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Lezo eziqala ukuthandwa, ngaphandle kokubekezelela inselele, ngamakhamera anamalensi ashintshanayo. Ukuthatha izithombe "kwezobuchwepheshe" mhlawumbe sekuthandwa kakhulu kunakuqala, mhlawumbe ngenxa yalokho okubizwa ngokuthi "ukuma" kwezithombe, imodeli eningi, ikhamera eningi, nomthwebuli zithombe omncane.
Izinkampani ezikhethekile ezithombeni aziboni nzuzo ekutshaleni imali kuma-sensors namalensi wamakhamera edijithali, kodwa-ke, enza inqubekela phambili enkulu kuma-mobiles, uSony unguchwepheshe kulokhu, enikeza ezinye zezinzwa ezinhle kakhulu emakethe. Isikhathi sokukhipha ama-chestnut emlilweni, futhi kubonakala sengathi le ndlela bekungokwandisa izithombe ze-analog futhi, amakhamera asheshayo afana neFuji X ezithengisa ngamakhulu ama-euro. Ukuzizwa kokuthwebula ephepheni kubonakala kuthakazelisa izinhliziyo zabasebenzisi futhi. Ngamafuphi, futhi ngokusho kwedatha, singabheka ukuthi imboni ye-compact digital photography yabasebenzisi abajwayelekile ifile.