,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disapointed, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Choosing and Using the New Digital Imaging Technology (Paperback)

I bought this book for two reasons. First, because I thought it would help me make some choices about my upcoming digital camera purchase. Second, because it was cheap. This book, as it turned out, would be perfect for someone who who has never used a camera at all. I assumed it would be geared more towards what functions to look for in a digital camera, and how to use it once I brought it home. It did neither. This book has a great chapter on how to take pictures. Unfortunately, that was not what I was looking for. I returned this book after I thumbed through it and found nothing useful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading title, but some good content, August 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Choosing and Using the New Digital Imaging Technology (Paperback)

I agree with "Disappointed" below, in that the title of this book is misleading. There are only a few pages devoted to digital cameras, with the real focus being the bare-essentials of cameras in general: primarily, the differences between 35mm, APS, and digital.

I must say though that there are some great pictures in the book, all full-color, and some of the techniques suggested are worth a look. I'd recommend this book for someone who was an absolute newbie (like I was a year ago!), and then recommend they pass it on to someone else when they're done.