title: Beyond Point-and-Shoot: Learning to Use a Digital SLR or Interchangeable-Lens Camera
author:  Darrell Young 
description: &quot;The discussion of DSLR versus MILC is worth the price of admission alone. Because of the guidance Mr. Young offers on photography overall, I likely will find a spot in my camera bag for this book. For the aspiring photographer, it's a title I highly recommend.&quot; - <i>Mark Kellner, Washington Times. </i><br /><br />&quot;If you have been afraid to take your new camera out of AUTO mode, you won't be after reading this book.&quot; - <i>Just in Time Book Reviews</i><br /><br />&quot;I have been a photographer for over fifty years and I have taught photography for about fifteen years; take it from me that this is a must read. [Young] writes in a format that is easy to understand and has the ability to take extremely complex concepts and technical issues down to a level that is easy to comprehend ...&quot; -<i> Jeff Ornstein</i><br /><br />&quot;Irrespective of whether one is aiming to buy a sophisticated camera, or already has one, this book provides a large amount of useful information in a readily digestible form. ... In view of the information contained, and the way it is usefully presented, this is a bargain.&quot; - <i>Adrian Morant, Gadget Speak</i>
zlib_text: THE PHOTOGUIDES GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY
  
  BY ASH DAVIES
  
  CHAPTER 1
  
  Cameras 101
  
  The digital camera is a beautifully simple piece of technology. Every camera,
  be it film or digital, works in the same basic way. Light from the scene beams
  through your camera’s lens, through the aperture, through the shutter and onto
  your camera’s film or sensor. This light paints our photograph.
  
  POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAS
  
  Point and Shoot cameras are cameras with fixed, non interchangeable lenses.
  Point and Shoot cameras are generally compact and automated. The camera
  manages everything for you automatically, leaving you to just point the camera
  at the scene and shoot the photo. Point and Shoot cameras are becoming more
  capable, but they will never match the overall image quality of an SLR.
  
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  SLR
  
  SLR stands for Single-Lens Reflex. SLRs are the larger, more ‘professional’
  looking cameras that allow you to change lenses and delve deep into the
  settings. The name SLR explains the mir