Digital Camera Class Last Night



I taught "Exploring Digital Cameras " last night at our Centre Township library. We had 20 people on a hot July evening. And they were incredible! I told them we could have taped the class because all of their questions were so right on. They kept me on my toes talking about the wide variety of media cards available, what digital vs.optical zoom means, the benefits of lithium ion batteries, and printing photos versus sending them Ofoto , etc.

Trainers & people that schedule programs in libraries: this class still works and still packs them in! Put one together and offer it! What you need:

a staff member, volunteer or hired trainer that knows the digital camera stuff (or someone on staff willing to learn)

a camera or two to demonstrate but people bring their own usually

some sample photos printed on a printer, at a kiosk at Wal-Mart or from online

a presentation in PPT or some organized script of points to teach

a handout of info and URLs

samples of media cards if you can borrow some (usually people bring em)

some of the ads from Best Buy and Circuit City to illustrate how cameras are advertised and sold

Optional: a lab where folks can surf sites that review cameras like Amazon or DP Review


This class fires me up because people are so eager to talk about the topic and share info and learn from each other. Let me know if you've had success with a class like this...



Posted: Sat - July 19, 2003 at 07:33 PM      

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