Here is a list of bestselling Digital Camera Books for Beginners
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1. The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1, by Scott Kelby
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2. The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2, by Scott KelbyCompliment your Volume 1 with this book, or if you simply want down-to-earth information without the pretentious fluffs, pick this book up. It’s an easy, fun and quick read. Plus the information can be digested and put to use immediately. |
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3. Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies by David D. BuschThe book ha s the basics of what you need to decide on which DSLR you want..and even some idea about which lenses to buy. This book can kind of drag on for the more experienced photographers, since it does go over a lot of topics. But as a newbie to this area, you will greatly appreciate all the information |
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4. Digital Photography For Dummies, DVD + Book Bundle by Barbara Obermeier, Mark Justice HintonThe new Dummies book and DVD on digital cameras and photography is excellent for those of us who are not professionals. The book has color photos which truly enhances a volume on color photography. |
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5. Complete Digital Photography, Fourth Edition by Ben LongThis book is for the person who is willing to commit to learning all the aspects of digital photography. It can be a bit overwhelming, especially compared to point-and-shoot photography. |
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6. The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world’s top shooters by Joe McNallyThis book inspires, challenges and informs. But perhaps most importantly, it will help you understand photography and the art of making great photos at a level you never thought possible. This book is packed with those “Ah ha!” moments—those clever insights that make it all come together for you. |
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7. The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography by Jim MiotkeThis is one fine book for beginners and even those more experienced in digital photography. It is easy to understand and the author gives some solid tips and illustrations. |
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8. Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera by Bryan PetersonThis book is excellent for the novice photographer or one who just needs to re-familiarize themselves with key photographic elements. Bryan Peterson truly breaks down the most difficult terms with his unique style of teaching. |
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9. Exposure Photo Workshop: Develop Your Digital Photography Talent by Jeff Wignall“Exposure Photo Workshop” is a wonderful reference book to have available when you’re determining how to handle any shooting situation |
This is an excellent non-technical book with many tips and guidelines for improving your photography. If you could have only one book on the subject this may be the book to have. Every tip is illustrated with a color picture.
You can find a more detailed description and customer reviews of all above digital camera books in the Find Your Digital Camera Store.
After reading this post, I also recommend reading “How To Choose The Best Digital Camera For Kids“.
The Vtech Kidizoom digital camera is available in blue, pink and safari. The camera is very easy for kids to use and understand, and also features video and little games that children like to play. The casing is very sturdy, so you don’t have to worry about it falling out of their hands. The Kidizoom comes with software, but there’s no need to install it- the camera appears as an external USB drive when you plug it in.
The only down-side to the VTech Kidizoom digital camera pink, blue and safari is the picture quality. As with all digital cameras for kids the image quality is really low. However, most children don’t mind about this as much as adults do and all of the other features, like the fact that it is so easy for kids to use.
Technical specs VTech Kidizoom Digital Camera Pink, Blue and Safari
| Model no. | 80-077300 (blue), 80-077350 (pink) and 80-077390 (safari) |
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| Megapixels | 0.3 and 2.0 by using built-in photo editor |
| Recommended age | 3 – 6 years |
| LCD screen size | 1.8″ |
| Internal memory | 16 MB |
| External memory slot | Yes, expandable up to 2 GB |
| Built-in-flash | Yes |
| Video mode | Yes (resolution: 160 x 120) |
| Manual | Download VTech Kidizoom Manual |
Demo videos
Watch a video demonstration of VTech Kidizoom camera
Watch a interactive demo of VTech Kidizoom camera
Summary customer reviews
Pros
- Durable and strong construction
- Easy to keep clean
- Bright LCD screen
- Easy to Use; comfortable controls
- Attractive design
- TV connectivity
- Interchangeable faceplates
Cons
- Low picture quality
- Poor in low light conditions
- Long lag time
- SD memory card is necessary if you don’t want to lose all pictures when the batteries die
Conclusions
Most parents highly recommend this camera to anyone who has kids. It’s a great camera to have at a birthday party. Just let the kids do the pictures and you get some great pictures out of it. The pictures are not super quality, but it’s certainly good enough to make kids happy.
A lot of other toys will loose their appeal after a while, however, most kids will keep playing with this camera for months. The VTech Kidizoom digital camera pink, blue and safari is a great camera for young kids to start becoming a photographer.
Where to buy?
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| Model no. | 80-077300 | 80-077361 | 80-077390 |
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Tags: Kidizoom, kids camera, VTech
After reading this post, I also recommend reading “How To Choose The Best Digital Camera For Kids“.
