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It's a new year, and a new set of questions have found their way to my inbox. Send me your questions about digital photography. I reply to as many as I can, and I round up the most interesting ones about once a month here in the newsletter. You can also read more frequently asked questions online: ... More...

Winter snow can be a challenge for a photographer. Winter light is “cooler” in nature and the bright reflections from snow and ice tend to make the final image too “bright." Bracketing exposures helps when photographing outdoors in the snow. Some modern digital cameras can be set to automat... More...

We all strive to be the best...just sometimes not in the right areas! Instructions Difficulty: Moderately Easy Things You'll Need ... More...

Sharing photos by sending them as e-mail attachments is so 2003. Nowadays, the place to store and share digital photos is on the Web. Here are some ways to share, tag, and otherwise explore a world of photos in your Web browser. Upgrade Your Flickr Experience With Free Tools These tools and tips tak... More...

Whether it’s made by Sony, Samsung or The Sharper Image, some digital picture frames claim to hold up to 2,000 pictures. But many shoppers are surprised when they begin to upload photos and get a Memory Full message way too soon. Follow these simple steps to clear up the confusion and fit more pictu... More...

The holidays might have tapered off a few weeks ago, but I'm still paying for them. Indeed, my checkbook has an "out of order" sign on it, and my teenage daughter has offered me a short term, high interest loan to see us through the winter. Perhaps I exaggerate a bit. But if you are in mo... More...

The one feature most digital camera buyers give the most thought to is camera resolution, or the amount of dots (pixels) the image contains. This is important because the more dots you have, the sharper the image will be. The amount of resolution you need from your camera will depend on what you pla... More...

Have a digital photo question? Send me your comments, questions, and suggestions about the newsletter itself. And be sure to sign up to have the Digital Focus Newsletter e-mailed to you each week. Just about everyone I know got a digital camera for the holidays this year. For some folks, it was a r... More...

With advances in technology, it is easier to take better photos. Yet, we need the right equipment and a little know-how to make the most of our digital memories. Instructions Difficulty: Moderately Challenging ... More...

The holidays are over. Now what do you do with all those photos sitting on your digital cameras? Maybe you have photos from last year's vacation or the kids' birthdays. Don't let those memories you've captured waste away and don't take the chance that your photos are lost forever due to a faulty ... More...

Photographs help us to memorialize special times, places, events and people in our lives. Digital photography gives us the capability of capturing and viewing moments and memories in seconds and storing these images for a lifetime or longer. But the prospect of purchasing a digital camera can be da... More...

There's been something of a silent revolution in the world of digital photography in recent years. Digital cameras are amazing marvels of modern engineering not just because they dispense with film and capture their photos digitally, but also because they are far smarter than cameras were just 10 or... More...

Happy New Year! It might be a little clichéd, but I'm one of those folks who make a few resolutions each January 1. And sometimes I follow through: I haven't had a drop of soda in about four years now, for example. And last year's resolution--to keep my Web site up to date--has resulted in ... More...

You have all your subjects set up to take a great photo with your digital camera. You take the photo and you are so happy that no one was blinking or looking in the wrong direction. You get home and view your photos on your computer and that great photo looks washed out from being too bright. You ca... More...

Capturing some of your most important memories on video is great, but what good is it sitting in the camcorder? In order to make the most of your video, it should be transferred to a PC. The easiest way to transfer videos to a PC is by using a USB cable. After that is done, with the correct software... More...

Now that you have thousands of memories stored in your camcorder tapes, it’s time to turn them into videos you can cherish for a lifetime. Transferring video from a camcorder to a PC is generally a process that your computer will walk you through. Instruct... More...

Cameras Illustration: Harry Campbell Camera vendors like to introduce their newest models in January and February to coincide with big trade events, including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) convention. As new cameras arrive, sellers deeply discount the ... More...

I'm always looking for ways to share my photos with friends and family. Especially at this time of year, when individual photos fly around like Frisbees at a rock concert, it's great to do something just a little different. Instead of a single photo, consider sharing a bunch of your favorites as a ... More...

While camcorders are equipped with a built-in microphone to allow for sound and image to be perfectly synchronized, the built-in microphone is usually surround sensitive, so it tends to pick up surrounding sounds. In most cases there is a microphone socket on your camcorder for an additional externa... More...

When you master these simple preliminary guidelines, your videos will look much more professional. The first step is learning how to hold the camera steady. You will probably have better luck steadying an optical viewfinder camera than an LCD camera. Instr... More...