cal_gundert05
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Hi all. I've been taking pictures on and off for a few years now with a Canon SLR I bought with my dad. I'm looking to start taking more pictures now, but the limitations of film (cost to buy and develop film, having to scan prints/negs to share pics online, etc) have got me considering buying a digital camera.
The only digital camera I've used is my Mom's 3 or 4 year old 2MP Fuji. Obviously, cameras have come a long way since then, so I've got some questions about current cameras:
1) The viewfinder on the Fuji is like that of a disposable camera--it just shows where the camera is pointed, without a true indication of optical zoom or how the shot is framed. I'd prefer to know this stuff before taking the picture, so I don't have to keep guessing and checking using the LCD screen. DO CURRENT CAMERAS HAVE VIEWFINDERS TRUE TO THE SHOT?
2) I'd like to use manual controls sometimes, instead of resigning myself to the discretion of the camera. HOW ARE THE MANUAL SETTINGS ON CAMERAS THAT HAVE THEM?
3) It looks like Canon's "Point-and-Shoot" cameras (like the A540, for example) have auto and various manual modes. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE OF THESE AND CANON'S "HIGH-END DIGITAL CAMERAS"?
Thanks
The only digital camera I've used is my Mom's 3 or 4 year old 2MP Fuji. Obviously, cameras have come a long way since then, so I've got some questions about current cameras:
1) The viewfinder on the Fuji is like that of a disposable camera--it just shows where the camera is pointed, without a true indication of optical zoom or how the shot is framed. I'd prefer to know this stuff before taking the picture, so I don't have to keep guessing and checking using the LCD screen. DO CURRENT CAMERAS HAVE VIEWFINDERS TRUE TO THE SHOT?
2) I'd like to use manual controls sometimes, instead of resigning myself to the discretion of the camera. HOW ARE THE MANUAL SETTINGS ON CAMERAS THAT HAVE THEM?
3) It looks like Canon's "Point-and-Shoot" cameras (like the A540, for example) have auto and various manual modes. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE OF THESE AND CANON'S "HIGH-END DIGITAL CAMERAS"?
Thanks