What type of camera to choose

Today there are two types of cameras most of all on the market - digital SLR and conventional digital cameras.
I decided to write a small article about the choice between what you need to look at, being guided in choosing the type of camera (camera).

General view and design of the digital mirror camera

General view and design of the digital mirror camera

Key Benefits of DSLR Cameras

1. Interchangeable optics allowing you to mount any lens from wide to telephoto, allowing you to shoot in the style of "photosniper". Or vice versa - macro objects, allowing you to shoot very small details. This allows you to quickly get the right quality and artistry of the photo that is required. This is strongly related to the ability to control the depth of field.
2. Performance. Digital SLR cameras have much greater speed. This is due to the fast focusing, powerful processors and camera ergonomics, as well as the speed of turning on the camera.
3. Sensor value - that is, the very digital film with which the image will be registered. Everything is simple here - the larger the sensor, the better the final picture.
4. A million with a tail of additional details and functions - external flash units, control panels, microphones, etc.
5. Quality - in most cases, images with a central lens on any lens under equal conditions of 90% will be better than with digital cameras.
6. Sighting method - when the frame is separated by a black background, it is much better to compose it, and indeed, finding what you need through the viewfinder is easier, since the eye directly sees what will be in the picture, and not another piece of the display, the camera and the background when you aim at soap box.
7. Battery life much longer than a conventional digital camera due to the fact that it is possible to sight through the viewfinder, and not through the display. The display itself absorbs energy.

Disadvantages:
1. Weight, sometimes it exceeds 2 kg, depends on the staffing.
2. Dimensions - large, you need a photo bag.
3. Price - the price bites

The main advantages of digital cameras:

General view of the supercompact camera

General view of the supercompact camera

1. Ease, Now you can buy a Central Committee weighing with a mobile phone. The camera will not interfere and burden on travel, which can not be said about the most compact digital SLR camera.
2. Compactness (in comparison with the central lock)
3. Price, prices will be lower anyway.
4. Ability to shoot video. Not all digital SLR cameras can shoot video, but in conventional digital cameras this function is built into almost every camera.

Disadvantages
1. The picture quality in general will be lost to conventional digital cameras, but in some cases the difference is difficult to find.
2. Convenience (although a rather controversial issue) is worse than that of a SLR camera.

Depending on what you need - you should look towards one or another type of cameras.
In general, digital slr cameras people who are determined to get very high-quality pictures are getting it, as well as amateur photographers who plan to further develop the park of photographic equipment and accessories to achieve even better photos.
Digital cameras more suitable for people who need compactness and mobility, modern digital cameras can always be placed in a handbag or even a jeans pocket.

Thank you for attention. Arkady Shapoval.

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Comments: 110, on the topic: What type of camera to choose

  • Helena

    arkady and if between kenon or nikon, this is the last question

    • Arkady Shapoval

      If between them - take the one that your friends have.

  • Marina

    hello, but I just want a camera, I know that nikon, it’s exactly which one I don’t know better, Dku 500 or Dku700 tell me ??

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Nikon does not have a D03.07.2012 as of 500. Better take Nikon D700 - you can't go wrong.

  • Sergei

    Hello!
    Perhaps questions are off topic (there is already a camera), sorry =))

    1. I have a Nikon d3000, I have a whale and a Sigma 70-300, I also want a Soviet fifty-kopeck piece - Helios 81N, the question is - what is the normal price for it? What should you look for when buying?
    So I understand that you can order from you, what is the price, method of payment and delivery (Simferopol)?

    2. What is the approximate mileage for a year for the camera to function normally?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      1. In the area of ​​200-400UAH. Pay attention to aperture and sharpness at 2.0. I do not sell. Perhaps the manual optics section will help you.
      2. The D3000 shutter should work out 100.000 without any problems. Take pictures of how much you like.

  • Oleg

    Hello!
    Need a camera for home, for family.
    Tossing between the FujiFilm FinePix S4300 and Nikon L810 Black.
    They say about Nikon that this model is a failure. In CSN, the manager said that Fuji is worse.
    Nikon liked the monitor, but did not like the lack of quick access to the settings.
    Many people write that the pictures on the monitor look good, but on the computer it’s awful.
    I would be glad to see from you a comparison of these two models and a verdict.
    Thank you in advance!

