DSLR or SLR? is the canon powershot sx50 hs a good choice?

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Ok I dont know the real difference between the two.. im looking to buy a camera I dont want just some point and shoot I want to take some what professional looking photos but without spending thousands for equipment my limit would probably be $700 (at least for now to start with) now I found some fun little online quiz on what camera would be best for you and the canon powershot sx50 hs was 100% I looked it up and red nothing but great reviews so im probably going with that one but im new to the whole working a actual camera as I always just have my phone at the ready.. now I also love how my phone I can use different kind of filters and effects like making it black and white or vintage look can I do that with a DSLR if those kind of cameras can do that or would I need the photos on my computer to edit them id be fine having to do that

If you had red all that im sorry it was so long just wanna make sure im getting a good camera and something easy to work for a beginner starting o

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A DSLR is a specific type of SLR. Convention is that SLR is a term used for the film cameras even though in reality the term SLR has nothing to do with the capture medium but is a description of the viewfinder/taking lens mechanism.



That aside the SX50 is not an SLR of any type. It is a bridge camera.

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DSLR or SLR? is the canon powershot sx50 hs a good choice?

Ok I dont know the real difference between the two.. im looking to buy a camera I dont want just some point and shoot I want to take some what professional looking photos but without spending thousands for equipment my limit would probably be $700 (at least for now to start with) now I found some...

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The Canon Powershot SX50 is neither an SLR nor a DSLR, it is a digital compact camera.



SLR (Single Lens Reflex) is the basic style, though many people these days confine "SLR" to cameras which use film wehich then has to be processed in the old-fashioned way in a darkroom. DSLR is obviously a Digital Single Lens Reflex. Since DSLRs are meant for more seriuos photographers who like to do their image manipulation on a nice big screen after storing a 'straight' image file many DSLRs do not have effects built-in - though some do.



Whatever digital camera (compact, DSLR, 'bridge', CSC) you use you can make any effect you like later in various brands of software.

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The SX 50 is a bridge camera, that's a camera is with long zoom lens and electronic viewfinder thatis posititioned in the market between compact and compact system camera, with DSLR at the top. SLR or Single Lens Reflex is a film camera with interchangeable lenses which uses a pentaprism or cheaper pentamirror to enable you to view through the lens using an optical viewfinder. A DSLR is the modern version which uses an electronic sensor instead of film.



Many modern DSLRs have 'art filters' that can be enabled from the menu, my Sony A57, an SLT camera... which is a DSLR with fixed mirror and electronic viewfinder) has them too. They are seen as gimmicks.



So, you should buy the SX50 if you want an all in one camera and are prepared to forego the potential benefits in image quality that come from using much larger sensors on DSLRs.



Every modern DSLR works nicely so go along and pick the one that feels best in your hands. Canon and Nikon are the market leaders and the 'safe-but-predictable' choice. Pentax and Sony are good too. All of them are able to use older autofocus lenses (Sony can use Minolta AF lenses as they bought the Konica Minolta camera division.)

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I don't know how long ago this question was asked, but I LOVE my Canon Powershot sx50 hs. It's an incredible little camera. If you want to check out examples of what this camera can do, have a look at my flickr page. I also own a Canon T2i, but unless you have extra money to fork out for lenses so your objects aren't just a far away dot. The Powershot cameras are the best way to go.

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dSLR and SLR are not the same.



in 2013 and beyond, you only need concern yourself with dSLRs. SLRs are film cameras.



avoid the SX50, it's junk. And that's not a knock against Canon. Avoid any camera like this, from any camera maker. It uses a tiny, cheap image sensor, the same as any cheap tiny digital camera.



If you want great looking images you need the right gear, but don't expect miracles. No matter how great your camera is, if you just plan on putting it in AUTO mode, and clicking away, without taking the time to learn some photography basics, you will end up being let down.



So when shopping for a camera, if you really value high quality images you are going to be looking at two types of camera, dSLRs and mirrorless cameras, they are a more compact type camera.



Shop based on the size of the image sensor (bigger is better) within your budget. Ignore megapixels, zoom numbers and gimmicks like photo filters, WiFi, and anything else you can think of. They are fine to have, but they do zero to add to image quality.



If you don't plan on making money in photography, and you don't shoot action like sports, I'd say skip the dSLR and get a mirrorless camera like a Sony NEX 3N, 5T, or micro four thirds from Panasonic or Olympus.



If you want a certain look to your photos, you can always create that quickly at home, often with free software from Google like Picasa, or PicMonkey.



One last thing about reviews on the SX50, who do you think is writing those reviews? They are just the common Joe and Jane that know nothing about photography. So a camera like that is fine for the common consumer that just wants good enough. If you are picky, want better and are ready to move up, you want a more serious camera.



No pro or enthusiast photographer that might own or use the SX50 would ever give it a glowing review. Think of it this way. A writer for automobile magazine or car and driver will likely give a Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic a realistic review, pointing out the pros and cons of a sensible car like this. They drive everything from the cheap to the high end.



Someone that hasn't purchased a new car in 10 years, that hasn't driven the best cars around is going to rave about how great the car is.

Answer 9

Yup, and the Canon Powershot SX 50 isn't a DSLR - Canon's DSLRs (and 35mm SLRs) are the EOS/Rebel series (apart from the EVIL EOS-M).



If you were to shoot the person who told you that the SX 50 is a DSLR, a jury of photographers would throw the case out.

Answer 10

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You can be like the masses of humanity and buy a camera you can afford that has auto this and that for worry free picture taking. And learn through trial and error how to use something like aperture or shutter priority auto modes or even attempt to use the thing on full manual mode.

You seem to know already there is some thinking to using a camera and to take pictures. A good place to start is by reading the owners manual that comes with a camera. Read the information and look at the illustrations with part names and look at the real camera. Handle the camera and take pictures. Let me rephrase that. Take pictures to learn how to use the camera and maybe even to keep some. Don't start with important stuff you cannot photograph over again such as birthdays, a toddlers first steps. That puts picture taking out of the learning phase and puts the pressure and emphasis to taking pictures for real and to keep.

These first pictures are for you to learn how to use your camera. And you have learned how to use your camera when you can take pictures with it and can teach others how to use it. Honest. You can also go to a college in your area and take a beginning photography course. There you will be taught the basics even a pro must learn and do in their work. Camera handling and use, taking exposures with film and/or digital cameras, and maybe even some photo assignments to get some real time learning. In this learning do not take serious pictures you must keep as that detracts from the learning aspect of the class. Do so only if you have mastered the use of your camera before class is over.

It's like growing up in a way. And I am happy you know there is a way to learn how to use a camera and take pictures. It's like learning how to drive I suppose. Someone can teach you or you can get taught at a driving school. Both will get you a drivers liscense. One though will really teach you the fundamentals you can use for the rest of your driving career.

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SLR is film, dSLR is digital and the SX50 is neither.



The past tense of read is READ (but yes, it's pronounced like the color red).



Here's a dSLR that offers lots of built-in effects.



http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/982686-REG/pentax_15507_k_500_digital_slr_camera.html

Answer 12

Actually Shane is incorrect. An SLR is a film camera, a DSLR is a digital camera. They work the same internally except for one using film.

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