is there any way to retrieve the top portion of someone's face that was cut off using a digital camera?

I took a picture using the memory on my digital camera and the top half of the picture was not there. Is there any way to retrieve it or recreate it in some way?

Answer by fhotoace
Are you saying that the camera did not write the complete image to the memory card? This some times happens when the batteries are low when the image is being written to the memory card .. unfortunately if the image data has not been written to the card, there is nothing you can do with that file. Only re-shooting the person again can give you a good image.

There is one other way that this kind of corruption can happen. That is when you use the delete feature on you memory card, rather than wait until you have copied them to your computer. After you have made sure that all your images have been safely moved to your computer, then use the “format” feature to refresh the card.

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Answer by Anita R
I Sony DSC H50 that is a good camera but is not one to offer interchangeable lenses.

If you want you can go for Nikon D80 with a 18-200 mm zoom.
but that would be a really costly combination.
but it gives you cool shots at a blazing speed of 3 frames per second

However if you want to get a SLR with a somewhat lower budget then the NIKON D40 is not that bad.

all these are entry level cameras and they are rated best in that category.

Some flagship models like the Nikon D3 and all would cost you some couple of thousand dollars and of-course they are great camera but if you can find even one automatic button on those cameras then consider yourself very very lucky, as they are meant for serious professional photography.

visit whttp://www.cameralabs.com for better reviews.

Answer by Mark J
I really don’t think it matters
there will be differences between different cameras at different price points, ie there’s no point comparing a dSLR at £300 with antoher prioced at say £1,000

the dSLR market place is a tough world, and all manufacturers are competing like mad to get their camera in front of you. that means there’s a lot of marketing or advertising hype on features that you may not need.

theres also a lot of, frankly, rubbish spouted here and on review sites and magazines, where a great deal is made of minute differences (sometimes such differences are not really relevant to the naked eye)

theres a lot of prejudice and ignorance, often from wannabees or people wanting validation of their purchases, their choices.

the term best is meaningless, no one apart from you knows what use you want a camera for. different designs have different features.

if you have a cupboard full of lenses from an old film SLR then a camera from thae same make may make sense

if you are concerend about size and weight then a 4/3rds camera may be appropriate

if you want to show how ‘cool’ you are becasue your have a camera that looks like a ‘pros’ camera then soemthign with lots and lots of geegaws and add ons may be best.

look at dpreview.com and other review sites. go to a camera shop

decide what you want a camera for
decide what features you need, what features you’d like, what features are irrelevent

have a fiddle with the camera(s) in you rpice range.

then make up your mind abotu what is appropriate for you.

I seriously doubt you will see any significant difference between any of the dSLR camaeras in a similar price point (unless you happen to pick up an end of line deal.. there were recently E510 two lens kits being sold for around £250 in the UK, which was a steal)

Answer by hawk
Canon , Nikon , Minolta

Answer by empenage2003
for a novice get a Canon rebel XS

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