An introduction to digital cameras

Background and Objectives: People in all walks of life are using digital ca meras instead of the traditional film cameras. Reasons include simplicity o f use, ease of development, ability to incorporate the pictures into docume nts, potential to edit the pictures easily, and capability to send them by e-mail. This article will briefly discuss digital cameras, how they work, w hat they can do, and what you should look for in one. Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles demonstrating and describing information technology. The articles include nontechnical infor mation and are geared toward the computer novice with interest in regional anesthesia and pain medicine.