With a digital camera you can turn it into a gift that really says something about you. Basically, a digital camera takes images and turns them into a digital form that your computer can manipulate. You don't have to wait for film to be developed to see whether your shots are any good, because you can see each picture immediately after it's taken. A digital camera helps you put a full set of darkroom tools on your screen. With editing software, you can make good photos look great and marginal photos look good.
Mistakes are easy to correct.
You can wipe away wrinkles or warp Uncle Ed's face into the image of a monkey. You can cut an image of your cat from a backyard photo and put her on top of the Eiffel Tower, or create collages or slide shows from a dozen pictures of family and friends. If you frequently need quick photos of people for name badges, ID cards and company records, a digital camera coupled with a specialty photo printer can solve your problems quickly and easily.