WHAT DO ALL THOSE BUTTONS & DIALS DO?
We look at the different settings on a digital camera one at a time and show you what they do, what their symbol looks like and how to avoid making mistakes with them. Every digital camera manufacturer puts their settings in different places but the main settings are the same, usually with the same symbols.

WHAT IS THE SAFEST POINT & SHOOT SETTING
We show you the safe setting and the less safe but more creative setting for your digital camera. If you just want to point and shoot you can use this safe setting and take photos just like you did with your film camera.

KEEPING DIGITAL IMAGES SAFE
We show you the most common digital camera mistakes and how to avoid them to keep your digital images safe. When something goes wrong people don’t always know what happened and how to correct it. We help you prevent mistakes and know how to correct them if they happen.

RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS
Sometimes you can mess up a camera’s settings so bad that you just wish you could reset it to the way it came from the factory. We show you how.

CAMERA MOVEMENT AND SLOW PHOTOS
We show you how to avoid camera movement and get sharper photos. Our technique will also help your camera take the photo quicker when you press the picture taking button.

RECOVERING MEMORY CARDS
We help you understand how to avoid memory card mistakes and what you need to do to recover them if you delete them by mistake.

BATTERIES THAT LAST 4 TIMES LONGER
Dead batteries lose photos. Without batteries you can’t take photos and it usually happens when you really want to take a photo. We will show you how to get batteries that last 4 times longer and cost about a penny to replace.

WHITE BALANCE
White balance is usually one of the things people mess up and we show you the best setting and how it works.

LIGHT SENSITIVITY ISO
ISO can be confusing. We show what digital noise looks like and the different ISO settings you may want to use in different situations.

USING FLASH
How to turn off the flash, how to make it fire with every photo, and using it or not using it in different situations.

NAVIGATING THE MENU
Navigating the menu can be confusing, we try to make it easier with tips on how the buttons and dials work to get you around the menu.

BURST OF PHOTOS
Most digital cameras have the ability to do a burst of photos which can be fun to use when photographing a moving subject like a child playing soccer.