Academic Writing II ENG-122-Ol03 Film vs. Digital Camera
Saint Leo University
Film and Digital Camera
Photography has for long been perceived as a robust technological process of representing reality. With the invention of digital technologies, photography has evolved to include new actors, elements, and nodes, while others have been excluded entirely. Photography initially relied on dominant players such as Kodak and Fuji, but digital cameras have completely replaced film cameras with the shift towards digital transformation. New film versions include software programs and tools for accessing, storing, manipulating, and sharing images. With technology advancing daily and people wanting the best and latest technology in the digital world, there are many choices with confusing specifications.
Film Camera vs. Digital World Cameras
A. What separates digital from film cameras
Various factors differentiate film cameras from digital world cameras. Film cameras use thin strips of plastic that are light-sensitive and coated with a chemical component that determines the quality of the photographs taken. On the contrary, digital cameras use a digital sensor to capture images and store them in a memory card as data. Digital cameras have edged out film cameras to become the commonly used type of cameras. Digital cameras are easy to use and convenient for most people due to their user-friendly features and ease of access. Digital photography is also way cheaper than film photography. The digital camera is different from a film camera in that a digital camera has a fixed electronic sensor behind the lens, which is hit by the light to produce a photo (Lukac, 2018). Conversely, in film cameras, a light-sensitive film is placed behind the lens, and the shutter opens, exposing the film to light for a set time. When light hits, a photo is taken and printed on the film. For another shot to be taken, the film must be rolled, whereas, in digital cameras, the electronic sensor empties itself electronically. Due to the smaller size of the digital sensor than the film, the depth of the field is much higher, eliminating the creation of blurs backgrounds in digital photographs.