I'm wanting to start photography, don't know which cameras are good and which cameras are bad. Does anyone here know of some good cameras that I can start out with?
Found this compact for USD 200, normally USD 300. http://www.bestbuy.c...amera&cp=1&lp=2
I don't know how many megapixels are considered good or not, but this seemed good.
Found this compact for USD 200, normally USD 300. http://www.bestbuy.c...amera&cp=1&lp=2
I don't know how many megapixels are considered good or not, but this seemed good.
Megapixels don't mean you're getting a better image. It's just that you don't see pixels under you zoom in enough. Also, sensors with more megapixels may result in more noise in the pictures. If you want to go into photography, get a DSLR or a camera that has a lens mount. That way you get more focal lengths and it's not that rubbish digital zoom. D3200 and the stock kit lens isn't a bad option for a beginner. Or as mentioned before, an older body with the kit lens and a 50mm prime F1.8 (the nifty fifty or plastic fantastic).
Compacts usually have zoom lenses with far greater range than any SLR lens (or at least usably good SLR lens). The SLR lenses you would need to match the zoom capabilities of lens you usually find on a compact would set you back tens of thousands of dollars.
As for megapixels, 10 is enough to print a picture the size of the jumbo ads you see on the streets. More important is the physical size of the sensor, and you can afford to choose only from a handful: APS-C on entry level DSLRs (still expensive), four thirds on high end compacts and mirrorless cameras, and those tiny things you find in compacts sold at Kwik-E-Mart (and mobile phones and webcams).
If the OP had only $500 for the next few years, then yes, compacts are a great way to go.
Problem is, noise performance and IQ aren't great on many compacts. They are really easy to use and great to start in photography, but you can stick with a D3200 body for at least a few years. Upgrade your lenses and when you want, just upgrade the body.
It's up to the OP. Compacts are great for the features, but DSLRs are great for better quality images.
Firmware bug that gets pretty nasty after 80 hours of power-on.
A bit over my budget with the G1X, but I'll definitely consider it.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/coolpix-14-1-megapixel-compact-camera/3125203.p?id=1218378972562&skuId=3125203&st=compact%20camera&cp=1&lp=2
I don't know how many megapixels are considered good or not, but this seemed good.
Well megapixels tells you basically nothing.
Megapixels don't mean you're getting a better image. It's just that you don't see pixels under you zoom in enough. Also, sensors with more megapixels may result in more noise in the pictures. If you want to go into photography, get a DSLR or a camera that has a lens mount. That way you get more focal lengths and it's not that rubbish digital zoom. D3200 and the stock kit lens isn't a bad option for a beginner. Or as mentioned before, an older body with the kit lens and a 50mm prime F1.8 (the nifty fifty or plastic fantastic).
If the OP had only $500 for the next few years, then yes, compacts are a great way to go.
Problem is, noise performance and IQ aren't great on many compacts. They are really easy to use and great to start in photography, but you can stick with a D3200 body for at least a few years. Upgrade your lenses and when you want, just upgrade the body.
It's up to the OP. Compacts are great for the features, but DSLRs are great for better quality images.