Need recommendations on buying right camera for..

[captivating]

Ok, I did look up DSLR and I do want that if I am understanding it right. It says what I see in the view finder is what my picture will be. Is that all the DSLR (single lens reflex) does? Thanks for the link to the cambridge tutorials. Those are going to help me a lot Denise (previously nwcountry, now captivating, lol) bye for now, thanks again everyone!! Oh yes, and I guess that if my Kodak is set to Auto I am getting the best shutter speed already, at least that's what one person told me

 

[captivating]

Your Parrot photo is amazing, love it! Also, I will look into the SX40 again as it was one of the cameras in my search for "best" for image stabilization. I'll look at the Canon and Nikon as well. I did see the Panasonic Lumix which really looked good but no one has commented on that one ttyl, denise

If you want loads of zoom stick to the bridge cameras. The SX40 HS from Canon and P500 from Nikon should be ideal.

 

[MLeeK]

Your Parrot photo is amazing, love it! Also, I will look into the SX40 again as it was one of the cameras in my search for "best" for image stabilization. I'll look at the Canon and Nikon as well. I did see the Panasonic Lumix which really looked good but no one has commented on that one ttyl, denise

If you want loads of zoom stick to the bridge cameras. The SX40 HS from Canon and P500 from Nikon should be ideal.

Thank you! It's a shot of my big baby girl-a bit of 'parrot porn' as she was in the shower!
The new lumix cameras are really pretty great. The SX40HS is made by Canon and the P510 is made by Nikon. Good luck! If you need anything else just ask.

 

[StandingBear1983]

OP - You might need only a tripod at certain situations...but you don't need a new camera specially for trimer...just have a look at your focal length that you shoot at and double the shutter speed (at least), for example, if you shoot at 50mm you want at least 125 or 160, if you shake heavily then triple the shutter speed to the focal length you use. you might need of course to up your ISO a bit for that, but with good light you won't need to increase it so much. good luck.

 

[captivating]

Oh wonderful, LOL, taken a birdy shower, she is beautiful and sure likes to pose I'm going to look in town today for something, just "window" shop but knowing me, I'll come home with a new camera. I just want that zoom so bad but also, something I can adjust the shutter speed. I can't see how it's done on this Kodak C195 and the manual doesn't say either. Looked up info online but it didn't say. Maybe I am just looking in the wrong place. I am thinking one of the cameras you mentioned will be it. They were ALL on the list of best for image stabilization.

Thank you much!! Denise

Your Parrot photo is amazing, love it! Also, I will look into the SX40 again as it was one of the cameras in my search for "best" for image stabilization. I'll look at the Canon and Nikon as well. I did see the Panasonic Lumix which really looked good but no one has commented on that one ttyl, denise

If you want loads of zoom stick to the bridge cameras. The SX40 HS from Canon and P500 from Nikon should be ideal.

Thank you! It's a shot of my big baby girl-a bit of 'parrot porn' as she was in the shower!
The new lumix cameras are really pretty great. The SX40HS is made by Canon and the P510 is made by Nikon. Good luck! If you need anything else just ask.

 

[captivating]

Ty so much! I can't figure this Kodak C195. I don't see anywhere I can adjust shutter speed? I see the ISO choices I can select and am making note of your reply so I can remember how to set it if I get lucky and find out how. It still won't give me the zoom I want though so I will most likely buy a camera with at least 20 or 25x. Do you have a recommend if I move up a few dollars? ty again! Denise

OP - You might need only a tripod at certain situations...but you don't need a new camera specially for trimer...just have a look at your focal length that you shoot at and double the shutter speed (at least), for example, if you shoot at 50mm you want at least 125 or 160, if you shake heavily then triple the shutter speed to the focal length you use. you might need of course to up your ISO a bit for that, but with good light you won't need to increase it so much. good luck.

 

[Compaq]

Just beware that the more you zoom, the more your tremors will affect your photo.

There are several camera designs out there. SLR (Single Lens Reflect) is one of those designs. Basically, the light coming in through the lens is reflected upward to a prism, which then reflects the light out through the viewfinder. The sensor in an SLR camera, is sitting behind the mirror, so in order to record the light to the sensor, the mirror needs to flap up. This, logically, means that you won't see anything through the viewfinder as long as the shutter is open and letting light hit the sensor. This is the reason for the blackout you would see when taking photos with SLR cameras.

One of the benefits of this design, is that the shutter isn't sitting in the lens itself, but rather in the middle of the camera body. This makes it a lot easier to make lenses. Lenses are, however, pretty bulky and large (though "pancake lenses" are appearing on the market). Also, since the light coming through the lens is reflected (several times) and ends up in the viewfinder, what you see is what you get (95-100% of it anyway, there is some light falloff). This design, however, leads to a few problems, or challenges. One of them is that shake is more likely to happen. The mirror flaps pretty hard, and will invoke some degree of shaking on the body. This will affect your images to some extent, especially at slower shutter speeds (around 1/10th). Other challenges is that if you're using an ND filter, you're actually blocking the light, and so you won't see anything in the viewfinder while the filter is on, which means that you must compose and focus before putting the filter on. Putting the filter on MIGHT make the camera move, and then you're back to scratch.

Another camera design is "rangefinder cameras". Basically, the pros and cons with this design is the opposite of SLRs. Rangefinders were very popular earlier, with famous brands such as Leica, Olympus, Yashica, Voigtlander. The experience of using such a camera is completely different than using an SLR.


Ohh, you did state you wasn't completely aware of what SLRs was