There’s no point of living in the digital age when moment-capturing devices, otherwise known as cameras, aren’t rampant. But that’s the thing. There are so much cameras out there in the market, how do you know which is which? How do you know which one would be able to fit your photographic needs? Would it fit into your budget? Consider this series as a buyer’s guide of some sort. Point-and-shoots first, then we’ll get onto the High-End Digital Cameras and to the DSLRs on the following posts. ;)
To start off, let’s put the spotlight on the point-and-shoot digital cameras.
The Point-And-Shoot Digital Cameras
Arguably the most common type of digital cameras, they are designed for people who have no in-depth knowledge regarding photography, but want a camera for regular everyday use—vacations, parties, reunions and other events.
Also known as compact digital cameras (whilst those slimmer than 20mm are known as ultracompacts), they are called point-and-shoot because of their simplicity and uncomplicated controls. Because of this, they only have a few manual controls. My Sony Cybershot DSC-T30’s program mode, for example, allows me to adjust its color mode (to b&w and sepia, for example); the exposure values; the focus, the metering mode, the white balance, ISO and contrast. Some may cameras have less, some may have more– it varies per manufacturer and per model. Also, most P&S cameras have shooting modes which automatically adjust your camera’s settings for certain circumstances (sports, portrait, landscape, fireworks, snow, macro etc.). They will also have low-power built-in flash units. Its resolutions start from as low as 2MP to as high as 10MP (and probably even higher, seeing the manufacturing boom in compacts)
The most popular examples of compact digital camera lines are: Sony’s Cybershot line, Canon’s Powershot (A, D and E series) and Digital IXUS lines and Fujifilm’s Finepix line. Their price ranges from low to moderately expensive.
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