Pluses and Minuses of Digital SLRs
Presentation to North County Photographic Society
August 25, 2004
An even-handed presentation of what digital SLRs can do, their warts, and what it takes to use one
Briefly, how digital works
Digital vs. Film: some opinions
Some history
Digital camera summary characteristics
The significance of sensor size
The misnamed "Focal Length Multiplier"
Some remarks about resolution
Shooting modes: same-same
The histogram
ISO
Warts: Blowout of highlights
Warts: Noise
Warts: hot and dead pixels
Warts: dust on sensor
RAW vs. JPEG mode
Computers and software
Post-processing: workflow
Photoshop trickery
Sharpening
Some useful links
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