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DSLR 101 – White Balance

We’re continuing with our DSLR 101 this week and today we’re explaining white balance. What? White balance is responsible for keeping your photos the correct temperature. A low colour temperature creates more red, a higher colour temperature more blue. Digital cameras create the correct colour temperature by picking the part of the [...]

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Survey: What kind of camera do you use the most?

I'm pretty sure we've got a good mix of both DSLR, digital point & shoot, and maybe even a few film shooters out there---but I've never asked and confirmed it. Please take two seconds to answer this one-click survey. Your answers will help us to focus on the future topics [...]

Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

D90 “ERR” mystery solved

I was having intermittent trouble with my new D90 recently. The dreaded blinking "ERR" in the LCD. My symptoms included: wouldn't focus, shutter would trip but no image recorded, ERR light. The only way to clear it was to remove the battery. The thing is that it would only happen [...]

Photography 101

12 Steps to Understanding Your Digital SLR

From wikiHow, a 12-step program for getting to know your brand new digital SLR camera: When they were first introduced, digital SLR cameras were enormously expensive and a tool for professionals only. Since then, they have come down in price into the consumer price range. Because of this, many people buy [...]

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Reverie: Just in case you needed more convincing…

...on the whole DSLR + video thing: Click to watch: Sample Video: EOS 5D Mark II This video was shot with a pre-production Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR. The files used to create this video were not manipulated in any way, only re-compressed for 1/4 resolution display on our website. [...]