sktr2 is right. Optical zoom not digital. I have three digital cameras, four if you count my digital camcorder. I even studied photography under the GI Bill. The new digital cameras can give you a photo quality picture. What I would look for in a camera is first quality of lens then optical zoom, make sure it had a viewfinder and not just the LED screen. For taking pictures of your firearms, off camera lighting is the best. Then you need a good photo editing program. Mostly to reduce the size of the photo to pst on the web. A picture 7 to 9 meg is to big to post. I use photoshop, but I think there are other cheaper programs that will do the job. If looking for a bargain, read the revues, I have to high and Kodak cameras and then I have an HP camera that I bought on ebay for $12.00 plus shipping. This is the camera I use for most of my phto's to post on the web. It's an older HP, but it has all the bells and whistles. For printing your pictures for your own use, get a good photo printer. I have a kodak 4x6 printer and a cannon for larger prints. My walls besides being covered with firearms have photos of my dogs, my fishing and hunting trips and they compare with any print I used to do with my 35mm. Just my opinion.