Digital cameras are cameras which record images in a digital format instead of on film. One of the biggest benefits of digital cameras is the large capacity of storage and the instantaneous way a photographer can review a photo. Digital cameras can hold thousands of pictures at one time and if the photographer runs out of space, he can insert a new memory disk for more space.

 

Long gone are the days when a photographer may not know whether the photos come out blurry or with the wrong light exposure. Digital cameras give the photographer the freedom to review the shots and re-take as needed. Unwanted pictures can be deleted to free up space.

 

Many digital cameras are also built with video functions and the ability to record and playback sound.

 

Pictures from a digital camera can be easily uploaded to a computer and sent to friends and family in the form of files.

 

Digital cameras are now incorporated to many electric devices. Mobile phones, PDAs, notebooks and even some cars now have digital cameras built in.

 

The invention of the digital camera phone has allowed regular citizens to become on-the-street journalists as they can take pictures of or video events unfolding in front of them.

 

Here are the world's most poular digital camera makes, in order of total sales volume:

 

1 Canon

2 Nikon

3 Sony

4 Olympus

5 Panasonic

6 FujiFilm

7 Kodak

8 Casio

9 Pentax

10 Nokia

11 Samsung

12 Hewlett-Packard

13 Sony Ericsson

14 Apple

15 Konica Minolta

16 RICOH

17 Noritsu

18 LEICA

19 Research In Motion

20 Camera

21 Sanyo

22 BenQ

23 Vivitar

24 HTC

25 RIM

26 Digital

27 Polaroid

28 Motorola

29 Digital Camera

30 SIGMA

31 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

32 Epson

33 MSM6500

34 CoreLogic

35 JVC

36 LG Electronics

37 10.0M 3X digital camera

38 SAMSUNG TECHWIN Co.

39 SQ Tech. Co.,Ltd

40 SHARP