Tag Archive: digital compacts

Energizer’s AA/AAA Chargers

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-02-27T23:40:57Z in Photography Articles, with these tags: batteries, chargers, digital compacts, energizer, 0 Comments. 1,192 words.

Energizer CHFM1 Energizer CHDC7 Energizer CHUSB

This is Energizer’s current lineup of budget AA/AAA battery chargers. I was fortunate enough to have Margaret Welch of Blick & Staff Communications send me these on Energizer’s behalf, and I’ve had plenty of time to try them out.

All three work with AA and AAA; with AAA, there are smaller contacts that flip down to accommodate the batteries’ smaller lengths. None of them are made for the forgetful person needing power for their camera at the last …

Low-Light Photography on your Digital Compact

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-01-13T03:38:13Z in Photography Articles, with these tags: digital compacts, flash, guides, iso speed, lighting, shutter lag, 0 Comments. 939 words.

Low Light — Photo by Richard X. Thripp

Peter Rise has an interesting question for me:

“When you’re doing action photos, do you use the viewfinder, or an LCD display that you can look at from a distance? What are the advantages/disadvantages for each?

I ask because I’ve been *attempting to* take school basketball pictures lately, which I find extremely difficult. Much more difficult than football or wrestling photos, because basketball is much faster-paced. The ball typically switches players within 1-2 seconds, and by the time I find a good photo,