By Francis Murphy

With a digital camera, you don't have to use up a whole roll of film, send it to the camera store and wait a week to find out you took some bad photos. If you don't like what you see in the camera's review window, it can be deleted instantly. But having a better digital camera is no guarantee that you'll take better photos. Here are some tips:

Digital cameras take longer than film cameras to focus. The best way to get a clearly-focused photo is to depress the shutter button halfway for the camera to focus completely. Only when the image is completely focused should you completely depress the shutter button and take the actual picture. Make the effort to compose, frame and focus a shot and save yourself time and frustration.

Adjust the lighting. Most people use flash if the scene is dim or dark. But this can wash out objects in the foreground. Disable the auto-flash function and fiddle with the light exposure settings instead, to take advantage of ambient light. Make sure to steady the camera, as adjusting the exposure settings can make pictures prone to camera-shake and blurring.

With digital photography, there is the temptation to cram as many photos as you can into your memory card. Buy as much memory as you can afford. A large memory is desirable because you should take all your pictures at the highest resolution the camera provides, and this takes up more memory. High resolution pictures allow you to make decent, large printouts of your images if  you want.

Digital photography is a relatively cheap hobby that allows an enthusiast a lot of room for experimentation. Make sure you learn how to shoot a good photo first before moving up to more advanced cameras.

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