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christopherc's review
4.0
While published in several editions in the first decade of the new millennium, this O'Reilly guide is still a helpful book today. Unlike many other publications of the era, this guide does not describe in detail the specifications of cameras and memory cards that today would strike readers as absurdly dated. Instead, it focuses on general feature of digital photography still relevant for any point-and-shoot camera sold today.
If all one wants to do is take photos in the "auto" mode of one's camera, then one hardly needs a guide. The value of this O'Reilly book, however, is that it describes all the other modes, introducing the reader to such photography basics as aperture, ISO value and shutter speed. Understanding this basic principles will allow one much greater control over the result. The guide puts these techniques into practice by giving advice on typical environments like portraits and landscapes. The guide also describes how to edit photos on your computer, namely operations such as scaling down, sharpening and cropping.
Cheap used copies of this book abound, and an ebook edition is easy to come by. I'd recommend it to anyone with a digital camera wondering how to use more of its features. It is not meant to be a complete course in photography, but will satisfy those who don't mind staying outside the field.
If all one wants to do is take photos in the "auto" mode of one's camera, then one hardly needs a guide. The value of this O'Reilly book, however, is that it describes all the other modes, introducing the reader to such photography basics as aperture, ISO value and shutter speed. Understanding this basic principles will allow one much greater control over the result. The guide puts these techniques into practice by giving advice on typical environments like portraits and landscapes. The guide also describes how to edit photos on your computer, namely operations such as scaling down, sharpening and cropping.
Cheap used copies of this book abound, and an ebook edition is easy to come by. I'd recommend it to anyone with a digital camera wondering how to use more of its features. It is not meant to be a complete course in photography, but will satisfy those who don't mind staying outside the field.