Digital Camera Accessories

Accessories can turn your picture-taking experience from frustration to fantastic.

The correct accessory will enable you to get sharper photos, keep your gear dry, carry your equipment comfortably, control or add light, and obtain more enjoyment from your photography experiences. The items on the list below are considered accessories

The most popular camera accessories are extra memory, camera bags and lens UV filters

Battery Grip
Battery grips allow an SLR or DSLR camera to hold multiple batteries to extend the battery life of the camera, and adds a vertical grip with an extra shutter release (and other controls), facilitating the shooting of portrait photography. 

Cables & Cords
Find digital camera cables and camera cords for every major digital camera brand. Whether you need a USB cable to download pictures, an A/V cable to connect to a TV, or a FireWire cable to download movies, you'll find the digital camera cable you need.  If you can't find the correct USB cable to download pictures to your PC then you can use a Camera Memory Card Reader to download pictures from the memory card instead of from the camera. All Cabels & Cords Brands: Flip Video, Kodak, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Olympus, Sima,

Camera Batteries
Digital cameras have high power requirements, and over time have become increasingly smaller in size, which has resulted in an ongoing need to develop a battery small enough to fit in the camera and yet able to power it for a reasonable length of time.

There are two broad divisions in the types of batteries digital cameras use.

Camera Cases & Bags
Camera bags protect and transport your camera and accessories. They come in many sizes, fabrics and styles, including over-the-shoulder and backpack designs. You might be tempted to make a purchase based simply on the way a bag looks, but check out our links to expert reviews before making your final decision. We've rated camera bags on crucial features such as size, weight, compartments, durability and comfort.

Camera Cleaning
Camera and lens bodies are pretty well sealed against dust and moisture. So you don't really ever have to clean the exteriors of your camera equipment. On the other hand, if you don't want the dirt and crud that is on the camera body to work its way into your camera bag and from there onto an optical surface, it is worth wiping off the camera body with a soft cloth. LensPen

Camera Filters
Filters save time and frustration in post-production - Eliminate uncertainty and see the effect you want immediately, not hours or days later Filters come in a number of vanities: Color Correction Cross Screen • Diopters • Gel Filters • Graduated Filters • Diffusion Filters • Infrared Filters • Lighting Filters • Neutral Density ND • Polarizer Filters • Sepia Filters • Soft Focus • Special Effects • Spot Filters • Square Filters • Step Up Rings • UV Filters • Underwater Filters • Wratten # Filters • See Filters Article 

Camera Filter Step Up Rings.
Step up rings permit a lens to use filters larger than the lens filter size

Camera Flashes and Flash Accessories
Portable and Hot Shoe flash units are an important accessory for serious photographers. They can help to reduce red-eye in portraits and fill shadows in outdoor shots. Many can automatically adjust to give you the right light level, every time.

CAMGRIP 80269 for Digital Cameras and Camcorders - Black
The CamGrip was designed to bring ease to the use of digital cameras and camcorders. Once you begin to use the CamGrip you will find yourself taking photos faster, steadier, cleaner, and more often. The CamGrip has an ergonomic shape and feel with a soft "No Slip Grip" that will fit comfortably in all hands.

Fits all digital cameras • Inserts into camera socket and holds camera steady
• Duracore shaft to ensure strength stability and durability • Soft no slip grip
• Environmentally safe. $7.98 at Amazon

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Camera Lenses 35mm - Camera Lenses Medium Format - Camera Lenses Large Format
Digital DSLR, film SLR, Medium Format and Large Format cameras use interchangeable lenses to increase your picture-taking flexibility. Standard lenses, wide-angle lenses, telephoto lenses and macro lenses are each used to take different kinds of specialized shots. We have links and reviews of camera lenses across a range of formats, sizes and manufacturers so you'll know which is right for your needs.

