Different types of Digital Camera

Here we are discussing about different types of digital cameras are on the market. Take a look at each of the categories below and you should be able to determine which is the best type of camera for you.

Digital Slr Cameras ( Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras or DSLR cameras): Digital SLR cameras are the most versatile and advanced type cameras available on the consumer market. DSLR cameras are designed on the same basis as their film predecessors, and they offer superb image quality, interchangeable lenses, and a host of creative controls. An important feature of Digital Slr cameras is that you can change the camera lens to fit different situations. For instance you can use a fixed focal length 28mm lens for wide angle scenes. You will also have the choice remove that lens and put on a 200mm fixed focal length telephoto lens to pull the scene in closer. Digital SLR cameras also allow you to use a variety of zoom lenses with different zoom ranges. ​The lenses for Digital Slr cameras will generally  gives better quality than those found on compact cameras. Another important difference between Digital Slr cameras and compact cameras is the image sensor size. Digital SLR cameras have larger image sensors which will generally produce better quality images.

​Compact Digital Cameras: Also known as Point and Shoot cameras, which are usually the basic entry model into the digital photography lineup. They are normally fully automatic, but some do offer some manual exposure options. They  usually have a zoom lens (4-10x) which folds into the camera, a built-in flash, and an LCD screen on the back (no eye viewfinder). In addition to the automatic mode, digital compact cameras come equipped with a number of scene modes such as landscape, portrait, sports and fireworks among others. Those scene modes make it easy for the photographer to adapt to different types of picture taking situations without  worrying about ch camera's exposure settings. Manual adjustments to camera settings like the shutter speed or lens aperture setting can't be done on a basic digital compact camera. Those functions are set automatically when you take the picture.

Bridge Compact Digital Cameras/Super Zoom Cameras: The main difference between Bridge cameras and Basic Compact cameras is that they allow the photographer to have more control over the camera's exposure settings. Bridge cameras will have semi automatic, Aperture Priority, Shutter priority, and Program modes. Zoom lens range for some Bridge cameras might be as high as fifty times (50X) or longer. The lens on a Bridge camera is "fixed" and cannot be removed or replaced with a different one in the same manner that you can change the lens on a Digital Slr camera.

 

Compact System Cameras/Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras: Compact system (mirrorless) cameras benefit from having interchangeable lenses, which means far greater control for photographers than standard compact cameras. They offer most of the features and capabilities of SLR cameras, but with the added benefit of being lightweight, smaller and generally less expensive. They are equipped with an LCD screen and/or Electronic Viewfinder for previewing the scene that is about to be photographed. The mirrors in a Digital Slr camera take up a lot of space in the body of the camera, so the elimination of the mirrors allows for a smaller body to be used for the compact system camera. Mirrorless cameras also have larger image sensors than compact cameras which will result in image quality similar to that of the some of the Digital Slr cameras.