AbstractA brief history of digital photography is provided along with a critical appraisal of the ‘prosumer’ and professional systems currently available. Recommendations are made as to the system best suited to current orthodontic practice.KeywordsDigitalPhotographyGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Sandler P. J. (2000) Profiting from photography, Angle Society Newsletter, pp. 26–27.2. Sandler P. J. and Murray A. M. (1999) Recent developments in clinical photography, British Journal of Orthodontics, 26, 269–274.