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DEL.ICIO.USSome digital photography tips
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s a simple little timesaver from CNet - a way to rename a whole batch of photos all at once. Lets say you have an entire folder of photos from a trip to Italy. This trip will let you give all the photos a name that starts with Italy and then a unique number … like Italy1, Italy2 … all done at the click of a button. You can read about it here.
By the way, that same Windows trick will let you rotate an entire batch of photos. That really comes in handy for me since I tend to shoot a lot of vertical photos but, when they are transferred to the computer, they’ll all horizontals. So I select the photos - just as in the example above - and then press the right mouse button. That brings up a menu that lets me rotate the photos clockwise or counter clockwise.
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By Lewis
August 22, 2006 02:42 AM | Link to this
Hi, Bill:
I’ve been using a Kodak 3400 Digital Camera for a few years now. One of the main reasons I went to digital rather early was due to having so many problems getting my film developed. I’m still not sure just why different labs were giving me grief, but, the last eight or so rolls of film I tried to get developed were a big hassle.
Anyway, I do miss my Chinon 35mm camera with its telescopic lens, wide angle, and other cool computerized features. One of those was its ability to do quick sequence shots. I have a series of quick stills from a tennis match sponsored by AT&T where John McEnroe was a contestant. Using that telescopic lens, I got some really good sequence shots of him from 150 feet away.
My Kodak 3400 can only take a maximum of 3 quick shots before it has to ‘reset’ or ‘recover’ whatever the term is.
In your opinion, what would be the better digital solution to regain this feature?
Thanks,
Lewis
By Bill
August 22, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this
Lewis, I’m wondering - given what you said in your note - whether a digital camera with interchangeable lenses would be right for you. None of them - even the least expensive - would have problems with shutter lag, or with shooting really fast sequences of photos … just like using a motor drive on a film camera. I like the entry level models from Canon and Nikon. On my list of favorite Web sites - on the left of this page - I have a link to DPreview - take a look at some of the single lens reflex digital cameras there and see if the features and prices work for you.