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Questions tagged [digital]

Digital photography clearly is the bulk of picture-taking today; this tag doesn't need to be on everything that is digital, but can be used when the question is specifically about the technology involved.

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Displaying subject age instead of capture date in photos

I am creating a photo album for my puppy. Usually a date is recorded when a photo is taken. Check this link out. I want to make a photo album in such a way that each photo carries the age of puppy (i.e. 3 months old, 5 months 4 days, 1 year,…
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How do I expand a low dynamic range scene, in the analog domain, when shooting a photo?

I was on an observation deck taking pictures of a city, it's an overcast day and the air is hazy. The pictures come out and looking at the histogram everything is bunched in the center. The image represents what I saw with my eyes but I'd like to…
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multiple green horizontal lines fuzz

My digital camera is Olympus 760. When focusing/zooming, the digital screen seems to waver constantly, and after the shot is taken multiple green horizontal lines cover the whole image.
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Why doesn't photo editing software have RGB parade or vectorscope-style color correction?

I'm reading through a book on color correction, and the RGB waveform display seems like a great approach to fixing up the coloring not just in video, but on still images as well. However, I see photo-editing software such as Photoshop and Gimp do…
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What percentage of your photos are actually good ones?

I'm interested in knowing the answer to this, especially if you're not a pro (if you are I'm also interested of course). What I'm wondering is how many photos do you usually take to get remotely usable pictures? (E.g., 5 photos? 10 photos?) I don't…
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Is there camera technology that detects if an object is still?

Are there any cameras with built-in technology to detect that the main subject is still and then take the picture? Suppose I have three kids in focus, in close range (assume small room) and I would like to take a picture of them when every one of…
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What is it about grain that it gives such a realistic feel to an image?

When I look at a very clean and sharp photo, it resembles what my vision looks like as in it’s also very clean and sharp but at the same time it doesn’t seem to feel realistic. A grainy and not very sharp photo on the other hand looks nothing like…
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Do all digital camera manufacturers (from smartphones to DSLR to Mirrorless) denoise and sharpen RAW images?

I have read recently about how even RAW images can have DNR and sharpening applied and I'm wondering, is this something some particular camera manufacturers are known to do or it's a universal thing ?? For people asking how a RAW file can have DNR…
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How to Take a Photo of a Shining Object

I would like to try taking photo of shiny objects such as light sources, diamonds etc. I want to have them photographed without shining because I will try them on image processing programs and the more shining means the more problem at that…
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Are there any established photographers who have used a (built in) laptop camera to produce content

I find myself interested in the possibilities for using a laptops built in webcam for photography - particularly for interesting stock photography or for setting up cool shots for startup types to put on their social media. Are there any…
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What is a good photograph

This might sound little lame, Anybody please explain(if possible with example) what is a good photograph ? How we can decide a photo which is good ? for an example if you are in a Deciding panel how you would decide or elect a photo as winner of a…
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Hot Pixels in Image

I m Using Nikon D80 . When i capture images i n certain images there are hot pixels in that either in Day light or night shot can any one tell why is this happening and any remedy for this. Image is attached
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Is there a way to verify that photos taken with a digital camera doesn't have any identifying invisible watermark?

Is there a way to verify that photos taken with a digital camera doesn't have any identifying invisible watermark? Digital cameras these days are capable of recording millions of colors, out of this many colors, I doubt humans can distinguish…
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What is the difference between the Hasselblad CFV and CFV II digital backs?

I am evaluating the opportunity to purchase a CFV I and I am having trouble finding documentation on it which would allow me to compare to the published documentation for the CFV II…
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Is the Sigma 35mm worth it for an APS-C?

I am a beginning photographer and want to upgrade my gear. I have a crop sensor Canon camera and usually use a 50mm 1.8 lens for my portraits. Recently I have been looking at the Sigma 35mm 1.4 lens but not sure if buying it would be worth it.
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