| The majority of consumers who purchase a new | | | | typical point and shoot camera, and are often sold |
| digital camera opt for a point and shoot model. | | | | as body only, requiring the user to purchase the |
| Many wouldn't and probably shouldn't, consider an | | | | lens separately. Affordable camera bodies are |
| SLR. However, for those who want greater | | | | certainly available but skimping on the lens can |
| control, an SLR camera can certainly be a good | | | | result in disappointing results. Despite the increased |
| option. Point and shoot cameras produce great | | | | cost and complexity in purchasing the body and |
| pictures, but an SLR is for those who want more. | | | | lens separately, the increased versatility it offers |
| Most of the basic point and shoot cameras offer | | | | is the prime advantage as far as improving image |
| all kinds of automatic functions to allow us to take | | | | quality that the SLR model cameras offer. The |
| pictures with a minimal amount of fuss. No | | | | number of lens options allows users to purchase |
| messing around with focus, aperture settings, | | | | not only higher quality lenses but more specialized |
| shutter speed, or even flash in most instances. | | | | lenses such as wide and super wide angle lenses, |
| Their ease of use, affordability, and smaller size | | | | telephoto, full range zooms, and so forth. For |
| has kept point and shoot cameras on the top of | | | | anyone wanting to shoot in specialized situations, |
| most consumers shopping lists. | | | | such as those who want to do a lot of macro |
| Now certainly some point and shoot models do | | | | (very close range) photography, this is a |
| allow users to take control of some functions. | | | | necessity. |
| Equally true is that if a lower quality lens is used | | | | Another attraction is that SLR cameras also tend |
| with an SLR camera or user skill is poor, picture | | | | to be much faster than lower end, point and |
| quality will not be enhanced just by having such a | | | | shoot cameras and don't experience the same lag |
| camera. For anyone opting to go the route of an | | | | time. Certainly higher end, point and shoot |
| SLR, they should be willing to spend more for | | | | cameras offer far less latency and lag time than |
| quality lenses and have a strong interest in | | | | those that were available several years ago but |
| learning more about adjusting the settings on the | | | | SLR models are still faster. These models also |
| camera to get the pay off of images that stand | | | | tend to use batteries much more conservatively |
| out. | | | | as they don't use all of the automated functions. |
| There are a number of reasons some avid | | | | Although the miniature size and portability of an |
| amateurs choose an SLR digital camera. One | | | | ultra compact point and shoot camera can not be |
| feature that is attractive with these models is | | | | matched by the more complex and bulky SLR, |
| that they eliminate the issue of parallax error. | | | | things are changing. SLR models have been |
| Parallax error occurs with a point and shoot | | | | shrinking in recent years, making them a bit more |
| camera that has users viewing a scene through a | | | | attractive to non-professionals who want to make |
| lens which is separate from the lens that the | | | | photography more of a hobby. |
| camera uses to capture an image. This can easily | | | | Certainly for those who merely want to snap |
| result in the subject of a picture being cropped | | | | picture of family gatherings, pets, and family |
| unintentionally. SLR is the acronym for single lens | | | | vacations there is no reason to opt for the |
| reflex; the camera uses the same lens for | | | | costlier and more complex SLR model. However, |
| viewing and taking images eliminating such | | | | for those who are more avid in their desire |
| unintentional errors. | | | | master the world of photography an SLR may be |
| SLR cameras are more expensive than the | | | | the tool of choice. |