Nowadays it seems to be unthinkable not to have a digital photo camera. But there is still a minority of people who cannot decide whether they want to continue using their old analog device or to buy one of those modern digital photo cameras.
Fact is that the older analog cameras require more skills than the new more versatile devices. The digital photo cameras are more and more equipped with electronics and software by the manufacturers to overcome unprofessional use.
It is easier to talk about the advantages of digital photography than the disadvantages:
Cheaper
The cost is lower, because you don’t need photo film anymore. Film, once exposed, has to be processed in a photo lab. Films are limited to a maximum of 36 images and they are not cheap. After that the images must be printed on quality photo paper. In digital photo cameras you need a memory card, but you only have to buy it once. On the newest generation SD memory cards you can store a few hundred photos easily and it can be used repeatedly. If a memory card gets full, you can transfer the photos onto the hard drive of your PC or an external hard drive.
Easy
The modern digital photo cameras are so easy to use that you only have to point and press the release button when used in automatic mode. Built-in Autofocus, auto exposure and an automatic flash are very common in modern digital photo cameras. The majority of the digital photo cameras have a LCD screen on the back that can be used to view the photos or to change the camera settings.
Faster
You can watch the photos on the LCD screen immediately after taking them. Bad looking photos can be removed with the push of a button. The memory card can be taken out and put in a photo kiosk to print the photos. The photos can be uploaded to your computer’s hard drive in minutes.
Flexible
Once the images have been transferred to your computer, they can be edited with software if required. With photo editing software, bad lighting, contrast and colours can be corrected.
Once you are satisfied with the resulting photos, you can burn them onto a CD and watch them on your TV with the help of a DVD player. You can take them to the photo lab to have them printed on quality photo paper.
Read more about the benefits of digital photography at ‘Discover Digital Photo‘ a blog dedicated to digital photography for the compact digital photo camera user, and how you can take professional looking photos without the need for expensive equipment.