 Play your cards right this holiday season if you want great photos. Moishe Appelbaum, a photography expert with Midwest Photo Exchange in Columbus, says respecting your digital camera’s memory cards can make all the difference in preserving memories.
“I always recommend carrying multiple cards because it’s very easy for a card to get corrupted,” says Appelbaum. “There you are with your grandchildren and if you don’t have another card, you are stuck. And instead of getting one large capacity card, get two smaller ones. It’s better not to put your eggs all in one basket.”
Appelbaum also warns that memory cards that come with many digital cameras are capable of registering only a few images and must be replaced. Think of those cards like “demo batteries” in children’s toys. He also believes in downloading and burning a CD of the images immediately after a special event or after 100 images so the camera’s owner gets into a routine.
Gary Crickmore, a photographer with Cord Camera’s West Fifth Street store in Columbus, also emphasizes making prints on archival paper of any images you want to keep.
Some people adapt easily to the differences between a 35 mm camera and a digital, but others find the change more challenging, according to Appelbaum. He often recommends a digital camera with a viewfinder because under the brightest of lights, the digital camera’s screen is more difficult to see.
“Also, when you are holding a camera up close to your face to look through the viewfinder, the camera becomes part of your body and you are steadier. Remember too, that the smaller the camera, the harder it is to operate,” says Appelbaum.
Appelbaum has an additional, “shocking” suggestion for using today’s technology to preserve tomorrow’s memories — read the manual that comes with the camera.
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