Monday, August 15, 2011

Summer Activities and your Photo Memories!

It's the summer time and though it is slowly coming to an end it is still time to get in your final vacations, family reunions, trips to amusement parks, or the many other summer-time activities we love to take part in. No summer activity is complete without getting some pictures to immortalize the experience.

Most people have cameras on their mobile devices, but to get great quality pictures, under a variety of situations, a digital camera is still the best way to go. In several tests, the digital camera's color and exposure handling are consistently more pleasant than the cell phone, amoung other things. If you dont own one, get a digital camera and improve the quality of your photographs.

So, you have your bags packed, ready to go... You have your digital camera and your ready for some summer activity. Don't forget the accessories you will need to capture and preserve your summer memories. First, consider your digital camera battery needs. Does your camera use special batteries or standard batteries. Whatever the type, you will need to have extra batteries. Even if you use rechargeable batteries, it is a good idea to have at least one extra set on hand so you can keep taking pictures while one set is recharging. Digital cameras tend to use batteries more quickly than mobile devices because of features like the flash, large resolution images, digital zooming, recording video, etc. Second, be sure you have several memory cards. You need as much memory as you can reasonably get, to be sure you can take large resolution pictures, get some video clips and do it all without constantly switching memory cards. Memory cards come in a variety of capacities so get the largest capacity that your camera can accept and have 1-2 back-up cards. Lastly, take a net book or laptop so that you can transfer your data from memory cards that are full. With your net book or laptop, be sure to pack the USB cord for the camera so that you can connect it to the computer.

Enjoy your summer events, capture and preserve your memories ......




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