Most Canon Cameras have comparable features but still they can be classified under six different categories. They fall under: (1) Super Compact Cameras (2) Compact Cameras (3) Full Featured Cameras (4) 5 Megapixels ultra zoom Cameras (5) 8 Megapixels ultra zoom Cameras and (6) The Digital SLR Cameras.
Your ideal choice of purchase should be based on your actual specific needs. If you are a professional Photographer, the Ultra Zoom or SLR cameras will be more suited for your needs than a super compact or compact camera. This is because the SLR or Ultra zoom range of cameras allows you to install telescopic lenses which let you take sharp crisp clear pictures. But with the ability to mount optional lenses, these type of cameras tend to be large in size when you compare them to the super compact or compact cameras.
Super Compact Cameras like the Canon SD 10 are designed with portability in mind. They are very small in size and because of this have limited features only. They do not have manual settings and are fully auto. The camera will choose to set the aperture priority or exposure level by itself. Focal length is fixed and the cameras have only two or three times zooming ability. Next in line, slightly larger than the super compact is the compact range of cameras. These may have limited manual settings as some of the features of the cameras. Their zooming ability is slightly higher than the super compact too like 3 to 4 times zooms.
The Canon full featured cameras in the mid range category of the canon line of cameras. More expensive than the compact range, they are still cheaper than the ultra zooms and the SLR range. Being partially automatic, they have manual settings to let the user override some of the auto features of the camera. As such without being overly complex or simple, this type of camera will be ideally suited for the amateur photographer.
The Ultra Zoom Camera in the Five Megapixels range has optical zoom ability of 5 to 10 times. In addition, many have electronic viewfinder instead of using optical viewfinder. Beside from having a big range of auto exposure settings, they also allow the camera to be manually set. The ultra zoom Canon EOS 1D Mark II with 8 megapixels is more costly due to the fact that it has bigger digital sensor element. This allows the camera to take pictures with less noise interference. Apart from this, the 8 megapixels and 5 megapixels cameras are comparatively the same in features. This category of camera also has a range of optional accessories and with the accessories, you will have the ability to customize and adapt the camera to your preference. For example the horse shoe feature let you install an external flash to suit you added photographic needs.
The Digital SLR camera like the Canon EOS 10D may look like a traditional film based camera is actually a sophisticated piece of high tech camera. The Digital SLR is also the most expensive of the Canon range of cameras. They have the largest digital sensor among the categories of cameras. Their physical makeup also allows you to swap their lenses. You can even uses lenses meant for the traditional 35mm film cameras. Bearing these things in mind, what you decide to buy will depend on specific needs and also whether you have "old accessories" which you wish to use as well. - 15437
Your ideal choice of purchase should be based on your actual specific needs. If you are a professional Photographer, the Ultra Zoom or SLR cameras will be more suited for your needs than a super compact or compact camera. This is because the SLR or Ultra zoom range of cameras allows you to install telescopic lenses which let you take sharp crisp clear pictures. But with the ability to mount optional lenses, these type of cameras tend to be large in size when you compare them to the super compact or compact cameras.
Super Compact Cameras like the Canon SD 10 are designed with portability in mind. They are very small in size and because of this have limited features only. They do not have manual settings and are fully auto. The camera will choose to set the aperture priority or exposure level by itself. Focal length is fixed and the cameras have only two or three times zooming ability. Next in line, slightly larger than the super compact is the compact range of cameras. These may have limited manual settings as some of the features of the cameras. Their zooming ability is slightly higher than the super compact too like 3 to 4 times zooms.
The Canon full featured cameras in the mid range category of the canon line of cameras. More expensive than the compact range, they are still cheaper than the ultra zooms and the SLR range. Being partially automatic, they have manual settings to let the user override some of the auto features of the camera. As such without being overly complex or simple, this type of camera will be ideally suited for the amateur photographer.
The Ultra Zoom Camera in the Five Megapixels range has optical zoom ability of 5 to 10 times. In addition, many have electronic viewfinder instead of using optical viewfinder. Beside from having a big range of auto exposure settings, they also allow the camera to be manually set. The ultra zoom Canon EOS 1D Mark II with 8 megapixels is more costly due to the fact that it has bigger digital sensor element. This allows the camera to take pictures with less noise interference. Apart from this, the 8 megapixels and 5 megapixels cameras are comparatively the same in features. This category of camera also has a range of optional accessories and with the accessories, you will have the ability to customize and adapt the camera to your preference. For example the horse shoe feature let you install an external flash to suit you added photographic needs.
The Digital SLR camera like the Canon EOS 10D may look like a traditional film based camera is actually a sophisticated piece of high tech camera. The Digital SLR is also the most expensive of the Canon range of cameras. They have the largest digital sensor among the categories of cameras. Their physical makeup also allows you to swap their lenses. You can even uses lenses meant for the traditional 35mm film cameras. Bearing these things in mind, what you decide to buy will depend on specific needs and also whether you have "old accessories" which you wish to use as well. - 15437
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