Change Color With a Click

Another point goes to digital in the digital vs. film debate in the category of special effects. The obvious advantages when it comes to black and white film lay with the digital camera:

• If you want to shoot a roll of film in black and white you need special black and white film, however, if you want to shoot black and white on a digital camera just change to the black and white digital setting (either with a click of the knob or a push of the button).

• You can switch between taking color and black and white photos without first using an entire roll of film (with a non-digital camera you would have to go through the black and white roll of film first before you went back to color).

• With digital cameras, you can see your images immediately so, you can not only see if the shot actually came out, but if the shot works well in black and white.