Ultimate DSLR Thread/Resource

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these are merely a collection of links, and pieces of advice (copied and pasted - with sufficient links) to help anyone who's new to Photography and wishes to ask questions in a centralised thread, I'm sure many will contribute. P.S. I am bias, so I shall start out with just reviews for Canon DSLR's.

Reviews

in price and then year of release (starting from smaller price at the top)

In alphabetic order...

Canon

Canon EOS 300D

Canon EOS 350D/Rebel XT

Canon OES 400D/Rebel XTi

Canon EOS 20D

Canon EOS 30D

Canon EOS 5D

Canon EOS 1Ds

Canon EOS 1D Mark II

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II

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Nikon

Nikon D40

Nikon D50

Nikon D70

Nikon D70s

Nikon D80

Nikon D100

Nikon D200

Nikon D1H

Nikon D2H

Nikon D1X

Nikon D2X

Nikon D2Xs

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Olympus

Olympus E-400

Olympus E-330

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Panasonic

Panasonic DMC-L1

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Pentax

Pentax K10D

Pentax *iST DL2

Pentax *iST DS2

Pentax *iST DS

Pentax *iST D

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Samsung

Samsung GX-10

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Sigma

Sigma SD14

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Sony

Sony a-100

Glossary - Kindly stolen from Microsoft

Ambient light ? The natural light in a scen

Archivalb> ? The ability of a material, including some printing papers and compact discs, to last for many ye

Aperture ? A small, circular opening inside the lens that can change in diameter to control the amount of light reaching the camera's sensor as a picture is taken. The aperture diameter is expressed in f-stops; the lower the number, the larger the aperture. For instance, the aperture opening when set to f/2.8 is larger than at f/8. The aperture and shutter speed together control the total amount of light reaching the sensor. A larger aperture passes more light through to the sensor. Many cameras have an aperture priority mode that allows you to adjust the aperture to your own liking. See also shutter

Applicationon ? A computer program, such as an image editor or image

Bufferffer ? Memory in the camera that stores digital photos before they are written to the me

Burningurning ? Selectively darkening part of a photo with an image edit

CCD

CCD ? Charge Coupled Device: one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. When a picture is taken, the CCD is struck by light coming through the camera's lens. Each of the thousands or millions of tiny pixels that make up the CCD convert this light into electrons. The number of electrons, usually described as the pixel's accumulated charge, is measured, then converted to a digital value. This last step occurs outside the CCD, in a camera component called an analog-to-digi

CD-R.

CD-R ? CD-Recordable: a compact disc that holds either 650 or 700 MB of digital information, including digital photos. Creating one is commonly referred to as burning a CD. A CD-R disc can only be written to once, and is an ideal storage medium for original

CD-RWs.

CD-RW ? CD-Rewritable: similar in virtually all respects to a CD-R, except that a CD-RW disc can be written and erased many times. This makes them best suited to many backup tasks, but not for long term storage of origin

CMOS tos.

CMOS ? Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor: one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. Its basic function is the same as that of a CCD. CMOS sensors are currently found in only a handful

CMYKameras.

CMYK ? Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. The four colors in the inksets of many photo-quality printers. Some printers use six ink colors to achieve smoother, more photographic prints. The two additional colors are often lighter shade

CompactFlash?

CompactFlash? ? A common type of digital camera memory card, about the size of a matchbook. There are two types of cards, Type I and Type II. They vary only in their thickness, with Type I being slightly thinner. A CompactFlash memory card can contain either flash memory or a miniature hard drive. The flash me

Contrast prevalent.

Contrast ? The difference between the darkest and lightest areas in a photo. The greater the differ

Digital camerantrast.

Digital camera ? A camera that captures the photo not on film, but in an electronic imaging sens

Dodginge place of film.

Dodging ? Selectively lightening part of a ph

Download, downloadingram.

Download, downloading ? The process of moving computer data from one location to another. Though the term is normally used to describe the transfer, or downloading, of data from the Internet, it is also used to describe the transfer of photos from a camera memory card to the computer. Ex

DPInloaded photos to my PC.

DPI ? Dots per inch: A measurement of the resolution of a digital photo or digital device, including digital cameras and printers. The higher t

EXIFe greater the resolution.

EXIF ? Exchangeable Image File: the file format used by most digital cameras. For example, when a typical camera is set to record a JPEG, it's actually recording an EXIF file that uses JPEG compression to

External flash within the file.

External flash ? A supplementary flash unit that connects to the camera with a cable, or is triggered by the light from the camera's internal flash. Many fun and creative e

File created with external

Fill flash ? A computer document.

Fill flash ? A flash technique used to brighten deep shadow areas, typically outdoors on sunny days. Some digital cameras include a fill flash mode that f

Firesh to fire, even in bright light.

Fire ? Slang for shooting a picture

FireWire ed the shutter button to fire.

FireWire ? A type of cabling technology for transferring data to and from digital devices at high speed. Some professional digital cameras and memory card readers connect to the computer over FireWire. FireWire card readers are typically faster than those that connect via USB. Also known as IEEE 1394, FireWire was invented by Apple Computer but is

Grayscale with Windows-based PCs as well.

Grayscale ? A photo made up of varying tones of black and

Highlights synonymous with black and white.<

Histogram ? The brightest parts of a photo.

Histogram ? A graphic representation of the range of tones from dark to light in a photo. Some digital cameras include a histogram feature th

Image browserheck on the exposure of the photo.

