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isPermaLink="false">http://www.digicamhelp.com/?p=10154</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you're not familiar with the Sunny 16 Rule and take a lot of photos outside in bright light, you may want to give it a try. You'll need a camera with manual controls.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/advanced-techniques/the-sunny-16-rule/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Five great reasons to use an external flash</title><link>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/five-reasons-to-use-an-external-flash/</link> <comments>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/five-reasons-to-use-an-external-flash/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brett Turner</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Lighting Techniques]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Working with light]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.digicamhelp.com/?p=8096</guid> <description><![CDATA[A histogram is probably one of the most misunderstood – and most inherently useful – digital camera features. Use it to help improve exposure.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/advanced-techniques/digital-camera-histogram/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Autofocus problems and solutions</title><link>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/basic-techniques/autofocus-problems-and-solutions/</link> <comments>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/basic-techniques/autofocus-problems-and-solutions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:40:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Basic Techniques]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=2783</guid> <description><![CDATA[Select high quality image settings on your digital camera. If the compression level is set too high, photo quality degrades.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/image-quality/quality-and-compression/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Color fringing</title><link>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/image-quality/fringing/</link> <comments>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/image-quality/fringing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:28:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bernard Dery</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Image quality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photo editing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=2791</guid> <description><![CDATA[Chromatic aberration and purple fringing are two distortion effects that can negatively affect photographs. There are a couple of things you can do to minimize these effects.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/image-quality/fringing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Soft images</title><link>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/image-quality/soft-images/</link> <comments>http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/image-quality/soft-images/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:25:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Image quality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Depth of field]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F-stop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photo editing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharpen]]></category><guid
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