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Digital cameras and DSLR cameras need somewhere to store your precious images, this is where the memory card comes in. Memory cards have been around for years and there are many different types of cards and many different sizes that they come in, so do you know which card fits your Canon Camera?
SDHC
If you own an entry level DSLR camera or a point and shoot camera then you are going to need a SDHC memory card. SDHC memory cards are around the size of a postal stamp and their very distinctive as one of the corners on the SDHC card looks like it has been folded over or cut off.
SDHC cards are made by many manufacturers including:
· SanDisk
· Kingston
· Canon
· Patriot
These cards also come in a variety of sizes, the bigger the size the more images or video your device can hold and capture. However the bigger the card the longer it will take for your computer to recognise all of the files on it making it longer to load up all of your images.
For general everyday photography I recommend getting the SanDisk 4GB Memory card, or if you need more storage get the SanDisk 8GB SDHC card for an extra couple of bucks.
Compact Flash Cards
Unless you own a mid range to professional camera body then chances are you won't need a CF card, however if you're lucky enough to get one of these camera bodies then chances are you will need a Compact flash(CF) Card.
Once again the flash cards are made by all of the main camera manufacturers. The compact flash cards are much faster than the SDHC card and will allow you to shoot at a higher burst of frame rates without overflowing the buffer.
One of the best CF cards that I have used is the SanDisk Ultra II 8GB Compact Flash memory card which is very quick and can store double the amount of photos that the SanDisk Ultra II 4GB memory card for only a few extra dollars.
Review"This authoritative title is short on verbiage and long on technique. Butler's tone is conversational yet she succinctly steers through more challenging material. There is something for everyone...Butler is to be congratulated for a businesslike manual aimed at the photographer determined to get some serious digital results." - British Journal of Photography
"Those serious about digital photography will learn a lot from calibration, colour correction, file formats and workflow to advice on shooting light, portraiture, travel and macro photography. The Digital Art Studio is particularly interesting." - What Digital Camera
"...like the best software manual that you might expect with expensive computer programs, but actually rarely receive in these days of PDF manuals...(it is) beautifully illustrated...providing the reader with exceptional plates to inspire from example with what can be achieved." - Stills Audio Motion
"This is for the advanced digital photographer. Topics include choosing JPG or RAW capture formats and choosing the correct lighting, color correcting and outputting. The book is edited by Butler, who put it together with contributions from many digital photographers." - Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Nov. 26, 06
About the AuthorYvonne Butler is a professional photographer, writer, consultant, and digital workshop trainer. Yvonne's passion for photography is closely followed by her ongoing sense of urgency to capture the beauty of people, objects, and special locations around the world. She has amassed a representative body of black-and-white and color images taken in over thirty countries, many of them so-called third world countries, while she works on specialty abstracts and close-ups as fine art form. Her work has appeared in several magazines, websites, brochures, and collateral materials of the digital workshop groups for whom she leads workshops or consults. Yvonne was the creator and former director of the four-year-old Shutterbug magazine digital workshop series. Forever falling back on her foundation in teaching, professional platform presentation and group facilitation, information technology, and photography, she now conducts her own digital workshops throughout the US and the world. Her platform and training skills have been honed over the past 35 years. She specializes in presenting technically difficult subject matter in simple, clear, friendly language, almost always using hands-on approaches. Yvonne is a member of Professional Photographers of America and she is a Charter Member of the Bellamax Advisory Board of Professional Photographers (www.bellamax.com). She is represented by galleries on Cape Cod and in Toronto, Canada. She holds a master's degree in information systems from Northeastern University School of Engineering and has taken extensive doctoral-level coursework in communication at the University of South Florida. Send her an email message at Yvonne@yvonnebutler.com.
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Most helpful customer reviews
46 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
 Wow!
By Anonymous
First off, I'm an extremely amateur photographer, so I want to own up to that right away, since I realize that most of the people who buy this book are likely to be professional photographers. I'm not going to do a normal review to discuss the relevant chapter info either. The publisher's official write-up is better for that sort of thing, in my opinion. What I will say is this: I was slow to enter into the world of digital photography. I had the regular middle-range inexpensive digital camera, but whenever I went anywhere that I knew the pictures were going to really matter, I still lugged my SLR with all the great lens choices and accessories.
Last month, after reading through this book as mostly a curiosity, I took the plunge and bought a digital SLR. This book makes you truly appreciate the benefits of digital photography and the flexibility you can achieve through digital that you just can't get with your film negatives. I want to stress in advance that I am not an "advanced" digital photographer, but I still found this book to be beneficial and instrumental in bringing me around to this format. I wouldn't have wanted a basic book for this, since I would have outgrown that with the first round of pictures I took with my new camera.
Now, I'm in the process of working back through this book as I play with my new camera, and I couldn't be happier with the results. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who is the type of person who craves a little extra know-how when it comes to getting the most out of your work or hobby. If you are an amateur like me, don't be intimidated by the fact that this title was written for professionals who have advanced skills. When it comes to photographs, learning from the professional level is exactly what you want to do. Your pictures can't help but benefit.
20 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
 Good if you're into color management and 3rd party software (other than PSCS)
By J. Drumheller
The book is full of examples using numerous (and sometimes pricey) 3rd party software and plugins for photoshop. Color management for monitors, printing, and B&W and infrared were focuses of this book, with SEVERAL chapters on B&W alone. Ther was also a lot on printing with your own inkjet printer (most of us use 3rd party professional printing services). The last parts of the book go over making "digital art" or complete collages and pics with photoshop (not photography at all), and the last section deals with turning your photos into paintings using filters.
The description of most everything is pretty broad in nature, and when discussing sharpening (always a hot topic), the suggestion is to "Use USM and keep the pixel radius and threshold pretty low, while changing the % to get the desired effect". That's about the 1 sentence on sharpening without using some 3rd party PS plugin.
Overall, not recommended. I am still looking for a good all-in-one photography book.
1 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Full of information!
By Debbi Smirnoff
Excellent work! Especially the 'fine art workflow' by Stephens Burns!
Debbi
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