Digital Photograpy: by Ed Mercer

If you have'nt switched from film to digital photography yet, what are you waiting for? Everything you ever did with your film camera you can do with your digital camera, and a whole lot more. And if you're just starting out in photography, the instant feedback you get from your digital camera is priceless. When deciding on what type of digital camera to get, you have point and shoot, and slr as options. Point and shoot is the least expensive with the fewest features, but is the easiest to use and will give your great digital photographs. Single lens reflex(slr) are more money, but offer many more features and better quality digital photographs when you know how to use them. Point and shoot cameras are priced in the $100-$500 range, and slr's are in the $500-$2000 range. As with anything you buy, find which camera has the features you need and is comfortable feeling and easy to use. Try and get a camera with a resolution of at least 5 megapixels which will give you a good quality 11x14 digital photograph. Also avoid cameras with shutter lag (when you press the shutter and the camera hesitates before taking the photograph), you will miss a lot of great photographs if your camera has shutter lag. Optical zoom is what is important when comparing zoom features, the higher the optical zoom the more powerful your telephoto options.These are a few tips to consider when deciding to get involved with digital photography. After taking all your great digital photographs, you now can edit them and create all kinds of artworks. Editing and manipulating your photographs is the next step in the evolution of digital photography, and where you can do so much more than you could with your film camera.