How to Do Everything with Your Camera Phone

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Pub. Date: 2004-10-12
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Summary

Transform unexpected moments into recorded history with the convenience of your camera phone and help from this hands-on guide. Loaded with easy-to-follow instructions and plenty of illustrations, this book will help you take better pictures, edit and enhance images, and transmit photos to your PC, the Web, other mobile phones, and email buddies. Improve your photography techniques with great advice on framing, lighting, depth of field, self portraits, action shots, and more. Print your favorites easily, and even set up a free Website where you can share your images and thoughts with the world. Unlock the power of your camera phone and take full advantage of all its features--basic and advanced Transmit your photos anywhere easily--to your PC, email buddies, other phones, and Web sites Adjust color and lighting like a pro, crop images, and fix flaws with low-cost and easy-to-use image editing software Take well-composed pictures--including better self-portraits Get easy-to-follow tips on storing, editing, and printing your photos Compare various camera phone brands and mobile phone carriers Capture high-quality camera phone video Send instant greeting cards and caller ID photos, create your own camera phone Weblog, and more Understand privacy, security, and copyright issues

Author Biography

John Frederick Moore (Evanston, IL) has covered technology for more than 10 years as a writer and editor. He is a regular reviewer of cell phones for CNET.com, and wrote their annual cell phone buyer’s guide which was published in March 2004.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
PART I Getting to Know Your Camera Phone
CHAPTER 1 Learning Camera Phone Basics
3(22)
How Camera Phones Work
4(1)
How a Camera Phone Is Different from a Digital Camera
5(1)
What You Can Do with a Camera Phone
5(5)
Instant Electronic Postcards
5(1)
Photo Caller ID
6(1)
Shopping
6(1)
Law Enforcement
7(1)
Professional Applications
7(3)
Terms You Should Know
10(2)
Pixel
10(1)
Megapixel
10(1)
Resolution
10(1)
VGA
10(1)
MMS
11(1)
Compression
11(1)
JPEG
12(1)
Kilobyte
12(1)
Shopping for Camera Phones
12(4)
Which Camera Phone Is Best for You?
13(1)
Style Considerations
13(1)
How Do You Want to Connect?
13(1)
Online Storage
14(1)
Should You Buy a Separate Camera Attachment?
15(1)
Know the Brands
16(4)
Handspring (Palm One)
16(1)
LG
17(1)
NEC
17(1)
Nokia
18(1)
Samsung
18(1)
Sanyo
19(1)
Sony Ericsson
19(1)
Toshiba
19(1)
Supported Carriers
19(1)
Choose the Right Service
20(3)
Factors to Consider
21(1)
What Other Services Do You Need?
22(1)
Moving On
23(2)
CHAPTER 2 Getting Started
25(22)
A Guided Tour of the Device
26(9)
The Screen
26(3)
The Lens
29(2)
The Buttons
31(1)
The Menus
32(2)
The Card Slot
34(1)
The IrDA Port
35(1)
Using Your Camera for the First Time
35(4)
Charging the Battery
35(1)
Accessing the Camera Mode
36(1)
Taking Your First Picture
36(1)
Saving Your Pictures
36(1)
Viewing Your Pictures
37(1)
Sending Your Pictures
37(2)
Setting Preferences
39(5)
Resolution
39(1)
Image Quality
40(1)
Brightness/Contrast/White Balance
40(2)
Picture Effects
42(2)
Moving On
44(3)
PART II Shooting Great Pictures with Your Camera Phone
CHAPTER 3 Taking Good Pictures
47(20)
Capturing Great Shots
48(13)
Framing Your Shot
49(1)
Adjusting for Lighting Conditions
50(4)
Understanding Depth of Field
54(3)
Taking Self-Portraits
57(2)
Taking Continuous-Action Shots
59(2)
Using High and Low Resolution
61(4)
Web Publishing
61(1)
MMS/E-mail
62(1)
Photo Caller ID
63(2)
Printing
65(1)
Moving On
65(2)
CHAPTER 4 Saving and Managing Your Pictures
67(34)
Move Pictures to Your PC
68(9)
Use a Data Cable
69(1)
Use IR