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Hello, unfortunately, I do not practice comparing cameras with a small sensor.

      • Oleg

        Thanks for answering. I already bought Fuji 4300. Very satisfied.

    • Yuriy75

      Dear readers, I have deplorable experience operating the Fujifilm Finepix S3200 14MP. The camera looks impressive, the functionality is almost like that of a DSLR, and ergonomics are nothing (Nikon is lapped). On this plus ended. The picture at the standard settings of the noise reduction is soft at any focal lengths, if you select increased sharpness, all the small and medium details in the pictures look like an application and not a photo. Plus, the constantly blurry left edge of the frame (violation of the optical axis). Color rendering is disgusting. Barely sold for less than half the price, and then gave the client a week to play. If you want normal photos, the only alternative for DSLRs is mirrorless with interchangeable lenses. In no case do not take the ultrasound (superzoom). With such matrix sizes, photos in principle cannot be of normal quality, and the optics of such a versatility does not differ in quality (mobile phones shoot like this). Everyone who writes good reviews about the entire S series of Fuji superzoom most likely does it for money, or this is the first camera in life and they don’t know anything else. I will be glad if I save someone from the same mistake.

  • Helena

    Kenon 1100 how is he at work

    • Arkady Shapoval

      I have not tried it at work.

  • Marina

    Hello, I am choosing my first camera (amateur photography - hiking, holidays, travel, competitions) I need a very inexpensive one. I choose between Fujifilm FinePix S2980 or S4300, I also considered Nikon Coolpix L310, and more expensive L110 and L10. Please tell me which is better)

    • Marina

      more expensive - L110 and L810

  • Helena

    Hello. Please tell me which camera company to choose for amateur photos.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      For amateur photos - no difference. I advise you to take the model that your friends have.

  • Sergei

    Please tell me which of the not very expensive lenses (the budget is somewhere up to 3,5 thousand hryvnias) is suitable for shooting architecture.

  • Nadia

    Hello, please help me make a choice. We want to buy a camera for home shooting, I want beautiful, bright and high-quality photos. We select between the Canon 1100D and Panasonik tz25, the price difference is 1500-2000 UAH. Tell me what is better for amateur photos, a budget SLR or a good soap dish?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      For amateur filming, I recommend a good soap dish.

  • Natalia

    Hello! and I come to you for advice. I have a canon ixus85is soap dish now. I think to buy nikon d5100. come with a lens 18-55mm, or 18-105mm (100ue more expensive). my goal is I want high-quality photos of my young children, family. (on the street, at home, I like a clear silhouette on a blurry background, pen-legs, etc. small details). Should I even get a camera - will I achieve what I want with one of the options? which lens to choose? (or be sure to purchase additional to one of these, which is your advice) Thank you!

    • Arkady Shapoval

      When using a DSLR camera, the quality of photos depends more on the person than on the camera. Therefore, I advise you not to take up a DSLR often - it is big, heavy. If, nevertheless, the D5100 decided, then it is better with 18-105 - it is more convenient, but for a blurry background you need a better quality lens, from the available on the d5100 there is only one - https://radojuva.com.ua/2012/02/obzor-nikon-50-mm-f-1-8-g-af-s/

  • alita

    Sorry, but which camera is needed For a professional photo shoot of models?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      For a professional photo shoot, you need any camera, under the only condition that it be in the hands of a professional.

      • alita

        But I'm already going to buy it all the same, how about Nikcon D3200? Or is it still cheaper? Which for example?

  • alita

    But I'm already going to buy it all the same, how about Nikcon D3200? Or is it still cheaper? Which for example?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Nikon D3200 is an excellent amateur DSLR, it will be just right for a start.

  • Igor

    tell me which soap dish is better to take to your taste

    • Arkady Shapoval

      This may seem strange, but in soap dishes I am very poorly versed.

