rides_bikes
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As the title describes, I'm a climber and mountain biker. I'm trying to get a camera that will allow me to take decent quality photos and videos of these sports and the places and mountains I travel to for them. I also know nothing about photography other than what I've learned over the last couple of days of googling trying to make a purchase, and I'd like this camera to be a platform for me to achieve a basic proficiency with manipulating the setting and such of a digital camera. I don't think I want a point and shoot, because I'm afraid it will deliver an image quality that is not great or not much of a step up from my iphone which is usually with me anyways, and because I'm afraid it doesn't have enough manual control for me to learn anything about taking photos. On the other end of the spectrum, I think a DSLR might be so big that I'll never be able to find space in my backpack and ultimately won't end up taking many photos. Does a mirrorless/system/micro 4/3 camera sound like the best thing for me? I don't know much about them, but as I understand it they are a step up from the point and shoot in that they offer better image quality and some degree of manual control while still not being as huge as a proper DSLR. I was thinking something like the Panasonic G5 (Amazon.com: Panasonic DMC-G5KK 16 MP Compact System Camera with 14-42mm Zoom Lens and 3-Inch LCD (Black): PANASONIC: Electronics). The very most I'd be able to spend is $600. Any advice would be appreciated!
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