Do you know what categories of cameras are there?

In terms of media, cameras can be roughly divided into two categories: film cameras and digital cameras.

The film camera itself needs film. After the shooting is completed, it needs to be taken out and delivered, and then sent to a special printing shop to be processed by chemical methods, which is a troublesome process.

A digital single-lens reflex camera (English: digital single-lens reflex camera, abbreviated as DSLR), referred to as a digital single-lens reflex camera, is a camera that records images digitally. The light passing through the lens is projected onto the photosensitive original and stored as electronic information. In digital cameras, everyone listens to it a lot, and the most used ones should be SLRs and mirrorless cameras.

1 film camera

Film cameras are traditional cameras. Film cameras are divided into single-eye cameras and double-eye cameras. The principles of today's digital cameras are all derived from film cameras.

The topic of film cameras is relatively large. Many early masters used film cameras, and they also loved it. For beginners, there is basically no purchase involved. Moreover, many young people may not have heard of it now.

2 DSLR  cameras

DSLR stands for "Digital Single Lens Reflex," which basically means that the camera uses the same lens for framing, focusing, and taking pictures.

However, this doesn't really matter to you as a first-time camera buyer. And, DSLRs are still the most popular cameras for amateurs and professional photographers here in 2022.

DSLRs are versatile, have good ergonomics, have excellent battery life, and most importantly, they work with a wide variety of interchangeable lenses.

Entry-level models of SLRs are also very cheap. The downside, though, is that they're bigger, heavier, and don't offer the best autofocus technology.

3 Mirrorless Camera (Mirrorless)

Mirrorless cameras don't have the mirrors found in DSLRs, so they have several advantages. They can have fixed or interchangeable lenses. They're generally smaller and lighter than DSLRs, so if you travel a lot, they'll be a good choice

The general consensus is that mirrorless cameras will be the future and DSLRs will be an endangered species...but that's not to say the technology is perfect.

4 card machine

A card camera refers to an ordinary digital camera, and a small digital camera that is not a single-lens reflex camera or a micro-single. The compact shape, relatively light body and ultra-thin and stylish design are the main criteria for measuring such digital cameras. Among them, Sony T series, Casio Z series, Olympus AZ, and IXUS105 should all be divided into this field.

Advantages: stylish appearance, large LCD screen, small and thin body, easy to operate.

Disadvantages: The manual function is relatively weak, the large LCD screen consumes a lot of power, the lens performance is poor, and the lens cannot generally be replaced. The speed of focusing and shooting is relatively slow. The battery is not durable, and the function of the control camera is a little bit worse than that of the SLR.