    • Yuriy75

      Nikon Coolpix P7100 or Canon PowerShot G15

  • Gennady

    Short and clear) A good example of how to choose the desired level.

  • Oleg

    Hello. Tell me I want to buy a camera but I don’t know which one, no more than 10 thousand rubles. I want a clearer picture of maximum quality for macro photography. Tell me if there is such or there is no point in buying such a device. only the overpayment will be, comparing with soap dishes. Thanks.

  • Andrei

    Good afternoon. I want to buy an old Sony Alpha 230. What can this camera say? Go on as a first mirror? thanks

  • Natalia

    I have been photographing the FUJIFILM FinePix S7 for 5500 years. I am a pastry chef. I do master classes on confectionery topics, still lifes. I lead the page http://natasheba.livejournal.com/ You can look at the photos. It is very difficult to get photos with close-up quality and even good additional lighting in the room or in the kitchen, it is difficult to photograph work with chocolate, caramel, remove transparent foams, trickles, drops, shiny glazes, fine decor, the structure of light or non-dark dark creams. I need quality. I have matured for a SLR camera. I agree that I need to learn and I'm ready.
    I read your topics and, frankly, was even slower in choosing Canon-Nikon. Please help me choose my part. Initially, I liked the Nikon D80, D7000 in terms of price category and parameters; Canon got confused.
    Which one to buy a universal lens good or buy a kit?
    I understand that a macro lens is needed: this is suitable for the Nikor 60mm f \ 2,8 G ED-S Mikro or something else to pay attention to.
    A flash will also be acquired: advise, for a teapot

  • Alexander

    Good day! Probably a boring question, but when choosing my first DSLR, I could not put an end to it. d3200 or d5100? I plan to start with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm 1: 1.8G
    Let your comment be decisive.

    Thank you in advance for your reply.

    • anonym

      d5100

  • Olga

    Good afternoon, Arkady. I want to buy a Nikon D800 camera. And in turn, the NIKKOR 18-200mm lens wanted it. But they are only in DX format. Or I just overlooked and they are for FX fotikov? :) If I'm right, advise plz an alternative. thanks

  • concealed

    pentax x-5 company quality as

    • Alexander

      Reviews are bad.

  • R'RёS,R ° F "RёR№

    Take a look at the article about choosing a camera, it helped me a lot =)

    http://shift7.ru/electronics/31-kak-vybrat-fotoapparat.html

  • David

    Forgot more about mirrorless cameras to mention. They also have interchangeable lenses, powerful processors, matrices up to the full frame, compactness and lightness. Viewfinders (if any) are electronic, but modern EVIs are not much inferior to optical ones. The quality of the pictures is very, very decent. Therefore, I would recommend to lovers to look at them. All manufacturers are now releasing them, so there is plenty to choose from.

  • Alain

    Hello!
    Share your advice, please. The situation is this, there is a set of optics for Zenith, with which I happily worked for some time. Then I switched to a regular digital soap box, for lack of funds for a DSLR (now I still want to buy something mirrored, the choice is between Canon EOS 1100D and Nikon D3100 (a budget option is needed)), I think to buy only a body and a corresponding adapter, but doubts Here's why: Nikon needs a lens for full-fledged shooting, and Canon of this model does not shoot very well in low light, as far as I managed to read on the internet. Yes, it is planned to take artistic pictures, with subsequent processing, including night ones. Or is it worth looking for something more serious for such purposes, but used? ...

    • Vladimir

      Alena, you can try the Canon EOS 30D, it is here in the review, and there are no problems with Soviet optics, you hook the adapter with a dandelion and go;)

  • Tatyana

    Good afternoon!
    Tell me, a canon 1100d kit 18-55 is ll reflex camera at a price of 2400 UAH. with a mileage of 5000 is this normal? and what is the normal mileage for such a camera?

  • R'RёS,R ° F "RёR№

    Hello!
    I’m shooting Zenith TTL. The lenses are Helios-44M, Jupiter-37A, Mir-1V. I want to switch to Canon 600D with the same lenses. Tell me if this is possible. Are there any other options?
    Thank you!

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