I-digiKam iwumthombo ovulekile wohlelo lokusebenza lokuphatha izithombe zedijithali olusebenza ku-Linux, Windows, kanye ne-MacOS. Uhlelo lokusebenza luhlinzeka ngesethi ephelele yamathuluzi okungenisa, ukuphatha, ukuhlela, nokwabelana ngezithombe namafayela aluhlaza.

Ungasebenzisa amandla okungenisa e-digiKam ukuze udlulise kalula izithombe, amafayela aluhlaza, namavidiyo usuka kukhamera yakho kanye namadivayisi okulondoloza angaphandle (amakhadi e-SD, amadiski e-USB, njll.). Uhlelo lokusebenza likuvumela ukuthi ulungiselele izilungiselelo zokungenisa kanye nemithetho ecubungula futhi ihlele izinto ezingenisiwe lapho undiza.

I-digiKam ihlela izithombe, amafayela aluhlaza, namavidiyo abe ama-albhamu. Kodwa uhlelo lokusebenza luphinde lube namathuluzi okumaka anamandla akuvumela ukuthi unikeze amathegi, izilinganiso, namalebula ezithombeni nakumafayela aluhlaza. Ungabese usebenzisa umsebenzi wokuhlunga ukuze uthole ngokushesha izinto ezifana nemibandela ethile.

Ngokungeziwe ekusebenzeni kokuhlunga, i-digiKam ihlanganisa amandla okusesha anamandla akuvumela ukuthi useshe ilabhulali yezithombe ngemibandela eminingi. Ungasesha izithombe ngomaka, amalebula, isilinganiso, idatha, indawo, ngisho ne-EXIF, IPTC, noma imethadatha ethile ye-XMP. Ungaphinda uhlanganise imibandela embalwa yokusesha okuthuthuke kakhulu. I-digiKam ithembele kulabhulali ye-Exiv2 ukuze isingathe okuqukethwe kwethegi yemethadatha kusuka kumafayela ukuze igcwalise umtapo wezithombe.

I-digiKam ingakwazi ukuphatha amafayela aluhlaza, futhi uhlelo lokusebenza lusebenzisa umtapo wezincwadi we-LibRaw omuhle kakhulu wokuqopha amafayela aluhlaza. Ilabhulali inakekelwa futhi ibuyekezwa njalo ukuze ifake usekelo lwamamodeli ekhamera akamuva.

I-digiKam futhi ingaphatha amafayela evidiyo ngenjongo yokwenza ikhathalogi, futhi uhlelo lokusebenza lusebenzisa imitapo yolwazi ye-FFmpeg ne-QtAv ukukhipha imethadatha nokudlala imidiya.

Uhlelo lokusebenza lunikeza isethi ephelele yamathuluzi okuhlela. Lokhu kufaka phakathi amathuluzi ayisisekelo okulungisa imibala, ukunqampuna, nokucija kanye namathuluzi athuthukile, ukulungisa amajika, ukuthungwa kwe-panorama, nokunye okuningi. Ithuluzi elikhethekile elisuselwe kumvume yelabhulali ye-Lensfun yokufaka izilungiso zamalensi ngokuzenzakalelayo ezithombeni.

Ukusebenza okunwetshiwe ku-digiKam kwenziwa ngesethi yamathuluzi asekelwe kumshini wama-plugin (aqanjwe ngokuthi ama-DPlugins we-digiKam Plugins). Ama-plugin angabhalwa ukuze angenise futhi athekelise okuqukethwe kumasevisi ewebhu akude, engeza izici ezintsha ukuze uhlele isithombe, nesithombe senqubo yenqwaba.