Digital Camera Tips for Beginner

You have taken the best available digital camera that fits in your budget. You have also equipped your camera with accessories. Thus you have it all to enhance your hobby, but good pictures are taken by good photographers and not by the best cameras. There are many aspects of learning in photography and you can learn to make a simple picture dynamic by following some techniques. One of the most vital features of photography is the picture composition. This part is fundamental in photography and it has certain rules and tricks to make you picture unique and appealing. Composition is not merely capturing your desired object/person of interest into the frame. It exceeds beyond that, providing you a sense of ability to capture from a different angle, or perspective making your picture exceptional. You would always thought of framing the focus object right at the centre of the frame. But it not so, if you place your focus somewhere around the centre of the fame, preferably on the right side of the centre, this would give a better appeal to your pictures. The camera should have the right proportion of the picture and the objects therein. It is important to grab the picture in focus in the first two thirds of the frame. This gives a dynamic and lively appeal to the picture. It is important to view your frame before capturing it. You need to get the right composition of the objects/people. If you are taking a group photo ensure that the all people have come into the frame and there are no other distractions in the picture. You can also experiment with the angles of the picture. This will provide you with unique pictures. You can also take pictures from a perspective to add life to the image. This will also trigger a sense of action onto your images. It is important to buy a camera that suits you, both functionally and form type. This will better your photography and give you extended comfort in operating. You can choose Canon digital Cameras or Sony digital cameras as they have superior technology and provide sturdy performance. You can take quality pictures by following the basic methods of composition to get the right frame and even enhance the picture's uniqueness. You will grab the best composition and you can crop the rest of the frame to get the perfect feel of the picture. With better composition you will get clear pictures and the pictures will speak for themselves. credit:articlebase

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Key Difference between Nikon D700 vs D3

Nikon D700 Key Features

• 12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor (8.45µm pixel pitch)
• Image Sensor Cleaning (vibration) *
• ISO 200 - 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600 and down to ISO 100)
• Also supports DX lenses, viewfinder automatically masks (5.1 megapixels with DX lens)
• 14-bit A/D conversion, 12 channel readout
• Same ultra-fast startup and shutter lag as D3
• Nikon EXPEED image processor (Capture NX processing and NR algorithms, lower power)
• New Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 150,000 exposure durability *
• Multi-CAM3500FX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
• Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
• 95% coverage, 0.72x magnification viewfinder *
• Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning), fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings
• Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
• Picture Control image parameter presets
• 5 frames per second continuous with auto-focus tracking*
• Optional MB-D10 Battery Pack (same as D300), increases burst rate to 8 fps *
• UDMA compatible single CF card slot *
• 3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor
• Live View with either phase detect (mirror up/down) or contrast detect Auto Focus
• Virtual horizon indicates if camera is level (like an aircraft cockpit display)
• HDMI HD video output
• 'Active D-Lighting' (adjusts metering as well as applying D-Lighting curve)
• Detailed 'Control Panel' type display on LCD monitor, changes color in darkness
• Magnesium alloy body with connections and buttons sealed against moisture
• Improved Info display on main screen *

* Different to D3

Nikon D700 vs D3: Key Differences

Although the D3 and D700 are essentially the same camera in a different form factor (the D700 being far closer to the D300 in design and control layout), there are a few important specification differences.

• Smaller, lighter body *
• Built-in iTTL flash (G.No 17 / ISO 200)
• No rear information panel (new info display on main LCD)
• D700 doesn't have the D3's 5:4 aspect ratio option
• 95% coverage, 0.72x viewfinder (D3: 100% / 0.7x)
• Focus screen DX mode now indicated with a rectangle rather than shaded area
• Lower burst rate (5.0 fps / 8.0 fps with optional MB-D10)
• 100 frames maximum in continuous shooting mode
• Smaller battery (EN-EL3e)
• Optional battery grip (MB-D10, same as D300)
• Expanded Function button options (can assign any camera menu item)
• Live View can be assigned to FUNC, AE-L or Preview buttons (allowing LV + different drive modes)
• Virtual Horizon can be overlaid on Live View preview image
• Different shutter (150,000 cycle rating - same as D300)
• Image Sensor cleaning ('sensor shake' dust reduction)
• Single CF slot (D3 has two)
• Minor menu and control differences (control layout is almost identical to D300)

* D700 is approx 34mm (1.3 in) shorter, 13mm (0.5 in) narrower and 10mm (0.4 in) shallower.
Weight (no battery) : D3 - 1240g, D700 - 995g
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