NBC TODAY: Digital Cameras 101

Got a digital camera, now what? Today Show Tech editor Corey Greenberg offers a few tips and tricks for using your digital camera.



Fuji FinePix 2600 Zoom
With Fuji?s new 7 ounce FinePix 2600 Zoom, picure-takers can get vibrant colored prints up to 8x10 inches in size from their home printer. The camera features a 3x optical zoom lense , as well as video capabilities allowing picture-takers to produce mini home movies. The camera comes with a 16MB SmartMedia card. $299. www.fujifilm.com




Olympus D-40 Zoom
The newest member of the Olympus digital family is the D-40 Zoom, the world?s smallest 4 megapixel digital camera. This camera is as small as a business card yet packs an impressive punch with the 4-megapixel CCD and a 2.8 optical zoom lens. Those capabilities result in professional quality prints up to 11 x 14 inches. This impressive little machine also has sound capabilities and a built-in speaker, so budding Spielbergs can record up to a full minute of JPEG video with sound that can be viewed on the camera or a computer. The D-40 Zoom is available at finer cameras outlets and it priced at $799. www.olympus.com




Lexar Memory Cards
Lexar is a company that makes the highest quality, professional-grade memory in every format you?re going to find in today?s digital devices. CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMediaCards, you name it, Lexar makes it. Are Lexar?s memory cards as cheap as the no-name competitors on sale at CompUSA? No. But there?s a reason Lexar memory cards are the #1 choice among pros. They?re consistently rated the fastest (ah ha, didn?t think there were speed differences between different brands of memory, did you?) and most reliable cards on the market. www.lexarmedia.com




HP Photosmart 100 Mini Photo Printer
This tiny handheld photo printer does high quality borderless 4 x 6-inch photo prints. Convenient direct printing from your digital camera's memory card with no PC required. $179. www.hp.com