Thursday, August 28, 2014

Pre-Project 5: Digital Photography - Camera Basics

                             
How can you use the Shutter Button in order to get the best focus of your picture?
Press the shutter button halfway before taking your picture to focus on the object(s).

When do you or do you NOT use your flash?
Flash is for when your picture is too dark or when you don't want shadows in your picture. Flash should be turned off when you are trying to conserve battery power.

What is the fastest way to delete ALL your pictures?
Formatting your camera or memory card wipes it clean of ALL images (even protected ones).

How do you manage or take care of your LCD screen?
  • Turn off your LCD when not in use to conserve battery.
  • Don't use just anything to clean your LCD! Buy a cheap microfiber cloth and store it in your case when not in use
Explain the difference and use of Optical and Digital Zoom? Give an example of a camera that has the best digital and optical zoom. 
Optical zoom uses the lens of your camera to get a closer view of your subject. Your quality shoudl still be excellent when using Optical zoom. Digital zoom uses the processor inside the camera to crop the center of the picture and then increase the size of the pixels in that area. This causes a slight drop in the quality of your image.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40
is an example of a camera with optical zoom.








What is the best battery to use for cameras? Give an example and show the price of this kind of battery currently sold in the market.
The NiMH Rechargeable and Lithium Rechargeable are the best choices for batteries.

2 3.7V 18650 3000mah Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with a Charger are $7.10 on Amazon.




What is RESOLUTION? Explain how you can use it. Give an example of a camera that has the highest megapixel and name its price.
The resolution of a picture determines how large it can print.
The Nikon D810 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body has the highest megapixel and costs around $3,000.


What do you mean by Compression Rates?
Compression Rates basically determine how nice your picture will be when you print.

How does resolution and  quality affect memory?  What are the best memory camera cards currently in the market (insert picture)? 
Pictures taken at a high Resolution and at a high Quality will take up more memory than pictures taken at a low Resolution and low Quality. The 32 GB SanDisk Extreme Plus is the best SD card for most people because it's reasonably priced, fast, and comes with a lifetime warranty.





Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Pre-Project 1: Introduction to Gmail and Blogger

What are the Top 5 Google Applications that are useful for you? 

                                YouTube
YouTube is highly useful for me. I use it for a lot of different things,like help with school, news, or watching my favorite vloggers.    

Google Maps 
My recent trip to the United States made me realize how important Google Maps is. I may not be able to drive, but my mom and I were completely blind trying to get around without the Google Maps app on my phone. This app is an absolute necessity especially when you're somewhere new.
            


Google Drive
Google Drive is very useful when I'm working on projects with classmates. We can easily share ideas and work together.






Google Calendar
Google Calendar is convenient because I can keep track of all my events. I can also sync it with my phone so it's easily accessible.





Google News
Google news obviously keeps you updated on the latest news. It is very convenient to have around.




                          Google Apps for Education





The Uses of CC and BCC

CC is when you want to send an email to multiple people and they are fine with other people seeing their email address.
BCC is also for sending emails to multiple people at the same time, but you put the emails of the people who don't want their email address to be seen.