Digital Photography - Tiscali Technology

Go digital

Digital photography has taken the world by storm, with millions of digital cameras being used every day. Getting started doesn't mean having to bankrupt yourself or learn complex new skills. If you haven't used a digital camera before, or if you're trading up from a cameraphone or film camera, you'll be amazed at how user-friendly the latest models are.

The biggest difference in using a digital camera is the LCD screen, which you can use to frame your shots perfectly (no more cut-off heads!), choose settings and, best of all, review your photos instantly. Forget waiting for days and spending all that money developing film, now you can view and share images just seconds after you've shot them. If they don't come out as good as you'd hoped, you can simply delete them and try again.

Today's digital cameras come in all shapes and sizes, from pocket-friendly cameraphones to top of the range models packed with features and long zoom lenses. Cheaper cameras can take great snaps and even movie clips. A larger zoom lens means you can get close to the action, and its manual controls will really let loose your creativity

Most digital cameras store their images on tiny memory cards, making it simple to transfer them to your computer. Once on your PC, you can fix problems like red-eye, boost colours and edit your images to print out on as greeting cards, send as e-mail or even create your very own picture gallery website.

Printing your images is just as straightforward. Home photo printers can now produce glossy colour prints that rival anything you can get from a traditional photo lab for price and quality, and printing can be as easy as popping your memory card in the printer or attaching a cable - no computer required!