The evolution of cameras

I have just recently purchased a Canon 7D, which become the 5th camera to serve as my top of the line digital camera.

In 1993 it all started with an Apple Quicktake with a whole 640x480 pixels and capable of take 16 very fuzzy photos. It was really only useable for emergency shots, but it was digital.

In 2000 my first serious digital camera was a Canon S20 with 3 megapixels and good for almost 200 shots on a card. The photo quality was amazing for what is considered as a point and shoot camera.

In 2003 my lead camera became the Canon Digital Rebel, moving to a digital SLR with interchangeable lenses, negligible shutter delay, 6 megapixels, and a blistering 2.5 frames per second. The Rebel opened up a whole new world of photo options for sports and nature that was just not possible for me before.

After burning through 100,000 images on the Rebel by 2006, I moved to a Canon 30D. The 30D added a couple of additional megapixels, and more importantly 5 frames per second, better focusing with 9 focus points, and a brighter viewfinder.

In 2010 the 7D was much more than just in incremental upgrade like the 30D was from the Rebel. It jumped to 18 megapixels, 45 focus points, 9 frames per second, ISO to 12,800 and an LCD and viewfinder that were hugely better. The addition of HD video, remote flash control, remote shutter release, auto ISO options are all bonuses that I am just starting to be explore.