film must be developed (enlarge small frame on film to larger specialized paper copy) this requires chemistry and generally cannot be done at home (unless you have a dark room). Digital cameras can...
A film camera records a photo onto a strip of film, which then needs to be taken to a photo clinic to be processed. The quality is about 25 megapixels. A digital camera records a photo onto a memory...
In a digital camera, the image enters the camera as light (analog data). It is converted to digital data by the processor, after being recorded by the sensor, which takes the place of the film....