CMCTHS Intermediate Digital Cameras

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Cape May County ETTC

Using the Digital Camera - Intermediate

Basic Terminology

File Type, Memory size and Resolution

Tips and Help

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/book2/chapter1/index.shtml - what's inside a camera
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/book3/chapter4/index.shtml
http://www.shortcourses.com/choosing/contents.htm -
http://www.shortcourses.com/mustsee/mustsee.htm - good list of sites with short description of each site.
http://amateurphoto.about.com/hobbies/amateurphoto/msubonlineprints.htm - sharing online photos
http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/cs/digitalphotogentip/index.htm - list of basic tips
http://desktoppub.about.com/compute/desktoppub/cs/cameras/index.htm - list of links about digital cameras

Ideas for Projects

http://webs.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/plus/index.shtml
http://webs.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/book1/index.shtml
http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/cs/photoprojects
http://arttech.about.com/hobbies/arttech/library/howto/ht_scanner_images.htm
http://www.wilsonvhs.wlwv.k12.or.us/projects.htm
http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/cs/framesedges
http://www.mccannas.com/book/chapter4/ptile4.htm - turn an object into a web background
http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/cs/photofunswpc/index.htm?terms=digital+imaging+projects - use a software program to enhance/alter a digital image
*** http://www.adobeactiveshare.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?step=2 - good free photo print program
***http://www.hp.com/printing_ideas/index.html - HP's Printsville - lots of ideas and activities mainly K-8 (but neat things for secondary too J
http://desktoppub.about.com/compute/desktoppub/library/weekly/aa981229.htm - good intro and list of things to do
http://graphicdesign.about.com/arts/graphicdesign/msubduse.htm - good site
***http://playground.kodak.com/cgi-bin/filterFactory/asCgi.pl?app=home&laf=playground - Kodak Picture Playground
http://arttech.about.com/hobbies/arttech/blfreebies_graphics.htm?terms=digital+imaging+projects - some free programs and images to work with
http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2411805,00.html - things to do with scanners - has good links
*** http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html - downloads of free photo software
http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/cs/photofunswpc - more photo software links
http://www.photolinks.net/cgibin/webc.cgi/ResultsPage2.html?CATEGORY=Photo%20Software - more photo software links
http://www.ephotoshare.net - an example of a web site that allows you to share photos over the web
http://www.photofun.com - another photo album sharing site
http://photos.yahoo.com - another photo album sharing site
http://www.photoloft.com/default_new.asp?s=plft - hey another photo share site J
http://www.photopoint.com/signup.html - OK, one more photo sharing site

Other info

Taking a Photo and Inserting It In Another Program

Use one of the cameras provided to take an image.
Connect the camera to the computer and download the image to the computer using the software provided by the camera manufacture.
Save the image to a floppy disk. Make sure the image saves as a .jpg or .gif file (you can usually change this when you choose the Save As command from the camera program).
Take the disk with your image back to the computer. Open your word processing program
Click on the Insert Menu and point to the Picture option. Click on From File.
Navigate to the A: floppy drive. Find your file and left double click. You should now see your image.
You can resize the photo the same way you would resize clipart. Right-click on the picture and choose Format Picture for more options (including the option of wrapping text around a picture).

Taking a Photo Editing It

http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/library/weekly/aa000516a.htm

This varies greatly depending on the software you use. A couple of programs you can use include

- the software that comes with the camera/scanner

- the MS Paint program that comes with the computer (usually found in the Start Menu in the Accessories Menu Within the Programs Menu).

- A graphic editor like Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop.

- specialized programs found on the Internet under the categories of graphic software (type graphic software into a search engine, include freeware or shareware for cheap alternatives).

While each program is different, editing features are usually found on toolbars or in the Format, Edit, Image and Enhance Menus of the program (not all programs have all of these menus). Look for these keywords in the help function or the menus - Crop (allows you to cut parts of the photo out), Filters (will change the image such as cleaning up rough edges or making it appear "brighter").

Trying Photoshop (a more complex picture editor)

Take the disk with your image and make sure it is in the A: floppy drive.
Open Photoshop (found by going to the Start Menu - Program Menu - Adobe Menu - Photoshop).
From the File Menu choose Open.
Navigate to your file and open it.
Click on the Image Menu and choose Image Size - make the image smaller (this will sometimes cause the resolution to be reduced, but it will make the image file size more convenient, especially good for email, web pages and general movement of file).
Try some of the filters from the Filter Menu - you can always Undo from the Edit Menu or use the Revert to Saved Image option found in the File Menu
To crop and change other things, you usually have to select the area to be changed. The Selection toolbox is found on the toolbar (upper left corner, there are also more specific selection tools located under that tool on the toolbar). Click on the tool and then drag the mouse part of your image. Choose Crop from the Image Menu to see what happens. Revert back to the saved image
You can open more than one picture at a time. To put part of one photo into another, open both photos. Use the selection tool to draw a box around the area to be moved to the second picture. Choose Copy from the Edit Menu. Switch to the second picture and choose Paste from the Edit Menu. You can use the mouse to move the pasted area to the proper place. Make sure you put it in the right place before doing anything else, you usually can not move the pasted image after you do something else.

last modified October 15, 2001