Category: Photography 101 - The Triton Articles

Perfect exposure everytime with histogram data in your camera’s display – A55

July 7, 2010 4:34 pm | Photography 101 - The Triton Articles | No comments

Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.  The digital age have given camera’s a new light meter – the histogram.  Before exploring this topic, I mentioned last time that I had a funny story to tell relating to environmental seals for cameras.  These seals are a nice feature to have by helping protect your equipment against inclement weather [...]

LCD camera display is main key to battery, exposures, settings- A54

May 20, 2010 9:49 pm | Photography 101 - The Triton Articles | No comments

Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.  I am excited.  For starters this article will conclude going through the typical camera specification list, and before I get into my next burst of excitement, let’s finish this.
I had been using the specifications list from dpreview.com and a pocket camera made by Panasonic – the Lumix DMC-FX150.  This camera is [...]

Format differences affect email, storage and images-A53

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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… In the last issue I provided a brief, yet concise outline on the comparison between shooting in the JPG format vs. camera RAW.  In my workshops at the James Schot Gallery and Photo Studio this topic is discussed in far greater detail.
It’s great if you simply enjoy taking snapshots and that’s [...]

Camera storage and formats: A balancing act between typical file size and image quality -A52

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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… Going through all the articles I’ve written, covering the list of camera specifications, using the Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, will give you a solid understanding of your pocket camera.  Irrespective of the sample camera used the information discussed is applicable to all pocket cameras.  Remember, this one by Panasonic is no longer [...]

Camera remotes and timers vital -A51

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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… This is the twelfth edition clarifying the list of camera specifications, using the randomly chosen Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, manufactured by Panasonic, as an example.  Believe me, I had planned on this topic of going through and discussing the specifications to cover two, possibly three articles, not 12 plus.  Nevertheless the duration [...]

Remote control and self-timer important for onboard yacht -A50

February 27, 2010 5:10 pm | Photography 101 - The Triton Articles | No comments

Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… This is the twelfth edition clarifying the list of camera specifications, using the randomly chosen Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, manufactured by Panasonic, as an example.  Believe me, I had planned on this topic of going through and discussing the specifications to cover two, possibly three articles, not 12 plus.  Nevertheless the duration [...]

Technical support is a vital part of your new camera, too -A49

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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… This is the eleventh edition clarifying the list of camera specifications, using the randomly chosen Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, manufactured by Panasonic, as an example.
Before moving on, I would like to cover a topic seldom if ever mentioned in other media and related creative/technical magazines… I’m talking about technical support.  This is [...]

Size counts in focal length; bigger and more is best -A48

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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… On we go to the tenth edition clarifying the list of camera specifications.  The (randomly chosen) Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, manufactured by Panasonic, viewable with many other fine cameras on such websites as dpreview.com will serve as our sample. The last article was completely devoted to discussing Shutter priority. It, in addition [...]

Control of shutter powerful, but it moves with aperture -A47

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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… the list of camera specifications is definitely dwindling down in this seventh edition.  You can find all the specifications for just about any camera on such websites as dpreview.com. In order to explain what each specification means, I continue to use the randomly chosen Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, manufactured by Panasonic.  We [...]

Controlling light metering will improve shots, results -A45

4:37 pm | Photography 101 - The Triton Articles | No comments

Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts… the list of camera specifications is definitely dwindling down in this seventh edition.  You can find all the specifications for just about any camera on such websites as dpreview.com. In order to explain what each specification means, I continue to use the randomly chosen Lumix DMC-FX150 camera, manufactured by Panasonic.  We [...]