The Bridge to Boredom
Oct 4, 2017 00:59:48 #
There's been no real advances in bridge cameras, now, for several years. (Other than the Sony RX-10 IV) But, there's not really been anything new in this department for the ultra-small sensor bridges. There was an article in magazines, and on the Net - which showed how "clumping" occurred with the use of these cameras - pretty much halting the bridge-makers. Here's the thing - quite often I see the same "clumping" on images shot with DSLRs. Did this article kill the bridge industry, unnecessarily?
Oct 4, 2017 01:14:21 #
No, Smartphones killed the Bridge Camera. The market that the cameras appealed to quickly eclipsed.
Oct 4, 2017 01:17:06 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
No, Smartphones killed the Bridge Camera. The market that the cameras appealed to quickly eclipsed.
Are you telling me a Smartphone can produce a better picture than a bridge camera, RG?
I find that hard to believe ....
Some bridges can shoot wide to 20mm ... and then zoom out to 1200mm ... some go to 1440 ... one even goes to 2000mm
When can a Smartphone EVER accomplish this kind of range?
Oct 4, 2017 01:28:10 #
ChrisT wrote:
Are you telling me a Smartphone can produce a better picture than a bridge camera, RG?
I find that hard to believe ....
Some bridges can shoot wide to 20mm ... and then zoom out to 1200mm ... some go to 1440 ... one even goes to 2000mm
When can a Smartphone EVER accomplish this kind of range?
I find that hard to believe ....
Some bridges can shoot wide to 20mm ... and then zoom out to 1200mm ... some go to 1440 ... one even goes to 2000mm
When can a Smartphone EVER accomplish this kind of range?
Because it is convenient. MOST people post to FB or Instagram. No easier way to connect your photos with other like minded people.
Oct 4, 2017 01:28:16 #
ChrisT wrote:
Are you telling me a Smartphone can produce a better picture than a bridge camera, RG?
I find that hard to believe ....
Some bridges can shoot wide to 20mm ... and then zoom out to 1200mm ... some go to 1440 ... one even goes to 2000mm
When can a Smartphone EVER accomplish this kind of range?
I find that hard to believe ....
Some bridges can shoot wide to 20mm ... and then zoom out to 1200mm ... some go to 1440 ... one even goes to 2000mm
When can a Smartphone EVER accomplish this kind of range?
The bottom line is that you almost always have your smart phone with you and you can share (more or less instantly) images and movies with family and friends.
If you are happy with the IQ then that is Ok (I sometimes even use mine to capture images).
Oct 4, 2017 01:34:54 #
tdekany wrote:
Because it is convenient. MOST people post to FB or Instagram. No easier way to connect your photos with other like minded people.
Tom ... are you saying bridge cameras are NOT convenient?
They are so very light and compact ... and have extensive zoom ranges ...
Many of them are almost as light as I-Phones ....
Many can even be shoved into a waist-pak, or put in a purse ...
That's not convenient?
Oct 4, 2017 01:37:10 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
The bottom line is that you almost always have your smart phone with you and you can share (more or less instantly) images and movies with family and friends.
If you are happy with the IQ then that is Ok (I sometimes even use mine to capture images).
If you are happy with the IQ then that is Ok (I sometimes even use mine to capture images).
I don't even use one, Richard ... much less take it everywhere ...
But, I never walk out the door w/o a camera, of some kind ...
Oct 4, 2017 01:38:24 #
ChrisT wrote:
Tom ... are you saying bridge cameras are NOT convenient?
They are so very light and compact ... and have extensive zoom ranges ...
Many of them are almost as light as I-Phones ....
Many can even be shoved into a waist-pak, or put in a purse ...
That's not convenient?
They are so very light and compact ... and have extensive zoom ranges ...
Many of them are almost as light as I-Phones ....
Many can even be shoved into a waist-pak, or put in a purse ...
That's not convenient?
Chris, please name ONE bridge camera or super zoom as light as an iPhone - or, for that matter, as light as two iPhones. Thank you.
Oct 4, 2017 01:39:46 #
Clumping...what is that...I only use DSLRs and have never looked at a pic and said to myself, that's "clumped"... 
Oct 4, 2017 01:42:48 #
BHC wrote:
Chris, please name ONE bridge camera or super zoom as light as an iPhone - or, for that matter, as light as two iPhones. Thank you.
Bill ... someone commented on one which fits in a shirt pocket - in my thread referring to Pocketable Long Zooms ...
Can't remember which camera it was ... but he wrote it zoomed from 24-720 ... that qualifies as a bridge - no?
Oct 4, 2017 01:44:24 #
ChrisT wrote:
I don't even use one, Richard ... much less take it everywhere ...
But, I never walk out the door w/o a camera, of some kind ...
But, I never walk out the door w/o a camera, of some kind ...
Try one, you may be suprised, especially when it comes to sharing images.
Oct 4, 2017 01:45:14 #
SX2002 wrote:
Clumping...what is that...I only use DSLRs and have never looked at a pic and said to myself, that's "clumped"...
I think it refers to when the dots no longer provide separate detail, SX ... so you have a mass of "jello" in the image ....
Oct 4, 2017 01:47:10 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Try one, you may be suprised, especially when it comes to sharing images.
No, thanks ... scared of radioactivity ... pressed so close to my face ...
With all else I have to deal with ... I don't want THAT problem, too, Richard ...
Oct 4, 2017 01:49:13 #
ChrisT wrote:
I think it refers to when the dots no longer provide separate detail, SX ... so you have a mass of "jello" in the image ....
Thanks Chris, as I said, never heard anyone even talking about it and certainly never had anything like that from any of my cameras...
Cheers, Ron.
Oct 4, 2017 01:52:12 #
ChrisT wrote:
Bill ... someone commented on one which fits in a shirt pocket - in my thread referring to Pocketable Long Zooms ...
Can't remember which camera it was ... but he wrote it zoomed from 24-720 ... that qualifies as a bridge - no?
Can't remember which camera it was ... but he wrote it zoomed from 24-720 ... that qualifies as a bridge - no?
No! How much does it weigh? AND
Per https://www.google.com/search?q=bridge+camera+definition&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS657US688&oq=bridge+camera+de&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.12174j0j7&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
“Bridge cameras are cameras that fill the niche between the single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs) and the point-and-shoot camera. ... The term "bridge camera" was originally used to refer to film cameras which "bridged the gap" between point-and-shoot cameras and SLRs.”
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