The convenience of digital cameras is quite recent

Digital cameras are very useful in our everyday lives. We use them to capture special events and those moments and scenery that we would like to experience over and over again. These cameras have become such an essential part in every home and a family's must-have. Now families can enjoy great moments and every event is well captured, be it a child's talent show sports day a family dinner even the things that might appear insignificant like a child's first steps.

Digital cameras, which are so popular today, have come a long way. Digital technology has only been with us for a few years, though the technology though the technology began in the sixties with Willard Boyle and George Smith when they invented the charge-coupled device known as the CCD chip, a devise that is used as a sensor in digital cameras. The first digital camera was introduced by Kodak in 1991. This was an extremely radical change from the film cameras that had been in existence for a long time and they were a welcome change.

This first camera was intended for journalists and professionals in photography and it was very expensive. The term digital simply means a photographic image that is divided into so many small units of squares or dots. It is these really small units that are known as pixels. Pixels are programmable units of images which can be processed on the computer. This enables one to upload the photos on the computer and retouch them to enhance their appearance. It has taken photography to a whole new level.

Digital cameras have since evolved with the evolution of video and television technology. Now in the 21st century, they are so advanced and are available in various models and at different price ranges. They are available for professional and amateur photographers too. Everyone is now catered for, from the amateur to the professional. In fact there are digital cameras to suit everyone and their photography needs and they are quite affordable too.

Taking photos with digital cameras is quite easy unless you're taking a portrait photo which can be a bit challenging. With a digital camera there is no limit as to what you can do with it especially if you love photography. When taking a photo with a digital camera, unlike film one gets a chance to actually see how the photo will look like before capturing it.