Replacing My First Digital Camera

We recently purchased a new Panasonic digital camera to replace the old FujiFilm. The old one was no longer working as efficiently as it should so we decided to retire it. What a difference a few years have made in digital cameras!

The new camera's readout covers nearly the whole back of the camera. WOW! My grandkids are gonna love it! After I take their picture, they always say, "Can I see?"

The new camera is lots smaller, as you can see! It feels so dainty and petite compared to the old one. And, view finders are now a thing of the past. I never got used to taking a picture on my old camera by just looking at the readout, but now it is a must to learn. The large size readout makes it much easier to learn.

I don't remember learning about digital cameras and computer pictures. It seems that they just slid into my everyday existance somehow.

I am old enough to remember film and flashbulbs for cameras! (Can you even buy them anymore?) Pictures were a bit of a luxury item to take, and we didn't just snap, snap, snap, back in the olden days. You had to wait a week or so for them to get developed, either in the drug store, or mail order, then the thrill of opening up the package to see how they turned out! Black and white pictures were cheaper, of course, and better for kids with their first camera.

One of my big picture regrets is that we don't have any pictures taken of me with my newborn babies in the hospital. Nowadays, people take lots of pictures of newborns, but back in the 70's, we didn't take lots of pictures!

Yes, pictures today are so much easier and lots of fun. We can share them on our blogs and on facebook. My screensaver on my computer is fixed to scan through my pictures, and it is fun to see the random shots!