Types of Digital Cameras

Basic Point & Shoot This refers to a consumer variety camera Camera that does not have interchangeable lenses.

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Point & Shoot ­ A bit more This refers to a consumer variety camera advanced that does not have interchangeable lenses.

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Advanced Point & Shoot This refers to a consumer variety camera Camera that does not have interchangeable lenses.

Canon Powershot G15 It offers a greater range of aperture/f/stop settings, ISO’s, and shutter speeds. It http://www.bhphotovideo.c shoots both RAW & JPG images. om/c/product/889961­RE G/Canon_PowerShot_G1 It offers manual control of ISO, aperture, 5_Digital_Camera.html and shutter speed. The sensor is cropped. You can add a flash to this camera via a hot shoe.

Mirrorless Cameras This is a camera that is kind a point and shoot and a DSLR. http://www.bhphotovideo.c It usually has a broader range of of f/stops om/c/buy/Mirrorless­Syste and shutter speeds and ISO’s. Some have m­Cameras/ci/16158/N/4 interchangeable lenses. The removal of 288586281 the mirror in a DSLR makes it less expensive to produce. Some are sold as The camera shown is a bodies only and some are sold as a kit with Sony Alpha a6000 a lens. Usually, a flash is added at the top of the camera on the hot shoe adapter.

DSLR Camera This type of camera is a DSLR (Digital Cropped Sensor Single Lens Reflex ­ where the mirror Prosumer moves out of the way to take the picture). It typically has a cropped frame. It has The camera shown is a interchangeable lenses. It offers both manual, program, and automatic control. Canon EOS Rebel T3i Many have built in flashes. All have hot DSLR Camera with EF­S shoe adapters to add a flash on top of the 18­55mm IS II Lens Kit camera or with a bracket for the flash on the side. It shoots both RAW & JPG still images as well as video.

Cameras and lenses are usually purchased separately but can be bought as a kit.

Professional DSLR This type of camera is a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex ­ where the mirror http://www.bhphotovideo.c moves out of the way to take the picture). om/c/product/1062499­R It typically has a cropped frame. It has EG/nikon_d_810_digital_sl interchangeable lenses. It offers both r_body.html manual, program, and automatic control.

The camera shown is a Flashes are usually NOT built in. All have Nikon D810 and the body hot shoe adapters to add a flash on top of is sold separately from the the camera or with a bracket for the flash lenses. on the side.

It shoots both RAW & JPG still images as well as video.

SENSORS ARE FULL FRAME

Cameras and lenses are usually purchased separately but can be bought as a kit.