Why Digital Cameras Are So Popular Digital cameras have shifted control of the photographic process to the masses - you and me - which is why they are so popular. All around us - on vacation, at family and social functions, in restaurants, at sporting events - people are having fun, shooting pictures with their digital cameras. Elite Few Had Control With film cameras, photographic control was limited to an elite few who had access to darkrooms. For the rest of us, once we'd taken our pictures, control lay with the photo lab. We handed in our film and got back a packet of prints and negatives, or a box of slides. We couldn't easily enlarge just a section of the picture, crop out the parts (or people) we didn't want, make the sky more blue or the snow more white. But we can do all that - and much more - with digital cameras. We can resize and crop our images, eliminate red-eye, brighten the colors, print only what we want, send pictures by email or share them over the Web with whoever we want, whenever we want. We can see instantly whether the picture is worth keeping and take it again if the subject's eyes are closed or they look like they've got a pot plant growing from their head. Near Zero Costs And, of course, once you've bought your digital camera, your photography costs are near zero. C'mon - you can't ask for much greater incentive than that if you're still debating whether to go digital! The only downside I can think of is that digital cameras are different in important ways from film cameras, so you need to do some homework, read up a bit and experiment to get maximum value from your camera. As an alternative, or in addition, to finding relevant information in the many books on the subject, you can read on the Web what others are saying and sharing about their experience of using digital cameras. I've scoured the 'Net for the best digital camera articles and selected those that I believe are relevant, accurate and offer valuable advice, tips, and information on topics that relate to digital cameras and photography. I hope by reading them you will be assisted in your purchasing decisions, become a better photographer, and gain more enjoyment from both your photography and digital camera equipment.	Camera Store Prints & Posters ARTICLE CATEGORIES: Digital Camera Basics Buying Digital Cameras Tips & Techniques Taking Better Photos Printing Digital Photos Camera Gear Camera Reviews Making Money Editing Digital Photos Specialist Fields
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