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<a href="/article/7026"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('7026', 'show')">Digital Camera Goodies 2002</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_7026" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_7026">Digital cameras remain one of the hottest pieces of hardware in the technology world, with ever-higher resolutions and ever-lower prices. However, the vast number and variety of digital camera models means you're best off reading reviews and comparing models at one of the digital photography Web sites listed below</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 16 Dec 2002</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_6653" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_6653">Digital cameras are selling briskly this holiday season and prices have finally descended from the stratosphere. For $300 to $500, you can get a digicam with the same resolution and features that would have cost almost twice as much just over a year ago</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 10 Dec 2001</div></div>
<a href="/article/6237"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('6237', 'show')">More Digital Cameras 2000</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_6237" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_6237">In TidBITS-559, I highlighted my three favorite digital cameras I've used extensively in the two-to-four megapixel range. The cameras listed below are culled from many other digital cameras I've personally used, reviewed, and liked over the last year</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 13 Dec 2000</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_6233" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_6233">My last article talked about the various accouterments you'll need for a digital camera, and it should have given you some ideas that you'll find useful when researching which camera is perfect for your needs</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 11 Dec 2000</div></div>
<a href="/article/6226"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('6226', 'show')">Digital Camera Accouterments</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_6226" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_6226">If you've ever tried to put together a good audio-video system, you know the angst that goes with it. Even with an unlimited budget, you have to make hard choices between this amplifier and that receiver and those speakers</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 04 Dec 2000</div></div>
<a href="/article/5713"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('5713', 'show')">Digital Camera Buying Guidelines, Part 2</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_5713" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_5713">Is it finally time to buy a digital camera? The digital camera market is already several years old, early adopters are now old pros, and more people consider the switch to digital photography every day</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 13 Dec 1999</div></div>
<a href="/article/5687"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('5687', 'show')">Digital Camera Buying Guidelines, Part 1</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_5687" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_5687">Each year, when I write this article for TidBITS, I say: "This is the year to buy your first digital camera." (See the "Digital Cameras" series of articles beginning in TidBITS-407.) But this year really is the year, because for between $750 and $1,000 not only can you get a quality camera, but also a great printer, a charger and batteries, a card reader, and even an additional higher capacity memory card.A few features and specifications have changed or improved since I wrote about them last, so let's first run down a checklist to give you some guidelines</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 06 Dec 1999</div></div>
<a href="/article/5248"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('5248', 'show')">The Second Generation of Digital Cameras, Part 2</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_5248" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_5248">Digital photography continues to advance. In TidBITS-461, I talked about what to look for in a digital camera, and what has changed in terms of resolution, image storage, and printing since I first wrote about the field in TidBITS-407</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 25 Jan 1999</div></div>
<a href="/article/5230"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('5230', 'show')">The Second Generation of Digital Cameras, Part 1</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_5230" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_5230">Since last year at this time, the winds of change have swept though the digital camera industry, blowing away most of the first generation failures and replacing them with a solid base of megapixel digital cameras that are a hair's breadth away from producing film-quality images</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 04 Jan 1999</div></div>
<a href="/article/4552"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4552', 'show')">Choosing a Digital Camera, Part 2: Which One to Buy?</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4552" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4552">Last week in TidBITS-407, I discussed resolution and other general digital camera issues; this week I'll talk about how to choose the best camera to suit your needs</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 08 Dec 1997</div></div>
<a href="/article/4534"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4534', 'show')">Focusing on Digital Cameras, Part 1: Higher Is Better</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4534" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4534">There's nothing more thrilling than shooting pictures with a digital camera and then - with hardly any steps in between - seeing them splash onto your computer screen and flow smoothly into your image editing program</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Arthur%20H.%20Bleich">Arthur H. Bleich</a> | 01 Dec 1997</div></div>