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.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 19 Ratings

For Beginners - 2010-01-21
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To much beginner's topics, very little for someone who was intermediate to advanced on a SLR and converting to a point and shoot. I guess Mr Pouge assumes averyone who had a SLR, automatically gets a digital SLR and just goes on. Also too much on getting that "special" shot without the details. I found the majority of the information of little value.

David Pogue's Photography Missing Manual is AWESOME!!!!! - 2009-11-27
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I have been an accomplished ameture photographer for over 40 years. I started out using a Canon AE-1 back in the seventies. Through the years I migrated eventually to the digital world. It is interesting to note how much you forget when the camera does everything for you. I recently purchased the Nikon P90 with the 24X optical zoom and the 12.1mp, etc. It has all the bells and whistles of a DSLR and a compact Digital camera. This camera has the P-S-A-M settings and that leads us to the Book in question. David Pogue is unique in his ability to not only refresh your memory but to teach in a way that is very user friendly. I have relearned so much by reading this great book! He covers all known fine points of great photography and helps you avoid the digital pitfalls that you would ordinarily fall into on your own. This is a grand undertaking and very much appreciated! Good for ameture and professional alike!
Thanks David!
Carl Fields

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.

Well writtent, but FULL OF ERRORS - 2010-01-26
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I bought this book based on the many positive reviews on Amazon, and I found it useful with a readable, engaging style.

But it is FULL OF MISTAKES that should have been caught before it went into print, and will confuse many readers, especially beginners. This book is way below the standard of excellence set by other books in the Missing Manual series.

Here are some examples:

Writing about Landscape Mode, the author writes that it sets "Large Aperture, creating a large depth of field ...". The fact is that Landscape Mode sets Small aperture, which is what creates a large depth of field. (A Large Aperture actually creates a shallow depth of field.)

In discussing Manual Mode, the author wrote "That's full automatic", which is just the opposite of the truth.

In discussing lenses, he writes "Telephoto means 'zoom.' " This is incorrect; not all telephoto lenses are zoom lenses, nor are all zoom lenses telephotos.

And the list goes on! For a complete list of errata submitted (so far) by readers, go to:[...]

Picasa/iPhoto Missing Manual! - 2010-01-03
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This is a wonderful book for those of us who are struggling to get the best from our Picasa and/or iPhoto programs. I'm a new user of the (free) Picasa software, and found that the last half of this book supplied all the documentation I needed to make good use of all that Picasa can do. (It also does the same for iPhoto.)

The book's first half is a very readable and useful guide to getting the most from your digital camera, but that last half alone -- with its careful explanation of how to use that terrific free software -- was easily worth the price of admission for a klutz like me.

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