Digital Cameras

I have a Kodak DC3400 2.0 Megapixel camera. But I can't take good pictures with it, I ready to go back to my 35mm camera. Does anyone have suggestions on how to get good pictures with a digital camera. psnfla1

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psnfla1
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Try one with a higher megapixel count. 3.2 works really well. ~Peggy

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Peggy

My son has a Sony 2.0 megapixel camera and it takes beautiful pictures. I think with time and practice you can take beautiful pictures too. What is it about your pictures you don't like? Have you tried playing with the various settings and lighting modes? The camera I have is a Canon S40 4 megapixel and I find the pictures I get are just about the same as my kids. And he spent less than 1/2 on his camera than I did on mine. My next camera though is a digital SLR.......... just need to win a lottery first..............

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Cleo

I have a Kodak 3400, 2.0 pixel camera, but I can't seem to take good pictures. I wish now I stayed with my 35mm. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to take good pictures with a digital. The pictures I take at night don't turn out, and I use my flash. Help! psnfla1.

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psnfla1

I have trouble taking pictures with mine indoors and in darker conditions as well....its something that you have to play with. The biggest thing is keeping still and not moving the camera..which always seems impossible! Read your manual and just go out one day and play with all of the settings and experiment! Make sure to take notes so that you can refer to it later and remember what you did for each picture so that you can find what works. It is really the best way! I took a digital photography class when I was in Grad School and that's what we had to do. I know it seems like a lot of work just to be able to use your camera but it is really worth it! There are a lot of things that you will discover that you wouldn't have before. Experiment using the different exposure settings and so forth, and you may discover some great ways to take some "interesting" pictures. It's actually a lot of fun to go back then and see all the pictures and the different effects. What I did was take the same picture over and over again in a bunch of different setting so that I could really truly see the difference. Don't give up on it yet, as with anything you just need some practice. And if you take the time to do this, then when you really need that camera to take good pictures then you won't have to worry so much about whether they will turn out or not! :) HTH!!

Hannah

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Hannah Morley

Make sure you have it set on the highest quality setting, that makes all the difference!

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Lori K.

Pixel count only matters on how large you can blow the picture up to in high resolution....

The main problem is she is used to a 35mm... which means she isn't staying still long enough for the shutter to close. Digital cameras (point and shoot kind) have a variable shutter... it will stay open longer for flash shots (so the light can reach the sensor). Film cameras don't have to worry about this as much because you can't go any faster than 1/60 of a second generally anyways.

Your camera is fine. Try using a mini tripod (walmart has them cheap) or resting your camera hand on something solid and hold the camera as still as possible. Also try using the different settings for flash on your camera. I learned that on mine, I can use the red eye as a distance fill flash depending upon how far away something is. don't always use auto flash. I have a very high end 1.3 megapixel camera that makes some incredible pictures. Optics could be part of it too. I would recommending upgrading if you can in the future and if you are planning on taking alot of flash night shots, then invest in a digital rebel with a speedlight flash (expensive) but you will never have to worry about missing that shot again!

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Ronni

My Olympus is only a 2 megapixel and I get beautiful pictures. does your camera have a 2 step picture button? turned out most my picture problems were solved when I discovered that the button could be pushed halfway down to set the focus point etc then all the way down to take the picture. It's just a thought. hope that helps a little.

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jules

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