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BY NEIL GALLOWAY

You see a lot of lenses that have the IS or VR designations. This is Image Stabilization or Vibration Reduction. They mean the same thing except Canon uses the first term and Nikon uses the second. These are mechanisms built into the camera lens to prevent “camera shake.” Here’s how to get rid of camera shake and why I purchased a VR lens for myself.

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BY ZIV HAPARNAS

Getting objects in good focus is a very basic requirement for high quality photography. There are two different ways to focus on such objects: manual or automatic. There are a few automatic focus methods; combined autofocus systems use more than one such method.

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BY MIKAEL KARLSSON

In the early days of digital cameras, I used to recommend to people who were interested in licensing out their images to purchase a Digital SLR (DSLR) with 6 or more megapixels. These days I also recommend that they first look at the camera’s sensor size. This is because there are cameras now on the market that are technically DSLRs, but don’t have a sensor size required to produce professional results.

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BY MICHAEL HUDDLESTON

There are two types of zooms used with digital cameras: optical and digital.

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BY JAMES THOENES

Are you thinking of buying a new digital camera? Are you confused by all the choices in camera resolution? Is the megapixel rating the most important factor you should consider in buying a digital camera? How many megapixels are enough? Is there such a thing as too many megapixels? How do megapixels and digital camera resolution compare to film camera resolution?

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Just FYI: Due to market saturation and the rise of more capable cell phone cameras, Scottsdale, Az.-hased market research firm IC Insights, Inc., thinks the digital still camera market will plateau and level off at $18 Billion this year.

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BY CHRISTINE PEPPLER

For those of you who aren’t computer savvy, buying a digital camera can force the issue of learning a few things about computers if you wish to download, save, or print your pictures at home. Gaining knowledge about file formats is one example. Understanding a little bit about how pictures are recorded on a digital camera and subsequently saved to a computer is critical but fairly simple, even for a beginner.

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BY SAM ZAYDEL

If you are still using a point and shoot film or digital camera, your choice of lens speed is limited to what’s been provided with your camera. However for those of you who’ve decided that it is time to move on and have upgraded to an interchangeable lens camera, film or digital, you no doubt have been looking at the many lens options available.

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After learning of the Digital Photpgraph Review site, I’ve really found little need to go searching for more digital photography equipment “review” sites elsewhere.

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BY JENNIFER CLARKSON

For those of you considering a lens purchase in the near future, the following lens characteristics are important to understand and consider when researching the best buy for you. The terminology and concepts are used to sell better-quality lenses, so study the list below, and be on the lookout for what counts!

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