Setting up a shot with a digital camera is different from a regular point-and-shoot. First of all, many cameras don't include an optical viewfinder to look through to frame your image.

What most do offer, however, is an LCD (liquid crystal display) panel, a small screen on the camera itself. Users determine the subject of their photo by looking at this panel. The LCD can also be used to review images that have already been taken. If you don't like the shot, you can just delete it.

If the majority of your pictures will be taken outdoors, a viewfinder is a must because bright sunlight can make the LCD surface appear washed out.