There was a time when people could scarcely imagine the pictures they took with their cameras being instantly available, because the procedure of developing and printing a film was so time consuming. Leaving aside the full history of the camera, and just looking at the past two decades, we can see that camera technology has improved dramatically. It was only ten years ago that we used to use cameras with reels of film, with about thirty to forty shots on one reel.
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Digital cameras have allowed those who love taking pictures more freedom then more conventional film loaded cameras have. It has a level of flexibility that benefits even the most novice of photographers allowing them to progress at their own pace without worrying about wasting rolls of film.
That’s probably the biggest advantage of a digital camera; the ability to take as many pictures as you can fit into the cameras memory and save, store, retrieve, and print out only the ones you want. This gives you a far greater learning curve because you can simply delete those photos that don’t turn out quite like you wanted them too. Another cool benefit of these types of cameras is the ability to make short videos. While the quality may not be as good as you get with a video camera it does add to the fun you can have with one.
