Digital Photography in Action (1,105 words)

A few years ago, many in the industry—direct marketers, printers and photographers themselves—perceived digital photography as incapable of producing photos of superior quality.

Beyond the subjective issues were very real limitations: Equipment was awkward and difficult to use, and the technology lent itself almost exclusively to static shots. Improvements in CCD chips, different combination of chips and their ability to pull in images has strengthened.