Do you know what Compact Cameras are? These are actually cameras which are small and bunched with abundant features. Many people opt to buy it because it’s much more user friendly than the other types. There are digital and film versions of it.
- This kind of camera is designed to be small and portable and are used for casual and snapshot use. Thus it is also called as point and shoot camera. It has two types which are film and digital. An example is the Sony TX100V compact camera as shown above. Many of you choose it because you want something easy to be used for vacations, parties or even reunion dinners.
- Most of the compact digital cameras other than water resistant models have moderately long focal length so that the larger image sensor than of a camera phone can be fully utilized.
- Majority of the point to snap camera is equipped with a mechanized lens cap to cover the lens when retracted. This is to ensure that the covered lens is protected from keys, coins and other hard and sharp objects.
- Usually you can use the short wrist strap or even a neck strap that comes with the compact cameras so that the camera could be cling to your body.
- Compact cameras are usually easy to be used, but it does not have advanced features and picture quality as it is compact. The images of the camera are stored in JPEG format (compressed photos). Besides that it also has a low power built in flash, live preview (digital camera) to allow the user to see what is being photographed, macro capability, automatic settings for exposure and zoom lenses which are not of SLR quality.
Canon PowerShot A2100 - Normally, the camera also have contrast detect auto focus system, using the image data of the live preview and focuses the lens.
- 2011 onwards, some of the compact digital camera incorporate 3D imaging. It is able to take 3D photos and capture 3D panoramic photos to be played back on a 3D TV.
Coolpix L22
Lumix DMC-TZ8
