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Howard Goldstein, vice president of the Center for Digital Imaging in New York (cdiny.com), shares his top 10 tips for capturing the best photos with your digital camera.
Take a lot of pictures—digital is free. Often the best image is the one you didn't plan for.
Carry an extra battery and your charger with you; the LCD screens of digital cameras use a lot of battery power. In foreign countries, all you need is a plug adapter, not a converter, to recharge.
Avoid using red-eye reduction; it gives your subject time to squint, and it often doesn't work.
Before you buy, try out the camera in a store. The sales staff will be able to walk you through the features—it's a free one-on-one tutorial.
Use the highest resolution possible. You can always make smaller-size files, but you compromise image quality when you try to enlarge low-resolution pictures.
Switch to macro mode (a close-up setting for small images, usually depicted by a flower on your camera) when zooming in.
Back up images from your memory cards; external hard drives and photo-sharing Web sites are great options for storing your favorite photos.
Use a sharpening filter (built into programs like Adobe Photoshop and Elements) to enhance image details when you work with them on your computer. Digital images always need some sharpening to look their best.
Set your ISO (the measure of the film's sensitivity to light) to a higher setting when taking pictures in low light.
Once you've mastered the automatic features of your camera, don't be afraid to experiment with the manual exposure to set the lens opening and shutter speed (you can get dramatic results by playing with focus and light).
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