The term "bridge camera"
Sep 21, 2019 09:18:59 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
I always wonder about what a bridge camera "bridges", from what to what. I can see how beginners can become confused, especially if they started out with one and are completely happy with the results. I can understand a distinction between pocket cameras, fixed lens cameras, and system cameras. Oh yeah, and cameras that look like cellphones.
Sep 21, 2019 09:26:49 #
To me it is the opposite and clearly explains easily to beginners a bridge connects two points, in this case it spans between a simpler camera and a more advanced camera. The others are confusing - how big of a pocket is needed, what do you fix the lens to, where do you go to connect to the system??? 
Sep 21, 2019 09:32:05 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Perhaps "non-interchangeable lens cameras" and "interchangeable lens cameras" would be a bit clearer. Or perhaps just "cameras" would work. 😉😉
Sep 21, 2019 09:32:35 #
What is in a name? Would a rose smell so sweet if not captured in its full frame glory?
Sep 21, 2019 09:41:52 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
What is in a name? Would a rose smell so sweet if not captured in its full frame glory?
And the Minox camera was designed to take pictures of miniature roses....
Sep 21, 2019 09:48:03 #
A bridge camera is the one between a small P&S model and a interchangeable lens model.
They usually have a lens that has a pretty large zoom factor, that sets them apart from the regular P&S models.
They usually have a lens that has a pretty large zoom factor, that sets them apart from the regular P&S models.
Sep 21, 2019 09:59:49 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
A bridge camera is the one between a small P&S model and a interchangeable lens model.
They usually have a lens that has a pretty large zoom factor, that sets them apart from the regular P&S models.
They usually have a lens that has a pretty large zoom factor, that sets them apart from the regular P&S models.
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
Sep 21, 2019 10:05:53 #
Thank you Longshadow, that's the exact definition. And the one we all know.
Gvarner; My view; if ain't broke don't have moronic discussions about it
Gvarner; My view; if ain't broke don't have moronic discussions about it
Sep 21, 2019 10:07:50 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Bridge camera can also be a point and shoot camera, if it does not have a viewfinder, such as the one I bought in 2015, now discontinued. The Nikon L840 Coolpix, is a fixed lens with a focal range to 855mm. It is my backup camera. Even, Bridge cameras that have viewfinders, such as the Canon SX60, are generally still called Bridge cameras, because the body of the camera is similar to a DSLR body. When someone tells me they want to buy a Bridge camera. I know what they want. I tell them now, to purchase one with a viewfinder. As, to why they call it a Bridge camera, I don't know. A World War 2 Veteran I know, calls a car an automobile. No one I know calls their vehicles that name anymore. But, I know what he's talking about. And I never correct him, because that it what a car is, an automobile. What's in a name? As previously mentioned.
Sep 21, 2019 10:08:14 #
lsaguy wrote:
Thank you Longshadow, that's the exact definition. And the one we all know.
Gvarner; My view; if ain't broke don't have moronic discussions about it
Gvarner; My view; if ain't broke don't have moronic discussions about it
Sep 21, 2019 10:12:45 #
Longshadow wrote:
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
Not much more can be added to that clear, succinct definition!
Mark
Sep 21, 2019 10:16:52 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Soul Dr. wrote:
A bridge camera is the one between a small P&S model and a interchangeable lens model.
They usually have a lens that has a pretty large zoom factor, that sets them apart from the regular P&S models.
They usually have a lens that has a pretty large zoom factor, that sets them apart from the regular P&S models.
The large zoom factor is not what makes a bridge camera a bridge camera. Strictly speaking, a point and shoot is just that. It automatically sets everything for you, you have little or no manual control and it may or may not have a large zoom factor.
Think of a bridge camera as a cross between a P&S camera and a DSLR without the interchangeable lenses and larger size. The main addition to the crossover camera is the ability to manually set exposure, aperture and sensor sensitivity (ISO). Most have many additional features.
Sep 21, 2019 10:21:15 #
juan_uy
Loc: Uruguay
Longshadow wrote:
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
Not sure about the "no zoom" part. That would make almost any point & shoot a bridge camera, and that is not my understanding of bridge cameras.
Sep 21, 2019 10:29:00 #
juan_uy wrote:
Not sure about the "no zoom" part. That would make almost any point & shoot a bridge camera, and that is not my understanding of bridge cameras.
Well, my wife's "point 'n shoot" has a zoom, have to check if it will allow changing shutter speed and aperture. Point being that there is more versatility in a bridge camera than a point 'n shoot, but it's not a DSLR, it's in-between.
Sep 21, 2019 10:30:45 #
Longshadow wrote:
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
One that "bridges" the gap between a fixed lens camera (no zoom) and a DSLR type camera.
Plain and simple👍
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