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Digital
Cameras: Top 10 Advantages
Digital cameras are everywhere.
Store shelves are lined with them, and Sunday newspaper
circulars are filled
with advertisements for them. But why buy one? Well of course
if you are perfectly and completely happy taking pictures
with your film camera, then don't buy a digital camera. But
remember, you have to finish the whole roll, bring the film
to the processor, and wait for the prints to come back, just
to find out everyone in the "once-in-a-lifetime picture" had
their eyes closed. Let's also not forget that you have to
pay for the processing and buy film. Oh, by the way, you
had better buy a few extra rolls, some for indoors and some
for outdoors.
So what are the advantages of digital?
1.
No more film! That's right, you'll never need to buy
film again. Using a digital camera means that you can take
pictures without paying for film or wondering which type
of film to buy.
2. If you are careful with your storage, you will also never
run out of film. The PCMCIA storage cards, which slip into
the side of your camera, can hold up to 80 images. With a
few of these in your camera bag, you can go on taking pictures
for days. There's nothing like that special feeling you get
when you run out of film while on vacation!)
3.
No more processing costs. No matter how you get your film
processed, it gets to be expensive. You can't get around
paying for processing
unless you are taking digital photos, and you'll never have
to decide about matte or glossy prints again.
4.
You get to see your pictures immediately. Digital photography
enables you to see your photos instantly; no more waiting
for your film to return from the lab. Many cameras have LCD
preview screens, so you can see the image instantly, or you
can download your images to your computer as soon as you
take them.
5. You can instantly re-shoot your pictures. If somebody
walked into your carefully composed shot or if the baby's
eyes were closed when the shutter snapped, you'll know it
immediately. You can simply retake the image. (On the flip
side, you can also preview all the poses you just took and
delete the ones you don't like.)
6.
You have more control. If you couldn't get close enough
to your subject or the camera wasn't level when you took
the picture, have no fear - you can fix it! You can easily
crop or rotate your picture; remove spots; fix color; and
lighten, darken, blur, or sharpen your images. With a little
skill, you can even add people into the family photo even
though they were not t here. Try that with a drugstore print!
7. Get out of that dark room! For those of you who spent
hours splashing about in your darkroom to produce only a
few prints, you are free. You can set up your computer in
the light of day and image edit all you want. Just imagine
- you can be social and manipulate images at the same time.
You can see and be seen by your family and friends. If you
have special talents, you can even work on your computer
and watch the football game simultaneously!
8.
Everyone can see it. With the advent of email and modems,
you can easily send a photo of a newborn to distant relatives
or post it on your Web site. You no longer need to take the
time or spend the cash to make multiple copies of an image
and distribute them.
9.
It will last forever. Negatives and prints fade. They
are subject to ultraviolet light, humidity and grubby fingers.
Digital images, however, will last forever if carefully stored.
And if your printout of the image gets damaged or you want
to make a duplicate, all you need to do is pull up the file
and reprint it. Your only cost is a sheet of paper.
10. Digital photography is environmentally sound. There
are no processing chemicals to wash down our sewers, and
the massive amounts of water and electricity used to process
film are no longer needed. Plus, you won't need to worry
about recycling those little plastic film containers.
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