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Q+A: Photography Help

Battery conversion

A while ago you reported the availability of an insert for a camera battery compartment to convert it from using a 675 mercury battery to an LR44. Where can I get one?

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Printing old film

I have just discovered an old exposed roll of film in my cupboard that must have been there for at least two years. Is it worth getting it processed?

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Understanding raw

Can you suggest a book dealing with raw imaging that is understandable to a relative newcomer to digital photography?

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Is there a compact camera with an opitcal viewfinder, large sensor and monitor?

I don't use my Nikon Coolpix 4800 for exhibition-quality photography because the results aren't good enough. Is there a compact camera on the market with a significantly larger sensor that also has a zoom lens with 35mm equivalent focal lengths of approximately 28-135mm, an optical viewfinder and a monitor?

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Panasonic Lumix TZ6 vs TZ7 vs TZ65

I want to buy a high-spec compact digital camera and had settled upon either the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 or Lumix DMC-TZ7. Then, in my local branch of Currys, I saw an advert for a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ65 digital camera that looks identical to the TZ6 and TZ7 models, and appears to have a similar specification.

Unfortunately, the staff at the store were unable to explain the difference between the three models, and my attempts to discover more information about the TZ65 through other retailers, the internet and Panasonic proved fruitless. Could you, therefore, shed some light on the TZ65 before I commit to any purchase?

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In-camera cropping

I want to buy a digital compact camera and I'm looking at the Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS, but I don't own a computer. If necessary, is it possible to crop my digital photographs from within the camera?

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