Camera Lens Adaptors
While you can adapt many older manual-focus lenses for use with auto-focus cameras (especially the Canon EOS series, because of its short lens registration distance), you cannot easily adapt auto-focus lenses from one series such as the Minolta to the Canon. That is because the camera body cannot control the lens aperture. For example, if you mount a Nikon SLR 'G' series lens (which doesn't have an aperture dial) on a Canon EOS, you can only shoot the lens wide open. You can't stop down at all. You're better off selling off your auto-focus lenses and then buying the equivalent in the other series.

Camera Accessories (this page)
Photographers know that camera shopping doesn't end when you Best Prices for the camera. In addition to bags, flashes and lenses, you might find yourself in the market for a slew of camera accessories from lens brushes to rainshields.

Camera Memory & Media
Unless you want your digital camera to go to sleep when the party's just getting started, traveling with an extra camera battery is a smart idea. Find the best deals on batteries, chargers and A/C adapters. Compare prices and shop for digital camera accessories here.

Camera Software
Camera Software Compatibility Updates

Camcorders
There are many different Types of Camcorders Models that record on miniature DVD discs, built-in hard drives, and memory cards are becoming more common in standard-def and high-def versions:

There are MiniDV camcorders use a unique tape cassette,
DVD format that offers benefits that tape can’t match,
Hard Drives Camcorders that record onto tiny, built-in hard drives are even easier to use,
Flash Memory with digital formats using Secure Digital (SD) or Memory Stick memory cards, Several manufacturers offer “hybrid” camcorders that combine a DVD or Blu-ray drive and a hard drive or memory card in one unit.

Darkroom
A darkroom is a workspace, usually a separate area in a building or a vehicle, made dark to allow photographers to use light-sensitive materials to develop film and photographic paper to make photographic prints.

Digital Photo Editors
Adobe Photoshop Elements is the consumer version of the Adobe Photoshop raster image editing product, sold at a fraction (roughly 1/6th) of the cost of the professional product. It contains most of the features of the professional version but with fewer and simpler options. The program allows users to create, edit, organize and share images, all from the same product.

Digital Picture Frames
Film Browse for Polaroid Film, 120 film, 35mm film, 400 film, slide film, Afga Film, Fuji Film, Illford Film, Kodak Film, and Lomography Film

LCD Screen Protectors
A liquid crystal display (LCD) screen protector is a thin film that is placed over your camera LCD screen. The protector gives a shield from many things that could prove damaging or harmful to the delicate screens. They are available for any electronic device that uses an LCD screen, including everything from televisions to cameras.

Lens Hoods
Lens hoods are primarily designed to prevent unwanted stray light from entering the lens, by extending and shading the end of the lens. In addition, since the end of the lens is extended, you also get the added benefit of some extra protection from accidental impact

Light boxes & Loupes
In photography, a lightbox has several applications. One is a container with several lightbulbs and a pane of frosted glass on the top. It is used by photography professionals viewing translucent films, such as slides. This device was originally used to sort photographic plates with ease. It is also used by visual artists for photo-referencing.

Light Meters
A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. Typically a light meter will include a computer, either digital or analogue, which allows the photographer to determine which shutter speed and f-number should be selected for an optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed.

Lighting Accessories
A flash is commonly used indoors as the main light source when there is not enough ambient light for a desired shutter speed. A fill flash or fill-in flash is a low powered flash added to ambient light to illuminate a subject close to the camera while using an exposure long enough to capture background detail. Another technique is to point a flash upwards onto a reflective surface, which may be a white ceiling or a flash umbrella, which reflects light onto the subject; this is called bounce flash. Bouncing creates a more natural light effect than direct flash without glare in the highlights and impenetrable shadows, but requires more flash power than a direct flash.

Photo Editors
In computer graphics, graphics software or image editing software is a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate visual images on a computer.

Photo Printers
Photographic printing is the process of producing a final image on paper for viewing, using chemically sensitized paper. The paper is exposed to a photographic negative, a positive transparency (or slide), or a digital image file projected using an enlarger or digital exposure unit such as a LightJet printer. Alternatively, the negative or transparency may be placed atop the paper and directly exposed, creating a contact print.