Fisher Price Camera Kid Tough Pink and Blue
The Fisher Price digital camera is available in the colors pink for girls and blue for boys. There is also a Fisher Price Kid Tough waterproof camera which is waterproof for 30 minutes in up to 3 feet of water. However, this waterproof version does not have a memory slot for extra memory (probably to keep it waterproof). Therefore, Fisher Price increased the internal memory from 8 MB to 64MB, which is enough for 500 pictures.
Technical specs Fisher Price Camera Pink and Blue
| Model no. | L8341 and L8342 (new version) | M8071 and M8072 |
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| Waterproof | No | Yes |
| Megapixels | 0.3 and 1.3 (interpolated) | 0.3 and 1.3 (interpolated) |
| Recommended age | 3 – 6 years | 3 – 6 years |
| LCD screen size | 1.6″ | 1.5″ |
| Internal memory | 8 MB | 64 MB |
| External memory slot | Yes | No |
| Built-in-flash | Yes | Yes |
| Video mode | No | No |
| Manual | Download here |
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Demo video
Watch a video demonstration of Fisher Price Kid Tough Camera
Summary customer reviews
Pros
- Very durable, sturdy rubber casing
- Stylish, ergonomic, easy to point and shoot
- Two eye viewfinder
- Easy to download pictures without installing software
- Built-in storage memory
- Young kids love it
- Interchangeable faceplates
Cons
Conclusions
The Fisher Price camera is solidly constructed and easy to handle for young kids. The camera buttons are easy and well placed for little fingers. However, the resolution of this camera is very low. The camera is great for kids from 3-6 years, so if your child is older or already more focused on quality, it is probably too old for this fisher price digital camera.
You are welcome to leave a comment or review about this camera.
In the next post I will review the VTech Kidizoom Digital Camera.
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Tags: Fisher Price, Kids Cameras, Waterproof
My wife and I have two daughters of three and five years old. They use our Canon Powershot camera for taking pictures of their feet, our legs and back, the garbage bin, etc. Some pictures are really nice, but most of them we have to delete. So, maybe its time to buy a digital camera for kids.
Criteria digital camera for kids
In my opinion a digital camera for kids should meet the following criteria:
- Easy to use; big buttons and a simple menu. The controls should be simple for kids to understand – no reading required.
- Not too big; kids have small hands.
- Preferably dual handgrips for a steady shot.
- Tough construction. The camera will suffer a lot of wear and tear, so buy a camera that will last.
- Good image quality; at least 2 to 3 megapixels giving enough freedom to crop and print images.
- A proper lens.
- A LCD screen at least 1.3 inch in size.
- The possibility to zoom and capture video.
- A memory slot for adding extra memory.
- Attractive looking. Our kids like a camera having flashy colors and printed with their favorite (cartoon)star. Buy a camera that the kids like and not a camera that you would like.
- Under $100. When its broke, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to buy a new one.
- Auto everything; auto flash, auto focus, auto lens cover.
- Find the latest version of any camera.
- A wrist strap.
Keeping above criteria in my mind I started searching for websites selling digital cameras for kids. I noticed that there are a lot of different types of kids cameras.
Most popular digital camera for kids
The most popular kids cameras are:
- Fisher Price Kid-Tough Camera
- VTech Kidizoom Camera
- Polaroid Pixie Camera
- Disney Pix Jr, Disney Pix Click, Disney Pix Micro, and Disney Pix Max Camera
- Nickelodeon Dora The Explorer and Go Diego Go Camera
- My Real Digital Camera from Little Tikes
- Hello Kitty 3.2 MP Camera
- Barbie Camera
However, most of these digital cameras for kids do not meet the most important criteria. Quite a few camera buyers (mostly parents) complained in user reviews about low image quality, small LCD screens and poor in low light conditions. Despite these complaints other buyers (and their kids) of the same camera were completely happy with their purchase. The answer for this discrepancy has to do with the age of the kids. For young children image quality and LCD screen size is of less importance, as long as they can take pictures and move on. Older children, however, like to view, crop and print their pictures which makes a camera with at least 2 to 3 megapixels a must.
Kids camera or adult camera?
A few online shops offer simple and under $100 “made for adult” compact cameras which are also suitable for kids, such as the Kodak EasyShare C613 and C713, Argus Bean 5MP, and the VistaQuest VQ5115. Most of these digital cameras for “adults” have at least 5 megapixels, auto-focus, zoom, video and expandable memory. However, adult cameras are more suitable for kids from 7 years old, because these cameras tend to have smaller buttons and more complicated menus, and are more fragile than the “made for kids” cameras.
Please do not hesitate to leave a comment, if you have additional criteria or having good or bad experiences with digital cameras for kids.
In the next posts, I will discuss and review the most popular digital cameras for kids, starting with the Fisher Price Kid Tough Camera.
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