SLR Cameras:
Advantages:
·
Normally
better image quality which stands out indoor or in low light compared to small
compact cameras
·
Provides
to ability to control Depth of Field (or selective focusing) to keep certain
things in focus everything else out of focus. The kit lens are limited in this
capability but you can achieve greater control with fast or wide aperture
lenses.
·
You
can change lenses and use many accessories like external flash, remote control,
filters, extension tubes, macro tubes etc.
·
Better
build, better life.
·
Normally
they offer lot of manual controls
Issues:
·
Bulky
and difficult to carry around
·
Normally
expensive. Accessories like lenses etc can also cost significant money.
·
In
good light or in outdoor use, there is not much advantage unless filters are
used.
Compact Cameras:Advantages:
·
They
are cheaper.
·
Easy
to carry around. Compact in size.
·
You
can get tremendous zoom up to 60x in some of the cameras. This comes vary handy
in outdoor photos and in travel. It is difficult to get this kind of zoom in
SLR cameras.
·
In
outdoor, good light, they are as good as any camera. They work great in
landscape cameras or in situations where you want most things in the scene in
focus.
·
Compact
cameras offer macro shots. In macro mode, camera can focus on things very close
to camera. To get similar ability in an expensive SLR, you will need a
dedicated Macro lens. By nature, compact cameras offer great macro photography.
Issues:
·
Many
models do not offer enough manual controls
·
They
struggle in low light or in indoor photography
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Don’t
have options to use many accessories like different lenses, filters, external
flash etc.
·
It is
difficult to achieve bokeh or background blur with small sensors and tiny
lenses.
