The advantage to the digital camera is that it takes no film and there are no developing costs. However, initial cost is more, but it pays for itself quickly. If you want to print the pictures you can on special photographic paper. Another advantage is that you can instantly see the photo on a 2 inch LED screen on the camera and erase it if you don't like it. The camera is also very small and lightweight which is much better than a large and heavy SLR with many extra lenses.
Disadvantage is quality and resolution of the photo.
The photo looks really good on a computer screen, but is a bit grainy when printed. Also the zoom feature is limited. For example, if we go to Africa on safari we will probably want a different camera. With the photo program that comes with the camera, we can download the pictures directly onto the computer and then place them onto the web page. The camera has 3X zoom that is equivalent to 28 mm to 110 mm on a regular camera.