A number of photographers in the United states, now is the time they ceased to be a photographer, simply because digital SLR camera is now not just to take pictures but it has the ability to produce high-definition video (HD).
Worldwide, the digital photography enthusiasts have been using their new video as a tool for storytelling. The statement was revealed in the book "From Still to Motion" published by New Riders, Voices that Matter, 2010. Even mention the traditional video professionals have also switched to using digital SLR cameras, in addition to portable, but also to develop their ability to record a beautiful picture.
Will the death of photography?
Before answering the question, let's see a little trace of the evolution of digital cameras grew gradually but feels faster. Here's a summary of which was collected from various sources on the Internet.
The first digital camera was first discovered in 1990 Dycam Model 1 name in America. Still the same year created the Hubble telescope camera followed a digital SLR camera Kodak DCS-100 which uses an external HDD. Era in 1994, Kodak pocket camera produces QT 100 for Apple. Mass production of the first color digital camera with a resolution of 640 x 480 image results using the internal memory.
In the same year, Kodak with the Associated Press in America to produce the AP / Kodak NC2000 and NC2000E, the first professional digital SLR cameras that are marketed specifically for photo journalists. That year also created the first CompactFlash memory capacity of 1 MB by SanDisk in cooperation with Kodak.
In 1998, the Canon EOS Digital SLR camera produce D6000 with a 3040x2008 pixel CCD. Starting from this year also, some visible digital cameras used by the general public in Indonesia, especially by photo journalists. Year 2000-2006 Canon and Nikon seemed incessantly to produce digital SLR camera with the quality and features of each series to series, the better. Then, in 2009 for the first time issued a Canon digital SLR cameras with HD quality video at the same time that Canon 7D.
How about 2010, until the years ahead?
Today digital cameras are still distinguish the process of capturing images and video. This means that there are two steps to get the second choice results (photos and video).
Prediction for two, five and even 10 years ahead, to get two results are fairly one-time squeeze and the process is no longer distinguishable. Could be we'll just drive like a camera using a video camera shooting. From the results we can capture multiple video frames or at angles to be cut be considered the climax of high quality photos.
Actually the technology is already used by the Red One camera that once made in America could be a video shoot and could be cut to images of super quality. This means that the technology is ready. Although the current price is still super expensive. But, in the future would have to compete with other products more cheaply.
Photography may not be dead, but the process that will "die" or at least changed with the end result is a multiplatform - multimedia.