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Digital cameras today have large preview screens. Gone are those hard-to-use tiny buttons and dials and those confusing icons. Replacing them are touch-control screens with plain-English menus. Even sophisticated digital cameras offer a "no brains" mode; the only things you need do are frame the shot and push the button. David Henderson, 62, of Alexandria, Va., remembers his early digital cameras. "They gave you a picture that looked like it was taken off a television set," he recalls. "Today's cameras are so good, they give anybody a chance to be a darn good photographer...
...Samsung Digimax Pro815 is for serious shutterbugs. This 8-megapixel "prosumer" camera is just a notch below professional grade. It has a powerful zoom and big 3.5-in. preview screen...
...good midrange camera is Kodak's $399 EasyShare-One. It features a 3-in. flip-out, touch-sensitive preview screen. The camera has a wireless feature that makes it easy to send photos to a PC or printer. Another winner is Fujifilm's FinePix V10 ($349), which has comparable features, including a 3-in. screen and decent zoom lens. On the budget end, the $199 Norcent DC-520 provides a 2.5-in. screen, adequate zoom and picture quality comparable to midrange cameras...
...series of Streep-centered seminars and screenings will lead up to the award ceremony on April 5. The event will feature a preview showing of Robert Altman’s upcoming film “A Prairie Home Companion,” based on Garrison Keillor’s long-running radio show. Streep plays a country music diva, joined by an eclectic group of actors including pop-princess Lindsay Lohan and comedic staple Lily Tomlin...
...were excited to end up as well as we did.” Although the fourth-place finish could drop Harvard in the rankings, the Crimson has a number of regattas in more familiar waters coming up. More importantly, the time in Charleston has given the team a preview of what it will encounter when it heads back to South Carolina in late May and early June for nationals. “It’s early in the season, and everyone sailed pretty well,” Johnson said. “It was just good to get back...