Lesson 20 – Camera Types

This photography lesson is about different types of camera. We will be talking about point and shoot cameras, entry level DSLR, semi-pro DSLR, pro DSLR and medium format cameras.


DETAILS FROM THE VIDEO:

Camera Types:

  • Point and Shoot
  • Entry Level DSLR
  • Semi – Pro DSLR
  • Professional DSLR
  • Medium Format Digital Backs

 

POINT AND SHOOT:

Pros:

  • Make all thinking/decisions for you
  • Easy to use
  • Light weight
  • Small size
  • Massive DoF
  • Price

Cons:

  • Make all thinking/decisions for you
  • Limited controls
  • Image quality
  • Hard to impossible to get a shallow DoF
  • Can’t change lenses or external flash
  • A lot of noise while shooting in dark conditions
  • Inability to photograph wide-angle shoot
  • Zoom quality
  • Slow

 

ENTRY LEVEL DSLR:

Nikon:

  • Nikon D3200
  • Nikon D5100
  • Nikon D3100
  • Nikon D5000
  • Nikon D3000
Canon:
  • Canon Rebel T3i
  • Canon Rebel T2i
  • Canon Rebel T3
  • Canon Rebel T1i
  • Canon Rebel XS

SEMI-PRO DSLR:

Nikon:

  • Nikon D7000
  • Nikon D300s
  • Nikon D300
  • Nikon D90
Canon:
  • Canon 7D
  • Canon 60Da
  • Canon 60D

Entry Level DSLR vs Semi-Pro DSLR (Crop Sensor – DX):

Entry Level DSLR

  • Less durable (Up to 100.000 shutter actions)
  • Not weather sealed
  • Made out of plastic
  • Smaller viewfinder
  • Have only one control dial
  • Less buttons on the body
  • Has no top LCD screen
  • Shorter battery life
  • Doesn’t have a built-in auto focus motor
  • Lighter and smaller
  • Cheaper price (Under $1000)

Semi-Pro DSLR:

  • More durable (150.000 + shutter actions)
  • Weather sealed against dust and moisture
  • Made out magnesium alloy
  • Bigger viewfinder
  • Have two control dials
  • More buttons on the body
  • Has top LCD screen
  • Longer battery life
  • Has a built-in auto focus motor
  • Heavier and bigger
  • More expensive ($1000+)

PROFESSIONAL DSLR (Full Sensor FX):Nikon:

  • Nikon D4
  • Nikon D3x
  • Nikon D3s
  • Nikon D800/D800E
  • Nikon D700
  • Nikon D600

Canon:

  • Canon EOS-1D X
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Pros and Cons of Pro DSLR:

Pros:

  • FX (full) sensor
  • Better image quality
  • Lower noise at higher ISO
  • Significantly larger viewfinder
  • Better for wide-angle work
  • More durable

Cons:

  • Less lenses available
  • Lenses are also bigger
  • Bigger and heavier
  • Longer reach with DX sensor
  • Most of them have no build in flash
  • Much more expensive
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2 Responses to Lesson 20 – Camera Types

  1. Ed says:

    Hi Oksana,

    Thanks indeed for the effort and time you are putting into making these very informative tutorials. Be sure that many around the world are grateful to you.
    I have a question regarding this lesson. You mentioned one of Nikon’s mirrorless cameras as a point and shoot, which made me feel like I should think twice before throwing my money on a mirrorless (It shows you how much we trust you 🙂 )
    I was planning on buying a Fuji X E-1, which is hyped for its image quality, in your opinion, do you think that the image quality from a fuji X E-1 is not on par with a DSLR? Even though the sensor size is the same used in all entry-level and semi-professional DSLRs?
    Best regards,
    Ed.

  2. A-Fan-4evaA-Fan-4eva says:

    Excellent

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