It’s pretty awesome that my co-contributor Karl wrote his own version of a buyer’s guide, as I believe that it would go hand-in-hand with my own sort of buyer’s guide. Although his is a bit more targeted for people who consider buying DSLRs… you can always take it out of its original context and apply it to the three general types of digital cameras.
Speaking of, I’m back with the high-end / advanced digital cameras. I think that some people have to know that this type of camera exists, because others shoot directly to DSLRs without consideration of what they want, or more importantly, what they need — and in the long run, can they really afford it? (I don’t have anything against shooting to DSLRs though, both have their pros and cons, and some people feel like they are more than ready to take the big leap, if you have the money, then why the hell not?) But still.
*Drum roll, please.*
The High-End Digital Cameras!
Also known as prosumer or bridge cameras, they are designed for those whose skill levels lie between a professional and a regular consumer. (If you’d ask me, they’re targeted for people who are trying to transition to Digital SLRs but without the proper knowledge or skill level.)
I would like to think of them as a good union of the good sides of the compact digicams and the DSLRs. It has many of the usual advantages of an SLR camera—numerous exposure and focus modes, versatile flash set-ups (meaning that you can attach accessory flashguns and the like), and medium-to-large aperture lenses—a multitude of manual controls but with more enhanced automatic settings. They are usually smaller in size and lighter in weight, which makes them more portable compared to a DSLR, which in addition to its hefty body, also has lenses which you also have to carry all the time. (As you can see, there’s also a stark similarity in its physical appearance with the DSLR. So if you’re in it for the ego power, then surely this has got pogi points.) Basically, you can do more with a prosumer digital camera than you can with a basic digital camera with almost the same image quality as that of a DSLR’s.
High-end digital cameras, however, have fixed lenses as opposed to the interchangeable lenses of a DSLR—one of the latter’s top features. They also lack the mirrors, larger sensors and reflex systems which characterize any DSLR.
Compared to the compact digital camera, it has better light-catching ability due to the premium optical glasses crafted by its manufacturer. They usually have resolutions that start from 5MP and…well, we just know it starts there.
Some examples of prosumer digital cameras lines are: Canon’s Powershot G line and Fujifilm’s Finepix S series. Their price ranges from moderately expensive to highly expensive.
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