The 50 digital cameras that form a loaner pool are checked out every day. At the Atlanta Olympics, AP photographers are using digital cameras for about 70 percent of their photos, according to Kelbley. Compared to the situation at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, where digital processes were as noticeable as the athletes from Andorra, digital cameras and processes are as accepted in Atlanta as Michael Johnson winning a gold medal in track and field. Digital photography doesn't support large reproduction such as billboard-size enlargements. Plus, film gives them more options.
Photographers have the ability to move film to the digital.
Of course, Kodak has a vested interest in promoting the advantage of film, but digital cameras are already in training for the games Down Under. They want more pixels and faster capture rates, which means larger sensors, more RAM, and more-efficient image processing. That confirms that we're going in the right direction. A few blocks away, on the first floor of the CNN building in downtown Atlanta, Kodak has also set up the Kodak World of Imaging, which includes an interactive environment where Games-goers can play with Kodak Digital Science DC20 cameras and experiment with MetaTools' Kai's Power Goo. MacUser is a registered trademark of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, L.P. Please send questions and comments about MacUser's articles, reviews, and presence on the Web via our feedback form .