1. Move in closer. In most cases, you’ll get a better
photograph if you move in closer and have your subject fill most the
frame. This helps your viewer understand your photo and provides
details that are often more interesting than an overall view. Zoom in
with your camera’s optical zoom to fill the frame with your subject.
2. Use your viewfinder. A digital camera's LCD screen uses
lots of battery power so to maximize battery life, use the camera's
viewfinder.
3. Anticipate the moment. Most point-and-shoot digital
cameras have a delay between when you press the shutter button and
when the camera takes the picture. Try to anticipate the action and
always be ready to shoot.
4. Use available light when possible. Indoors, the mood
created by natural light is lost with a flash. Whenever possible,
position a subject by a door or window and avoid using the on-camera
flash. However, most digital cameras do have a softer looking flash
than traditional photo flash units.
5. Shoot at the highest resolution available. If you want to
print your images or enlarge a part of the image, you'll get the best
results from a larger file. You can always decrease the resolution of
the image on your computer to E-mail them. By starting off with a
low-resolution image, you lose the ability to print your picture.
6. Take as many pictures as possible. The more images you
take, the better your chances are of getting that special shot.
Because a digital camera allows you to delete unwanted photos from
your media card or afterwards in the computer, take as many shots as
you can.
7. Delete unwanted images in the camera. Immediately
deleting images you don't want minimizes the task of deleting images
because you're running out of storage capacity. If you’re doubtful,
then save the image until you can view it on your computer monitor.
8. Use rechargeable batteries. Digital cameras are notorious
for consuming batteries. Consider investing in an extra rechargeable
battery. You can continue to take pictures while the other set is
charging.
9. Think big. In most cases, the 8 or 16 megabyte (MB) card
that came with your camera won't be enough for longer photo shooting
sessions. Get the highest capacity removable storage card you can
afford. For most occasions, a 128MB card will suffice, but 256MB
capacity cards are now available.. Rapidly falling prices are making
these cards very affordable-having more capacity than you think you'll
need lets you concentrate on taking pictures and not filling up the
card.
10. Purchase an external card reader. One of the easiest and
fastest ways to transfer images between the camera and computer is to
use a card reader. This method is often faster than using the transfer
cable that may have been included with your camera. In addition, if
your camera does not have a docking/recharging station, the card
readers avoid tying up your camera and draining its batteries when it
is left on for long periods of time while transferring images.
