Digital pictures have a bad habit of self destruction. Hard drives crash, memory cards get bent and damaged, CDs only last for 10-20 years before the thin metal begins to deteriorate, and the images are lost. Memory cards should be backed up as soon as possible on the hard drive. After they are gone though, … Read more

The brain part of the camera will increasingly improve and be part of the evolution for new digital cameras. More and more software is being used right in the camera to improve the image immediately after the picture is taken. This mimics the processing your brain does as you observe. The human eye sees at … Read more

Knowing a few things on how light works helps us understand why cameras are designed the way they are, and their limitations. I’ll start with the history of how cameras came to be since this helps to understand some principles. The first cameras were actually a large room with no doors or windows, with a … Read more