Sunday, July 07, 2013

Is a point and shoot camera with an interchangeable lens as good as a DSLR?

Question by DN: Is a point and shoot camera with an interchangeable lens as good as a DSLR?
I've been looking at point and shoot cameras with interchangeable lenses and was wandering if they will take as good of a picture with DSLR cameras? Also with the interchangeable point and shoot cameras, will they capture night shots (for example the sky)? Thanks in advance for your help
Edited: The camera I'm talking about is the Sony Alpha Nex-5 which has interchangeable lenses but it has a LCD screen of the picture you're about to take which DSLR's don't use.


Best answer:

Answer by ♥ Crissy ♥
Do you mean cameras like this?
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gf3/4505-6501_7-34834956.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/sony-alpha-nex-5/4505-6501_7-34098374.html



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3 comments:

  1. Point and shoots don't have interchangeable but some will allow you to add a lens to your existing lens My canon G10 is the way. So you would be looking through 2 lenses. My G10 takes some very nice pictures with it's on board lens.
    If you want interchangeable lenses, you need a DSLR,

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  2. Is this some kind of joke or what?

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  3. Two big things that determine the image quality are the lens and size of the camera image sensor. Most compact cameras have much smaller image sensors than DSLR cameras though there are some new more compact cameras that have either 4/3" chips or APS-C size ships which are equivalent to most DSLRs. Interchangeable lenses allows you to install a quality lens catered directly to the type of shooting you need. Don't expect to buy a camera with a kit lens and expect great quality though. Often good lenses cost $ 1000+ for a decent one though prime lenses (lenses without a zoom) will offer great quality without the huge cost. Some 50mm f/1.8 lenses are available for $ 100 with great quality. More tips at: http://www.learningcameras.com

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