Digital Camera - the Easy Way to Take Pictures

In comparison to film cameras, digital camerasmicrophones or zooming ability.
have number of advantages which includesIn live-preview digital camera, there is an
displaying the image on the camera screen rightelectronic camera that can be used to frame and
after recording, a single small memory device canpreview before taking the photograph and also to
record thousands of images, records video withreview stored photographs. Many of such
sound, provision to edit images, and above allcameras can take motion pictures. Then the
storage capacity can be re-used by deleting therecorded images can be transferred to computer,
images. There are numbers of devices availableprinter or any other such device. USB mass
that has in-built digital cameras like mobile phones,storage device enables the camera to function as
PDA`s etc. Specialized digital cameras are fit intodisk drive for computer and Picture Transfer
astronomical devices like The Hubble SpaceProtocol is then used.
Telescope.To use Firewire, storage device is removed from
Digitizing images on scanner and digitizing videocamera and inserted into other device. Compact
signals are much older than making of still imagesdigital cameras, small and portable with inbuilt flash,
using digital signals from an array of discreteare easy to use, and images are stored using
sensor elements. It was then used for astronautsLossy compression. They might be able to
to provide onboard navigation information duringcapture motion picture but that to a limit. Bridge
their visit to planets. It provided the still photos ofor SLR like camera is higher-end-live-preview
stars and planet locations during transit and alsocamera with more advanced features like
additional stadiametric information for orbiting orsuperzoom lenses, takes movies with sound, etc.
landing guidance while approaching planet.Digital rangefinder, a user operated mechanism, is
Steven Sasson, an engineer at Eastman Kodak,capable to measure subject distance.
attempted to develop first digital camera withApart from above mentioned digital cameras,
solid state CCD image sensor chips. But it wasthere are other categories also. Professional
just a technical exercise. The true digital cameramodular digital camera systems are used in
was Fuji DS-1P developed in 1988. And the firststudios for commercial production. Line-scan
commercialized camera was Dycam Model 1 incamera systems, based on focusing mechanism,
1990. Then in 1991, Kodak launched its Kodakare used in industrial settings to capture images of
DCS 100. Else Casio QV-10 was the firstconstantly moving materials. They capture images
consumer camera in 1995. Nikon D1, a 2.74at extremely fast with high image resolutions.
megapixel camera was the first digital SLRMost of the digital cameras come with pre-set
developed in 1999. And in 2003, Canon 300D, firstmodes for different applications. Data can be
600 megapixel camera was launched.transferred through USB port, Firewire port, USB
There are various types of digital camerasPTP mode and even through wireless connections
available. For videos, there are professional videolike WiFi, Bluetooth etc. These data are mostly
cameras which are used in television and moviestored in Microdrives, Joint Photography Experts
production. Camcorders come with inbuiltGroup (JPEG), Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
microphone and a small liquid crystal display toand RAW. Formats for movies are AVI, DV,
watch video while recording and playback. OneMPEG and MOV. Recently MP4 format is also
can get still photographs also with them.developed. Digital cameras have small but
Webcams, attached to computers, can capturepowerful batteries to operate for enough length
full-motion video and are also available withof time.