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Advantages of Digital Cameras
There are many advantages when comparing digital photography to traditional film cameras. These include:
* Data can be stored on the image including date and time, type of camera, film speed and shutter speed (this is great for vacations); this assists in reviewing photos at a later date.
* The use of a tripod is all but eliminated due to the anti-shake tools in digital cameras.
* You can capture hundreds of photos for emailing and graphic uses without the need to print all of them and scan them into your computer.
* You print only the pictures you want, so you can take a lot of pictures. And, by changing the settings slightly, you can take as many shots as you want choosing only the best quality to keep.
* Storing photos on a computer is a lot cheaper than storing them on film, and they are much easier to access.
* With a consumer-grade printer, you can communicate directly with your camera or its memory card and print your own pictures.
* You can immediately view your pictures. If you don’t like the picture, just take it over again!
* Film cameras are much larger than digital cameras with equal quality.
* Without the expense of developing film, you can experiment with the settings on a digital camera, allowing you to learn new techniques with no additional cost.
* Film cameras require a change of film every 24 to 36 pictures, with digital photography you can store hundreds of images on the same media device.
* Digital cameras can now be hooked up to your television, allowing you to review your photos with an audience.
* You have a home color darkroom for editing your pictures without the expense of a darkroom and its many chemicals.
* No more scanning of photos to view them on your computer.
* You don’t have to pay the high cost of film processing and store many, many rolls of film and photographs.
Advantages of Digital Photography to the Professional
The professional photographer and the amateur photographer can find many advantages to digital photography. These include, but are not limited to:
* Without wasting storage space, the professional photographer can review, edit, and even remove a photo, while assessing composition and lighting.
* The versatility of management, including color and file, manipulation, and printing abilities, creates a much faster workflow than film cameras.
* It is much easier to modify and manipulate digital images than it is to modify negatives and prints.
* Special effects that are available on a digital camera can give much more dramatic results than film cameras.
* With the clear images provided by new digital cameras, tripods are a thing of the past in most instances. This is due to the anti-shake tools now available.
* Hundreds of images can be stored on your computer with a minimum of space allowing easy access for editing. It is much less expensive to store data on a computer than on rolls of film and negatives. In addition, the professional can take time to view them, saving only the best for use.
* Digital cameras are much more compact, allowing a freedom of movement when going on difficult shoots.
* Reviewing images and techniques are much easier as data can be stored directly on the photo, including; camera type, date and time, film speed, flash used, and shutter speed.
* Hundreds of photos can be taken without the need to constantly change film.
* Your home darkroom is now color, and editing your pictures is much less expensive. This eliminates the high cost of film processing and the added problems of storing rolls of file and negatives.
Manufacturers are now promoting the use of digital cameras to photojournalists by increasing the quality of cameras, by developing a quality of photograph that is comparable to 35mm models of the past.
