Bridge Digital Camera

Digital cameras no doubt have simplified the process of clicking pictures and sending them across to near and dear ones. But then, nothing is perfect here, and so is also the case with types of cameras. While there maybe six to seven broad based categories, yet within each there are as many types as there are brands. One of the main recommended categories is the bridge digital cameras, which belongs to the general range of higher-end live-preview cameras, which physically resemble DSLRs. However, all cameras in this category are classified as prosumer.

More often than never, the prosumer cameras marketed as digital SLR cameras. This is because of the similarity in the bodies of both types of cameras. However, in order to avoid any kind of confusion one needs to understand that the bridge digital camera do not have the mirror and reflex system that is existent in the DSLR cameras. The bridge cameras can also take movies, record audio and compose scenes. This is either done by the liquid crystal display (LCD) or the electronic viewfinder (EVF). However, on the other hand the DSLR tends to function faster than the bridge option.

Some of the presently available bridge cameras are:

• Fujifilm FinePix S9000Bridge cameras: These have superzoom lenses, which have a ‘do it all’ ability along with barrel distortion and pin-cushioning.
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
• Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd
• Fujifilm FinePix S5600
• Kodak EasyShare P880
• Sony DSC-R1
• Sigma DP1

It needs to be noted that camera manufacturers like Canon, Nikon and Olympus have discontinued producing high-profile bridge models, in order to concentrate on the cheaper consumer DSLRs.

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