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Digital SLRs with preview on screen
Coz21
10-11-2008
What do you call the digital SLRs that you can take photos by looking at the screen and not through the view finder. I know they are not proper SLRs, but do they have a name? They look like SLRs, but I don't think you can change the lens.
lawrenma2
10-11-2008
It is actually a digital SLR

Clicky
sancheeez
10-11-2008
I think you're thinking of cameras like the Canon S3IS, Panasonic FZ28 etc etc.

They get referred to by several names:

Bridge camera.
Super-zoom.
Pro-sumer.

They're all the ones that are bigger than a compact, with more features, but not as full featured (or expensive) as a dSLR.
BeethovensPiano
10-11-2008
Originally Posted by sancheeez:
“I think you're thinking of cameras like the Canon S3IS, Panasonic FZ28 etc etc.

They get referred to by several names:

Bridge camera.
Super-zoom.
Pro-sumer.

They're all the ones that are bigger than a compact, with more features, but not as full featured (or expensive) as a dSLR.”

Not quite true, the Nikon D40 can be had for £225 the D60 fora about £300 and the Olympus E420 for about £310. In terms of image quality and speed both are FAR superior to the cameras mentioned.
sancheeez
10-11-2008
^^ True.

But to get the amount of variation of zoom in the optics you'd need to buy a few more lenses and suchlike which would soon start to hike the cost up.

In normal daylight, a decent prosumer can just about keep up with a dSLR. In low/difficult light, thats when dSLR's really pull ahead.
Coz21
10-11-2008
Thanks. They don't seem to have them in the shops, do they. And I can only find a couple of brand new ones on ebay.
sancheeez
10-11-2008
Jessops certainly stock quite a few of them .... I think Comet do as well and my local Makro has decent deals on them from time to time.

You'll (almost) always get a better deal online though.

I got mine (Canon S3IS .... now replaced by the S5IS but not much change so the '3' version can be a good deal now) from here:

http://www.buyacamera.co.uk/

... and would happily use them again. Excellent service.

Far better getting one from them than ebay!
Coz21
11-11-2008
Thanks. So what type of camera do they come under on that site?

So am I right in thinking you can't chnage the lenses, but you can add a flsh gun?
kyussmondo
11-11-2008
I have the Olympus E-420. Fantastic camera. Small and light enough to replace a point and shoot with all the DSLR qualities. Olympus also makes some fantastic lenses as well. Plus you can use it through the screen, although I usually use the viewfinder as I find I can take better pictures by holding the camera more steadily. It also has a thing to keep the dust out when changing over lens which is very useful.
clive4
11-11-2008
Take a look 'Which? Compare - best prices on 1,000s of products' on their website http://www.whichcompare.co.uk/
Under 'Cameras' and 'Technical Details' you should find all the answers.
Amazon appear to have the best bargains but their stock is shrinking daily.
jades-nemesis
13-11-2008
What you want is a Bridge camera, which basically is a bit more than a compact but not as (potentially) complicated as a DSLR, this one below gives a good optical zoom of 12x and is currently very cheap at Tescos for a 12 megapixel £149

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-0497.aspx
Coz21
17-11-2008
Yeah, it was a bridge camera I was thinking of. Thanks everyone.
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