10 Reasons to Own and Use a Digitial Camera

OK, there are more than 10, but there are at least 10 good reasons to own and use a digital camera.  Let's get right to it.
1) The obvious reason is to record vacations in both video and stills.  I often look over those I have taken and relive the moments that have become special.
2) Portraits-of loved ones.  Lives are worth recording, photos taken  at the beginning of each school year show graphic examples of how the kids have grown, how we have changed or how much we have stayed the same.
3) If you have a passion for photography, photos and videos can make you a few dollars on stock photo and video sites.
4) Home Inventory.  a forest fire burned out of control near my house several years ago. It would have been a real chore to evacuate, but using a video camera I made an inventory in case of loss.  It's a good idea to help police in the case of burglary.  This would go double for business owners.
5)Well, there is just plain sharing too.  On sites like Picasa, Twitter, and others.  The relatives and all the world can see how junior has grown without the expense of making prints and mailing costs.
6) Speaking of blogs, people nowadays are into instant gratification and would rather see than be told with text.  Remember the old Chinese roverb about a picture being worth a thousand words?
7) A nephew recently had a heart transplant.  at the speed of light, the word went out in pictures that he survived and was doing well, all because of the technology built into a cell phone.
8) You Tube.  It has become my number one source of news.  Those small handheld cameras make everyone in the world a news anchor.
9) Valuable tool.  Years ago an attorney friend made a huge enlargement of an auto accident in which his client had been injured.  Showing that photo to a jury quieted the defense and brought a quick settlement.

10) To preserve the past/history.  My wife and I are in the process of recording the memories of her father (age 89) so that all the grandchildren and on down the line will have an idea of what their grandfather looked like and what events in his life were worth remembering.
Digital photos are easy to store and the bad ones can be thrown away with a mouse click, making it easy to keep just the best ones.  Literally hundreds or perhaps even thousands of cameras are available that will do the job.  The newer models will handle both stills and video, making them much more versatile than in the past.  I personally use and carry a couple of Camcorders because of the small size and relatively small cost.  The DSLR stays home except for photo assignments. Check out some of the models on this site rmkunlimited.com/