Ss -~8 2 @@ eo ~—sS Holiday‘Hin in i _ @er @ ._@er_2e @Q@art_ _@at_ 8Ge es @ @ ve @ Snapping Better Holiday Photos (NAPSA)—If you’re like most people, chances are youre not getting everything you could out of all the high-tech features your digital camerahasto offer. In fact, maybe you wish some- one would just embed easy-to-fol- low instructions in the darn thing and be done withit. Turns out someone has—along with doing much more to ensure your shots turn out right. In addition to offering 13.6 megapixels and a litany of advanced features designed to help you take better images, Samsung’s new SL310W comes with a built-in “photo help guide” to explain how to use them. Here’s a rundown of how theright bells and whistles can transform holiday photos: Face Time You want pictures of people’s New digital camera features can help you snap the perfect family photo. from getting cut from the shot. That’s why the camera was designed with a high-quality, 28mm wide-angle lens instead of the 835mm wide-angle lens found on most models. Bye-Bye Blur Many a family photo has been lost to a photographer’s shaky faces, not the holiday decorations behind them. The camera’s Face hand, but that’s no longer an issue with the Samsung SL310W. A fea- automatically focuses in on as many as nine faces and adjusts tion, which combines the benefits of optical and digital stabilization the perfect family portrait only to blur associated with vibrations or other sudden movements that occur when you press the shutter button. Detection technology can help. It the camera to ensure better composition and image quality. Eyes Wide Open So you think you’ve snapped discover that your uncle blinked when the flash went off. The solution: Blink Detection. It trig- gers the camera to take three consecutive photos to help ensure you get a shot in which no one’s eyes are closed. Paired with Smile Shot—which allows shots to be taken only if the camera detects a smile on the subject’s face—the feature can serve as a valuable fail-safe. Group Shots It’s this simple: Large groups need wide lenses to prevent people ture called Dual Image Stabiliza- technologies, helps eliminate the Get In The Picture There’s probably something missing from the family photos you take: you. Use the camera’s Motion Detection Timer function to change that. It lets the pho- tographer set the camera on a tripod or table and then procram it to take a shot after it’s detected that all motion has stopped—giving the shooter adequate time to get into the picture and smile for the camera. For more information, visit Wwww.samsung.com.
