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Our comprehensivelistingofkeyspecificationsforcamerasandlenses

Cameras

Camerascomeinthreetypes:

DSLRswithopticalviewfinders,

mirrorlessmodelswithelectronic

viewing,andcompactcameras

with non-interchangeable lenses

Viewfinder

Thebiggestdifference

betweenDSLRsand

mirrorlesscameras

is thatthelatteruse

electronic,ratherthan

opticalviewfinders.

Someadvanced

compactcamerasalso

havebuilt-inelectronic

viewfindersto

complementtheir rear

LCD screens.

Lensmount

Eachcamerabrand

usesitsownlens

mount,andmirrorless

camerasusedifferent

lensestoDSLRseven

fromthesamebrand.

However,mirrorless

modelscanoftenuse

DSLRlensesviaa

mount adapter.

Compactcameras

Theserangefrom

small,pocketable

modelstolarge

bridge-typecameras

withlongzoomlenses

andSLR-styledesigns.

In thisguide,we’reonly

includingthosewith

relativelylargesensors

forhighimagequality,

rawformatrecording

and manual controls.

Controls

Entry-levelcameras

tendtohavesimple,

easy-to-understand

controls,whilemore

expensivemodelsadd

lotsofbuttonsand

dialstogivequick

access to settings.

Handgrip

DSLRstraditionally

haverelativelylarge

handgrips,whilemany

mirrorlessmodelshave

muchsmallergrips

tokeepsizedown.

However,somecan

acceptaccessorygrips

toimprovehandling

with larger lenses.

AMOSTallseriousphotographers

prefertousecameraswith

interchangeablelenses,asthisgives

thegreatestdegreeof creative

flexibility.Atonetime,thismeant

digitalsingle-lensreflex(DSLR)

cameras,butthesehavenowbeen

joinedbymirrorlesscamerasthat

useelectronicviewfinders.The

latestmodelsaretruealternatives

toDSLRs,offeringthesameimage

quality and creative options. Camera

manufacturersoffera rangeof

options,fromsimple,relatively

inexpensivebeginner-friendly

designs,tosophisticated

professionalmodels.In themiddle

of therangeyou’llfindenthusiast

cameraswithmoreadvanced

controllayouts.Meanwhiletheterm

‘compact’referstocameraswith

built-inlenses,regardlessof their

size.Manyofferexcellentimage

quality and full manual control.

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