Image browser ? An application that enables you to view digital photos. Some browsers also allow you to rename files, convert photos from on

Image editor er, add text descriptions, and more.

Image editor ? A computer program that enables you to adjust a photo to improve its appearance. With image editing software, you can darken or lighten a photo, rotate it, adjust its co

Image resolutionus detail, remove red-eye and more.

Image resolution - The number of pixels in a di

Inkjet ommonly referred to as its image resolution.

Inkjet ? A printer that plac

ISO speedr by spraying droplets through tiny nozzles.

ISO speed ? A rating of a film's sensitivity to light. Though digital cameras don't use film, they have adopted the same rating system for describing the sensitivity of the camera's imaging sensor. Digital cameras often include a control for adjusting the ISO speed; some will adjust it automatically depending on the lighting conditions, adjusting it upwards as the available

JPEG nerally, as ISO speed climbs, image quality drops.

JPEG ? A standard for compressing image data developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group, hence the name JPEG. Strictly speaking, JPEG is not a file format, it's a compression method that is used within a file format, such as the EXIF-JPEG format common to digital cameras. It is referred to as a lossy format, which means some quality is lost in achieving JPEG's high compression rates. Usually, if a high-quality, low-compression JPEG setting is chosen on a

LCDera, the loss of quality is not detectable to the eye.

LCD ? Liquid Crystal Display: a low-power monitor often used on the top and/

Media gital camera to display settings or the photo itself.

Media ? Material that information is written to and stored on.

Megabyte (MB)orage media includes CompactFlash cards and CDs.

Megabyte

Megapixelsurement of data storage equal to

Memory Stick?b>

Megapixel ? Equal to one million pixels.

Memory Stick??A memory card slightly smaller than a single stick of chewing gum.

NiMH ash and SmartMedia, it is flash-based storage for your photos.

NiMH ? Nickel Metal-Hydride: a type of rechargeable battery that can be recharged many time

Online photo printerficient power to run digital cameras and flashes.

Online photo printer ? A company that receives digital photos uploa

Panningite, prints them, then sends the prints back by mail or courier.

Panning ? A photography technique in which the camera follows a moving subject. Done correctly, the subject is sharp

Pixel e the background is blurred, giving a sense of motion to the photo.

Pixel ? Picture Element: digital photographs are comprise

RAW s or millions of them; they are the building blocks of a digital photo.

RAW ? The RAW image format is

Red-eyecomes directly off the CCD, with no in-camera processing is performed.

Red-eye ? The red glow from a subject's eyes caused by light from a flash reflecting off the blood vessels behind the retina in the eye. The effect is

RGB when light levels are low, outdoor at night, or indoor in a dimly-lit room.

RGB ? Red, Green, Blue: the three colorsSaturationan visual system, digital cameras and

Sensitivityre sensitive.

Serial [/b]? How rich the colors are in a photo.

Sensitivity ? See ISO speed.

Serial ? A method for connecting an external device such as a printer, scanner,

Sharpnessomputer. It has been all but replace

Shutter speedin modern computers.

Sharpness ? The clarity of detail in a photo.

Shutter speed ? The camera's shutter speed is a measurement of how long its shutter remains open as the picture is taken. The slower the shutter speed, the longer the exposure time. When the shutter speed is set to 1/125 or simply 125, this means that the shutter will be open for exactly 1/125th of one second. The shutter speed and aperture together control the total amount of light reaching the sensor. Some digital cameras have

SmartMedia?mode that allows you to set the shutter speed to your liking. See also aperture.

Smart

Thumbnail fer-thin, matchbook size memory card. This is also a flash-memory based storage medium.

Thumbnail ? A small version of a photo. Image browsers commonly display thumbnails of photos several or even dozens at a time. In Windows

USBPictures, you can view thumbnails of photos in both the Thumbnails and Filmstrip view modes.

USB ? Universal Serial Bus: a protocol for transferring data to and from digital devices. Many digital cameras and memory card readers connect to the USB port on a computer. USB card readers are typically faster

White balancers that connect to the serial port, but slower than those that connect via FireWire.

White balance ? A function on the camera to compensate for different colors of light being emitted by different light sources.

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bob_loblaw

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Im glad someone started a thread like this. Now I dont have to make a completly new thread.

To start off, Im thinking about buying the black Sony DSC-T7 or the DSC-T5 (Im a Sony-freak). Apparently there's no difference in the specs. The T5 is a little thicker and newer. Any other difference? Im leaning towards the T7 because its so freakin thin!

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I have a Canon 300D in black with the battery grip, 18-55mm usm lens, 50mm f1.8 lens and a sigma 70-300mm macro II

great camera, prolly the best for the money at the moment

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You have it in black? Lucky you, I have it in silver :/ .........didn't know the 300D was available in black though I knew the 350D is also available in silver.

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I have a Canon rebel Xt (8.2mp) unit, (also known as Rebel 350). I love it. I plan to get one of the next generation 5D, when they increase the quality, (projected to be 22mp on next verision).

I hope they add back Eye Focus, as it is not part of the Rebel line.

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instant.human

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i currently own a fujifilm finepix s5500, which is the only cam i use, since my nikon slr broke.

not a final solution, since i am going to buy the sigma sd10 soon.

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naap51stang

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DP Review is one of the best resources on the

web for digital camera reviews, tutorials, forums etc.

Also, a lot of the members post their pictures with tips on how to get a good picture.

Check the threads, there are a LOT of good "full moon" pictures posted over the last

week, as we just went through another full moon period.

:alien:

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