History of the Digital Camera

Digital Camera Background The first digital camera was originally set to be a tool to help the space program take photos of planets. Eugene F. Lally of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was the first to explain how you could use photos in the digital world. This would help astronauts to know what they were going [...]

SLR Digital Camera for Hobbyists

SLR Digital Cameras SLR digital cameras are a combination of new technology with the use of older cameras. SLR stands for single-lens reflex which basically describes the way that the camera takes its photo. Older cameras took photos by opening a shutter that allowed the lens to project light into the image sensor. This process [...]

Choosing a Digital Camera

A digital camera is a lot different then your standard single-lens reflex camera or SLR for short. Before the introduction of computers and liquid crystal display or LCD screens; SLR’s were the standard issue for any photographer. Digital cameras operate not with film rolls like older cameras but with micro chips that hold the photograph [...]