Mine is digital too. It is my first “real” camera, it’s a Cannon T2i – it does loads of things with auto buttons… but not moon shots – for that I had to learn to use the manual settings. The nice things about these cameras are the zoom and macro lenses that you can put on them and the fun little extra things you can do. However, it is better to have a camera that can do 90% of the stuff, which you can carry in your pocket than a bulky one that you leave at home. These new tiny cameras are awesome too.