The early days of digital photography had some problems. Cameras were expensive. Photo quality was not good. There weren’t a lot of tools to handle digital photos.
Since then digital cameras have gotten a lot better. So have the photos they make. The tools available to manage photos have made digital easier than ever, too
But there are still some people who have a negative view of digital photography. So here are the Top 10 myths…exposed:
- A digital photo is not as good as film.
Today’s digital cameras produce great-looking photos, even in large print sizes. Film is good and improving, too. But digital easily keeps pace. - Digital cameras are big and heavy.
There are a lot of small, featherweight digital cameras that have loads of features. They create top-quality photos, too. - Digital cameras are slow.
For a long time, digital cameras were slower than their film cousins. Every year, digital cameras get faster. - Digital photography is expensive.
Digital keeps getting cheaper. Someday soon it won’t cost any more than film. - It takes too long to transfer pictures to a computer.
Get a USB or FireWire memory card reader to make quick transfers. The fastest card readers can copy three or four high-resolution JPEG photos to the computer in one second. - It’s hard to view and edit digital photos.
Not any more. For example, Google’s Picasa is free — and it’s surprisingly easy to learn and use. - It’s hard to make prints from digital photos.
Printing digital photos is easy. You can print at home, or on the Internet using an online photo service. - Prints from digital photos look bad.
It is almost impossible to tell the difference between digital prints and traditional film prints. - It’s hard to organize and store digital photos.
Google’s Picasa software lets you organize photos by category: family, friends, school, vacations, and pets. Protect your original photo files — also called digital negatives — by burning a CD and listing its contents on the disk. - Digital photography is too much fun.
Sorry…this one’s true!
Tags: Tips