70(1)
Use Bluetooth
71(1)
Use Your Carrier's Messaging Service
71(4)
Use E-mail
75(2)
Image Management
77(5)
Working with Windows
77(5)
Image-Management Software
82(17)
Adobe Photoshop Album 2
84(5)
JASC Paint Shop Album 4
89(3)
Microsoft Digital Image Library
92(2)
Apple iPhoto
94(2)
Create Photo Archives
96(3)
Moving On
99(2)
CHAPTER 5 Editing Your Photos
101(28)
Working with an Image Editor
102(4)
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2
103(1)
JASC Paint Shop Pro 8
104(2)
Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9
106(1)
Performing Common Editing Functions
106(20)
Align a Crooked Picture
108(1)
Crop a Photo
109(4)
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
113(3)
Sharpen Your Photos
116(2)
Eliminate Specks
118(1)
Change the Image Size
119(5)
Change the File Format
124(2)
Moving On
126(3)
PART III What to Do with Your Photos
CHAPTER 6 Sharing Your Photos
129(28)
Multimedia Messaging
130(26)
Sending an MMS Message
131(1)
Picture Messaging Websites
132(12)
How Much Will I Pay?
144(2)
Third-Party Online Services
146(4)
E-mail Your Pictures
150(6)
Moving On
156(1)
CHAPTER 7 Printing Your Photos
157(16)
Choosing a Printer
158(4)
Memory Cards
159(1)
Bluetooth and IrDA
160(1)
Other Features
161(1)
Making the Print
162(10)
Adjust the Size
162(3)
Beware of Running Costs
165(1)
Online Print Services
166(4)
Using In-Store Kiosks
170(2)
Moving On
172(1)
CHAPTER 8 Creating a Moblog
173(24)
What's a Moblog?
174(21)
Individual vs. Community
174(2)
Buzznet.com
176(3)
Mobog.com
179(3)
Textamerica.com
182(8)
Upload to Community Moblogs
190(5)
Moving On
195(2)
CHAPTER 9 Other Fun Stuff for Your Photos
197(20)
Set Up Photo Caller ID
198(1)
Photo Creations
199(13)
Create a Photo Album
199(6)
Create a Slide Show
205(2)
Make a Movie
207(2)
Create Greeting Cards
209(3)
Digital Frames
212(2)
Moving On
214(3)
PART IV Get the Most Out of Your Camcorder Phone
CHAPTER 10 What Your Camcorder Phone Can Do for You
217(20)
Get to Know Your Camcorder Phone
218(3)
Terms You Should Know
219(2)
Issues to Consider
221(4)
Time and Size Constraints
221(2)
Remember Your Memory
223(2)
Shopping for a Camcorder Phone
225(5)
Look for More Memory
225(5)
Choose a Model
230(5)
Nokia 3620
231(1)
Samsung VM-A680
232(1)
Sony Ericsson P900
233(1)
Toshiba VM4050
234(1)
Camcorder Phones at a Glance
235(1)
Moving On
235(2)
CHAPTER 11 Capturing, Sharing, and Editing Video
237(38)
Shooting Video
238(5)
Work with Strong Natural Light
239(1)
Get Close
240(1)
Let the Action Come to You
241(1)
Using the Camcorder Function
241(2)
Share Your Video Clips
243(7)
Sprint PCS Picture Mail
244(3)
Textamerica
247(1)
Move Clips to Your PC
247(3)
Acquire Video From Third-Party Sources
250(8)
MobiTV
252(1)
RealOne
253(1)
1KTV
254(2)
Verizon Wireless GetFlix
256(2)
Use Video Editing Software
258(11)
U-Lead VideoStudio 8
259(10)
The Future of Video
269(2)
Video Calls
270(1)
TV Tuners
270(1)
Moving On
271(4)
PART V Appendixes
APPENDIX A Working with a Megapixel Phone
275(18)
What to Look For
276(4)
The Lens
278(1)
Memory Expansion
279(1)
Data Cables
279(1)
Consider an Extra Battery
280(1)
Minding Your Messaging
280(1)
Picking a Data Plan
281(1)
Warning Your Recipients
281(1)
A Few Megapixel Models
281(5)
Audiovox PM-8920
282(1)
Kyocera Koi
282(1)
LG VX8000
283(1)
Motorola V710
284(1)
Nokia 7610
284(2)
Getting Great Pictures
286(5)
Using the Highest Settings Possible
286(1)
Using Bright Light
287(1)
Cropping Your Images
287(1)
Print Your Pictures
288(3)
Moving On
291(2)
APPENDIX B Privacy, Security, and Copyright
293(10)
Privacy
294(3)
Private Parts
295(2)
Security
297(2)
The Spy Who Robbed Me
297(1)
Camera or No Camera?
298(1)
The Perfect Score?
298(1)
Copyright
299(4)
Fair Use
300(1)
Be Fair, Have Fun
301(2)
Index 303

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