Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Digital Photography Is Becoming More And More Popular Thanks To The Power Of The New Digital Cameras

You have probably noticed -- digital photography is becoming more and more popular. It seems that everyone has a digital camera. Digital cameras are even built into some cell phones. Digital cameras, like all the other digital items we see around us, is into the main stream of our society. Like digital movies, digital music and a host of other things, digital photography is here to stay. There are many reasons for the popularity of digital photography.
First, digital pictures are extremely versatile; they can be uploaded to websites for others to view, they can be sent in emails, they can be put into virtual scrapbooks or tangible scrapbooks by printing them out on high resolution printers that are very affordable.
Digital photography can produce pictures that can be viewed on your TV set or your computer monitor.
You can make calendars, personalized cards, coffee mugs, t-shirts and much more with digital pictures.
Most people like the fact that with digital photography you can skip the photo processing and all the expense that goes along with the old technology. You can even convert old photographic negatives into digital photographs! So, you can use your old film camera to produce digital photographs -- but the best way is to get into digital photography by purchasing a digital camera.
Digital cameras are loaded with great features also. You will be able to preview pictures as soon as you take them; you can discard a picture you don't like and retake it! You can crop digital pictures, or enhance them. There are a host of options available to anyone who desires to get creative with their digital photography. Some digital cameras will even act as a video recorder that offers video and sound.
Did I mention that you can take 100's of pictures with many digital photography storage devices? And these storage devices are reusable!
Digital cameras are cheap these days. Of course it depends on what you buy, You can spend as little as $10 on a digital camera or up to $1,000 or more for digital photography like the pros do it. With the popularity of digital photography, comes the lowering of the price tags!
I fail to see why anyone would want to stick with the old film technology when digital photography has so many more advantages. Go ahead, take the plunge. Get into digital photography and have a great time with it.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Buying A Disposable Digital Camera

Features
1. There are no annoying wires or cords.
2. No memory card involved.
3. Free picture CD is usually included with your prints on a disposable digital camera package.
4. The delete button always allows you to erase unwanted pictures on your disposable digital camera.
5. Most disposable digital cameras have 25 exposures.
6. Currently, 12 MB of internal memory is the standard on disposable digital cameras.
7. Runs in AA alkaline batteries that are always included in the disposable digital camera.
8. Contains an automatic flash.
9. A self-timer is included on most disposable digital cameras.
10. On average the cost for a disposable digital camera is between $11.00-$19.99.
11. The average cost for prints on a disposable digital camera is $11.00. This includes 25-4 x 6 prints and a picture CD.
The Downside
1. You cannot connect your disposable digital camera to your PC or MAC.
2. The photos must be developed at a retailer that provide the proper equipment for your particular brand of disposable digital camera.
3. Some disposable digital cameras have color preview screens and some don’t.
4. Disposable digital cameras are only available in limited numbers and limited locations as of now.
5. You are only able to delete the most recent photo that was taken-therefore if you take a couple pictures, you cannot go back and erase the first or second one.