Digital Cameras

How Digital Cameras Changed my Life: by a Digital Camera Nut!

From time to time, a piece of technology or an innovation comes along that completely changes the whole dynamics of a market place. Almost over night the ways that we have been accustomed to disappear to be replaced with an altogether easier, more embracing way of doing things.

Interestingly, the last thirty years have in all probability witnessed the greatest innovative period in human history. Think about it, we've seen the rise of the home computer, the Internet, the mobile phone and of course the digital camera. An almost innocent piece of kit that allows you to take pictures and download them to your PC. So very simple, yet so incredibly well.. Incredible.

I think I'm probably a little biased though, I've always been into photography ever since I was a young lad. I remember the anticipation I used to feel as I would rush back to our hastily arranged dark room in our bathroom with several reels of film, we would spend hours developing the pictures only to be disappointed that some ones head had been cut off, or the object de art was blurred or something similar.

That all changed when digital cameras first came out, of course they were expensive and clunky at first. Their battery also only lasted for what seemed to be five minutes, however it was clear that there was definitely potential! My word, how exciting was it to be able to take a picture and see instantly whether it was a good picture or not? Good pictures keep, bad pictures delete and start again, fantastic!

Over the last five years, digital cameras have come on leaps and bounds. Of course, even most new mobile phones include a camera as standard these days, often a very high quality one. Some of the newer digital cameras also allow you to send the pictures directly to other devices via Bluetooth. There's also a whole industry of peripheral devices being built supporting the growth of digital cameras, such as specialist printers that connect directly to the camera.

It is fair to say, that I am a digital camera convert. I do not leave the house without my digital camera, especially as the storage memory and battery life has improved it so much. I also have a fairly sophisticated editing suite for my PC, I use this to edit and enhance my pictures once I download them. I'm often asked what I think of older film based cameras now, and I must admit I do look back with nostalgia, I do miss the anticipation and the excitement of finishing a film. In fact, I still often use my 35mm, I don't think I will ever stop. It's just that in these days of instant results, instant satisfaction, my digital camera is currently rocking my world.

Charlotte Alice is a professional author for Digital Camera Guide and full time Content Writer