Is there an address for archives of previous messages? I'm afraid what I ask may be quite elementary for most of you. Here's the scenario: 1. I am buying my first digital camera and am a point & shoot level photographer. I am tending towards a Canon that is small enough for my purse but not so small that I can't see the picture on the screen. (I'm in my 60's). 2. While on vacation in May I want to use this camera to photograph tombstones, points of interest, and people. 3. My computer knowledge is minimal. Outside of this web page, where do you suggest I go on the internet for information? Care

Care, Your choice of a Canon camera is a good one. I use (as my "Point & Shoot" camera) a PowerShot G6 -- admittedly at the top of that category of camera. It has all of the functions of and produces photographs equal to, for instance, my Canon EOS 20D -- a 8.0 mp SLR camera. However, let me say that any major brand camera will serve you well... Kodak, for instance, has my attention. Anyway, Canon has at least a kagillion camera models in every price range. Go to: http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=CamProductCatIndexAct&fcateg oryid=101 for a complete selection. (Canon has a quirky website so you may have to start at http://www.usa.canon.com/html/canonindex.html and click on "Consumer" and then "Cameras" to get there.) You can also go to (for example) http://www.pcworld.com/ for a review of your choice. Once you have decided on a couple of candidates, go to (for example) http://www.pricegrabber.com/ to get an idea of price and availability. Beyond these (very basic) websites, I would suggest a Google search for specific areas of interest, i.e., Tombstone +photography. Now, as to your other concern... about the size of the image. Image size is a function of resolution -- number of pixels. In order for an image to be seen at full screen it must contain at least the same number of pixels as your monitor (in the same proportion). Most monitors (but certainly not all) are set at 1024 by 768 pixels -- 786,432 or .8 mega pixels -- and displayed at 72 pixels per inch. So, you can see that this should not be much of a concern... if all you want to do is look at the images on your monitor. The problems with this size image arise when you wish to print. Then the example image starts to deteriorate rapidly when reproduced at a size greater than 31/2 x 21/2 inches. For prints, you need at least a 3.0 mega pixel camera to satisfy most people. (And don't even think about cropping -- sometimes called "digital Zoom" -- a 1024 x 768 image.) As an after thought, you know you can go to most camera shops and rent a camera for a day or, at least, try it out in-store. (That's a real camera store not someplace like Wal-Mart or Best Buy.) That way you can easily find the camera that fits you exactly at no risk. Good luck and have fun, Ron -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Rodosta [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SP] Cemetery Photography Is there an address for archives of previous messages? I'm afraid what I ask may be quite elementary for most of you. Here's the scenario: 1. I am buying my first digital camera and am a point & shoot level photographer. I am tending towards a Canon that is small enough for my purse but not so small that I can't see the picture on the screen. (I'm in my 60's). 2. While on vacation in May I want to use this camera to photograph tombstones, points of interest, and people. 3. My computer knowledge is minimal. Outside of this web page, where do you suggest I go on the internet for information? Care

Hi Carolyn, May I add my "2 cents." I have been taking digital photos for a few years now. Almost all of the cameras on the market today will take what you need. They all have good points and bad points . . . so it is a matter of personal preference. The very first item is that I would make sure is that your camera can take a cheap lens filter to protect your lens (most will cost about $8 to $9) . . . because if your lens gets scratched or chipped, your camera is useless. I dropped my camera once, the lens filter was broken, but my lens and camera were fine. Next, I would make sure I had several rechargeable batteries and a good charger. Next, I would always "shut off" the viewer . . . because it eats up batteries very fast. I have literally left my camera on and in use with my viewer shut off for about a half hour without killing the batteries. All digital cameras have an "old fashioned" view finder and it will show you your photo even as it zooms in and out. And you never want to use your "digital zoom" to take anything that you want to read . . . it will digitize it and you will have a very hard time reading it. So you want the highest optical zoom range that you can afford. Costco is selling a 500 mb flash card for under $50.00 in our area. And that holds allot of photos. You can go to ZNET.com for reviews or use google and type "digital camera reviews" and it will offer you several places to go and check out their reviews. Bare in mind that so many of these reviews are paid for by the various manufacturers . . . so beware. Always save your "raw" photos to a CD. I have had several hard drives fail and have lost photos that I failed to save to a CD. Oh, life can be so much fun . . . That's enough info for now. Jake > Is there an address for archives of previous messages? I'm afraid what I > ask may be quite elementary for most of you. > > Here's the scenario: > > 1. I am buying my first digital camera and am a point & shoot level > photographer. I am tending towards a Canon that is small enough for my > purse but not so small that I can't see the picture on the screen. (I'm > in my 60's). > > 2. While on vacation in May I want to use this camera to photograph > tombstones, points of interest, and people. > > 3. My computer knowledge is minimal. > > Outside of this web page, where do you suggest I go on the internet for > information? > > Care > > > ==== SCANNERS-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] or > [email protected] with the single word SUBSCRIBE or > UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >