I can't afford a dslr, so I'm thinking about getting an advanced digital camera. What can an advanced digital camera do that is similar to a dslr? And what can an advanced digital camera do that a regular digital point-and-shoot can't? Thanks in advance.
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Answer by D L
cheap point and shoot cameras do not allow the photographer to control basic functions like exposure, aperture, white balance, etc. advanced point and shoot cameras and dslr's will allow that and more.
What do you think? Answer below!
well an advanced point and shoot camera has several features that a plain point and shoot can not.
ReplyDeleteBasically, the advanced point and shoot will have options available for you to control either shutter speed or aperture or both, which will give you much greater creative control.
The advanced point and shoot will possibly have a much greater zoom range as well....
That's about it. As far as megapixels go, a 10 megapixel advanced point and shoot compared to a DIGITAL SLR, there is simply no comparison.
First of all, the sensor size of an SLR is much bigger than either an advanced point and shoot or a basic point and shoot....bigger sensors mean more light, and more detail captured.
Shutter lag on even a advanced point and shoot makes taking high speed photos a real challenge. Although on the other hand, I had a great time with my basic point and shoot trying to time the shutter just perfectly...you have to be thinking about 2 seconds in advance and like ok....NOW.....but by then the critical action has happend......two seconds is huge in high speed action......like 60 shots i maybe got ONE half way decent shot !! With a digital slr these things shoot like 3 frames per second, with NO shutter lag !!!!
Low light shooting is very limited with either a basic point and shoot or and advanced point and shoot. Don't be fooled by the settings saying that these types of camera can shoot at ISO 1600 for great low light shots. Only an SLR takes good low light shots.
So basically, if you are thinking low light, or high speed action, you really NEED an SLR.
Takign lots of pictures mainly during the day of scenery and so forth?? A nice advanced point and shoot may provide you with lots of enjoyment.
By the way, you will notice that both myself and the other answer referred to what you call an advanced digital camera as an ADVANCED POINT AND SHOOT !!!!!!!!!
No matter how nice the digital camera is, if its not a slr, its still falls into the point and shoot category, mainly due to the extremely small sensor size.
If you can afford an advanced point and shoot, you can afford an entry level slr.
The Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Camera bridges the gap nicely by doing almost everything that an SLR can do at a Point-and-Shoot price.
ReplyDeleteTo put it simply, it's all about the quality in DSLR's. The colour reproduction is way superior, noise in high ISO settings is way superior. More control all round. Bigger image sensors means more pixels means bigger images and a better chance to crop them.
ReplyDeleteA lot of advanced point and shoots do have manual settings now so that would be the main differences.
Entry level DSLR's are getting pretty cheap now or even try 2nd hand ones. Good luck!
Very simply: Allows you to control aperture settings and shutter speeds. Much more fun once you get the hang of it
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