With the explosion in digital photography over the last couple of years more and more paranormal researchers and investigators are using digital cameras instead of traditional film cameras.
Digital cameras have the advantage of being cheap to operate. With no film to be developed your pictures are ready right away for viewing. You can immediately see what you just photographed on the built in screen. Also, most digital cameras have A/V cables that you can connect the camera to a TV or monitor for direct viewing.
Digital camera memory chips can hold hundreds, even thousands, of photographs! And since the card is reusable an infinite number of times there is no reason to take many pictures on an investigation. Most memory cards are very small and easy to store. It is quite possible to have the capacity to take thousands of photos per investigation with a digital camera and 2 or 3 high capacity memory cards. There is no excuse for running out of film.
Most digital cameras, even older models, have some built in sensitivity to infrared light. Other models can be modified for IR photography. Many paranormal researchers believe paranormal phenomena are more sensitive to being photographed using IR light than normal visible light.