Budget-proced scanners are aimed at families and scrapbookers May 5, 2010 The Perfection V33 scanner ($89) offers color restoration capabilities; V330 offers both reflective and transparency scanning capabilities for film, photos, 3D objects and oversized documents for $119. An especially valuable software program that comes bundled with these scanners is ArcSoft Scan-n-Stitch™ Deluxe. This convenient and intelligent program enables users to scan multiple images such as panoramas, oversized artwork, documents, and scrapbook pages (to name a few) which it stitches together automatically.

Photography Books & Tutorials
I have found a number of books good reading and excellent reference to photography.  You can find the Ansel Adams Books at The Public Library. if you only read one book,  make it the Creative Nature and Outdoor Photography. There is no other single book that covers more about how to make great outdoor photographs than this one.

Remote Control for Selected Nikon Cameras
Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote acts as a wireless shutter release capable of instantly triggering the shutter without disturbing the camera. Nikon MLL3 Remote recommended for taking pictures of subjects that are difficult to approach, or to minimize vibration for close-ups and time exposure. Nikon MLL3 Remote comes with its case and battery. 

Right Angle Viewfinders
A right-angle viewfinder is an adapter that attaches to your camera's viewfinder. It contains a prism or mirror to reflect what the camera sees ninety degrees and an eyepiece on the end so you can look into it rather than directly into the camera. They work somewhat along the lines of a periscope, allowing you to see around corners to view what otherwise would be impossible or impractical.

Scanners
A film scanner is a device made for scanning photographic film directly into a computer without the use of any intermediate printmaking. They provide several benefits over using a flatbed scanner to scan in a print of any size — the photographer has direct control over cropping and aspect ratio from the original unmolested image on film, and many film scanners come with specialized software or hardware designed to remove scratches, film grain, and improve color reproduction from negatives.

Tripods
Tripod Technical Article • Tripod Ball Heads • Gimbal Type Heads • Tripod Fluid Heads • Tripod Heads • Tripod Pan Heads • Tripod Video Heads • Tripod Bags & Cases • Panoramic Tripod Heads • Monopods • Mini & Table Top Tripods • Clamp Pods • Camera Mounting Plates • Camera Rotators • Tripod Quick Releases 
Tripods create a stable shooting platform for cameras and camcorders. They can vary widely in terms of size, weight and price. Quality construction and durability are of paramount importance, especially if you'll be using your tripod frequently, so be sure to check out Consumer Guide's expert reviews before you buy. If you are serious about landscapes, architecture photography, long telephoto shots or low light and night photography, a quality tripod and an even better tripod head may represent your best digital camera accessory. The importance of a good tripod can not be underestimated when you demand the ultimate image quality.

Wireless File Transmitters
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is announcing a step forward in the digital integration of professional photography workflows with the introduction of three new Wireless File Transmitter units to accompany each of the Company's three professional Digital SLR Camera models. The new WFT-E2 II A Wireless File Transmitter, WFT-E4 II A Wireless File Transmitter and WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitter for the EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D, respectively, provide professional photographers with a range of innovative wireless connectivity options for all photographic disciplines.

35mm Camera Film
You can still find film for those film cameras.   Browse for Polaroid Film, 120 film, 220 film, 35mm film, 400 film, slide film, Afga Film, Fuji Film, Illford Film, Kodak Film, and Lomography Film

Digital Cameras
Links to Digital Camera Expert Reviews.  Buying a digital camera can be a challenging task. Our review links make it easy to compare features like megapixels and memory across a range of models. Not sure which type of camera is right for you? Start by reading the Best Type of Digital Cameras to learn about the key elements to consider when buying a digital camera.  

Large Format Camera Systems
The term Large Format simply means big film size. Large format cameras use sheet film sized 4x5" or larger with the most common film sizes being 4x5" and 8x10".

Medium Format Camera Systems
The format of choice among wedding, fashion, and portrait photographers. Medium Format includes all cameras which accept 120 or 220 film sizes

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