128 MB Secure digital memory card - 8 MB Internal Memory Lens Focal length: Wide - 5.4 mm Telephoto - 16.2 mm Zoom: 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, 3x/6x Playback magnify Capture methods: Still and Video Auto Exposure Shutter Speed: 1/1000 second to 1/3 second Focus: 20 cm to infinity White balance: daylight, overcast, sunset, tungsten, fluorescent.
This camera is not a high-end expensive camera nor does it give me the manual control mentioned but I am happy with the pictures it takes and I hope it is good enough to use for this course. The camera was a gift and is a HP Photosmart Digital 620 SERIES camera that supports direct printing, emailing and photo sharing as well as taking non-audio video clips.
I have PSP7, PSP8 and After Shot to use as a darkroom.
As far as the above pictures go, they have just been resized and compressed but if I wanted to take the top photos a step further, I would blur the background slightly focusing more on the flowers in the foreground.