KODAK Pocket Guide to Point-and-Shoot Photography

By Eastman Kodak Company

No fuss, no muss--just pick up the camera, point it in the direction of the object you want to photograph, and shoot Get the picture, easier than ever before, with the help of this simple-to-use equipment and a guide that explains its every element. With special sidebars on what different models offer you, advice on lens selection, comments on special features, and suggestions for accessories, you'll understand your camera from top to bottom. One by one, the manual leads you through focusing; getting the sharpest pictures and the best color; flashes, from auto to red-eye reduction; exposure problems; lighting; and more. "Plus" it has a host of ideas for improving any photo, whether it's a single portrait or a group picture. Add humor, bring out all the entrancing charm of children, and even make your pet stand still for the picture. "Bonus" a troubleshooting chart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879858117
• ISBN13: 9780879858117
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Silver Pixel Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 3.6" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Could have been better

The KODAK Pocket Guide to Point-and-Shoot Photography is a very basic book that covers some basic techniques for making photographs with a compact camera. It tells you when to use flash and when not to, it tells something about framing subjects etc. This is all basic and useable information for anyone who for example wonders why all of his nighttime flash-photos always come out with a pitch black background. What this book does not cover is some very essential information about the working of a compact camera. In other words, it does not tell you that the metering system of any (compact) camera 'sees' everything as a middle gray tone. To get a correct is exposure it is essential that one knows this, especially with a compact camera that does not have an manual override function like an SLR camera, this book does not mention this at all even though it is so essential to get a correct exposed photo. That's why i give this only book four stars instead of five.