If you're ready to jump into digital photography or would like to increase the skills you already have, David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual is just what you need. Bestselling author David Pogue provides a no-nonsense guide to the entire process, including how to: buy and use a digital camera; get the same photographic effects as the pros; manage the results on your Mac or PC; edit photos; and, finally, share the results with your adoring fans -- on paper, online, or on mugs, jigsaw puzzles, and blankets. After reviewing hundreds of digital cameras and photo services in his weekly New York Times column, David Pogue knows digital photography. With this new Missing Manual you will:

• Get expert advice on how to choose a digital camera, including information on the only specs that matter. (Hint: it's not about megapixels).

• Learn the basics of lighting, composition, and shooting lots of photos

• Understand how to choose the best camera settings for 20 different scenarios

• Unravel the problems of correcting images and storing them

• Learn David's tips and tricks for sharing and printing images

• Get a special troubleshooting section you can turn to when things go wrong

David Pogue's witty, authoritative voice has demystified the Mac, Windows, iPods and iPhones for millions of readers. Now, he offers step-by-step instructions and plenty of friendly advice to help you join in the fun and get real satisfaction from digital photography.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 15 Ratings

Very good information - 2009-09-01
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This is the best book for someone like me who is new to photography and bought a very nice SLR. The information is invaluable and sent me back to the manual and the camera to make sure I did the settings correctly. It explains everything very clearly. I can say I finally understand what the other books are talking about. Highly recommended, specially for a beginner.

Fantastic book - 2009-05-13
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I have read this book cover to cover and have learned so much about my digital cameras and Picasa and iPhoto. I own four of David Pogue's books.
This truly is the Missing Manual that should have been in the box with my cameras.

Good for beginners - 2009-05-09
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This book is O.K. for beginners, and does have some tips I didn't know about, it was worth it just for that. I use photoshop, so a lot of the book about computer programs wasn't useful, but for someone without photoshop, I'm sure that stuff is good.

A great book. - 2009-10-24
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I've been into photography off and on for years. One thing I've learned to hate are 250 to 300 page books to make something "simple". You can learn a lot from this book and it frankly is just a good read without a lot of hype.

David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual - 2009-10-11
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This book is a must for anyone taking up digital photography. So much murky information in a camera's manual is made clear. Terrific!

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