Digital cameras – The user friendly gadget

Digital cameras are also called as ‘digicam’ can capture pictures and videos. Compared to old cameras which were used to capture photos on a chemically coated plastic film, modern digital cameras will store information in electronic form. There are many advantages with modern digital cameras. You can capture unlimited number of photos from your camera. The number of photos that you can store depends on the memory capacity of your camera. Even with one GB memory card, you can store hundreds of photos in your camera. Digital cameras have many user friendly and advanced features. Once a photo is captured, you can have a display of the photo immediately.

You can capture video and audio with these modern digital cameras. Some kind of cameras allow you image editing features like crop, stitch, adjusting color combinations, etc. You can change the lens setting to adjust the distance from the object. It is possible to view photos in magnified version by using zoom facility. Latest models of digital cameras also have built-in GPS receiver by which you can produce geo-tagged photos. Now-a-days digital cameras are also available in personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones and laptops. Telescopes used for space research come under specialized category of digital cameras.

Digital cameras are available in the market in different sizes, features and price range. These cameras can be classified into 4 categories. Majority of pictures are contributed by camera phones. People are using cameras in their mobiles to take photos instantly and share with their friends through various social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc. Compact Digital cameras can offer more features and higher resolutions. Usually photos are stored in JPEG format. Digital cameras are small in size, easy to carry and are helpful to capture photos in a more casual way. Hence, you can capture photos in various climatic conditions and various times of the day including the ability to capture photos in the night time.

Digital single lens reflex cameras (DSLR) come under advanced category which serves the needs of professional and amateur photographers. These are large in size, expensive and offer more versatile features. There are other specialized cameras which serve the needs of professionals engaged in the field of science & research, technology, medicine and armed forces. The photos captured from mobile or digital cameras can be moved or copied into computer. Digital photos are easy to capture, store and share with others.