Digital Cameras

Digital cameras were first developed in the 70s. These early digital cameras were based on technology used for video camera tubes. Digital cameras have made giant leaps since then to the point where nowadays only enthusiasts even consider using traditional film for their photography needs.

Part of the reason for the popularity of digital cameras is the extra capabilities they have enabled. In the beginning digital cameras fought tough and hard to compete against the dominance of film. Early digital cameras were slow to take pictures, the cameras themselves lacked in quality, they were exhorbitantly expensive and the final pictures were not as good.

Well time presses on, technology improved, and along with the improvements in technology, so did the quality of digital cameras.

The features we take for granted in our digital cameras were not available only a few years ago. LCD screens now allow instant playback of captured images. Images can be deleted immediately if they are not suitable. Spools could only handle up to 36 picturs or so, even though top digital cameras still produce massive files for their images, the easy availability of large storage cards has outpaced the size increase of the pictures produced by the cameras.

The post-processing of images is another reason for the pupularity of digital cameras. Although there is a certain amount of nostalgia in developing film by hand, new technology will continue to push forward, and the digital manipulations we do now will be considered “old hat” in a few years time.

Photo sharing has exploded in the last decade. The availability of photo sharing websites and the ease of creating pictures with digital cameras have both fueled each other beyond anything that could have been imagined. With even the most inexpensive of mobile phones you can take pictures and put them online for the world to see.

There is not doubt the digital cameras will continue to push on in the years to come. Capacities of storage cards will continue to grow, the picture quality will continue to improve to a point where it will be have even better definition than our own eyes can perceive, and digital cameras will shrink to almost nothing. Digital cameras with great quality that are almost unnoticeabale. Coming soon.

The Canon Rebel digital camera combines high performance professional features into a package that is easy enough to be a point and shoot digital camera.

Although there is usually not much in terms of picture quality between consumer digital cameras, more professional cameras like the Canon Rebel digital camera offer extra features and more control needed to customize photos beyond the usual point and shoot.

Here are some of the main features of the Canon Rebel digital camera:

• 12.2 megapixel
• 4272 x 2848 maximum resolution
• SD/SDHC storage
• JPEG or RAW pictures modes
• Manual, one-shot AF, Al Focus AF and Al Servo AF focus modes
• 3.0 inch viewscreen

The slightly higher specced features on the Canon Rebel digital camera include a 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor for pictures with more than twice the resolution of run of the mill point and shoot digital cameras.

The Canon Rebel digital camera offers manual focus as well as three auto-focus modes to choose from. This variety allows custom settings for when you want to take the best picture possible or adjust the settings as well as the convenience of auto-focus when you just need to take some family shots.

The Canon Rebel digital camera’s set of automatic features can compensate for poor lighting and enhance pictures to make them look better. There are also standard settings for different light conditions.

Although this is not a cheap digital camera, the Canon Rebel digital camera does offer pretty much all the features necessary for a professional digital camera. Overall a good balance between getting professional features and tried and tested point and shoot.