Here are things you need to know outright when using a digital camera:
- Enter the date or time (if this is the first time you will use your digicam or if the batteries have been dead for a long time already. It will be easier to organize, find and identify your images.
- Learn what the icons mean. Check the camera settings on the control panel and viewfinder. The number of pictures you can shoot will depend on your settings and status of battery change.
- Remember, if you are storing an image and you turn off your camera, the image will continue to be saved before your camera fully shuts down.
- Generally, shutter buttons have two stages. Press your camera halfway down–the camera will set a focus and exposure. When you are ready to capture your picture, press the button the rest of the way. With some cameras, you can press the button all the way. A delay will occur before the picture is captured, in order for it to focus.
- See if the camera has a diopter adjustment that will make it sharper, if you notice that the view finder is blurry.
