The term "bridge camera" (Page 2): 1. A bridge camera I think is a Nikon F or F2 I don't remember. 2. The way people talk about bridge camera makes me believe it's a camera with a...

BebuLamar

1. A bridge camera I think is a Nikon F or F2 I don't remember.
2. The way people talk about bridge camera makes me believe it's a camera with a fixed and high ratio zoom. Somewhere at least 10x and up. It really doesn't bridge anything.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

gvarner wrote:

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.

I often wondered where that name came from. Almost anything can be called a bridge from one thing to another.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Maybe this will help:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_camera

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-and-shoot_camera

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

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

The no zoom part is quite inaccurate. I own several Bridge cameras and they all have zoom lenses.

A bridge camera is one that has most of or all the functionality of an Interchangeable lens camera except for the Interchangeable lens. A bridge camera is a high end technically advanced feature rich point and shoot.

As for moronic discussions about things that aren't broken, why not? The purpose of discussion sites, social media sites, like UHH is to have discussions or conversations. Conversations that attract as many participants as possible. The more participants the more hits. The more hits the higher the potential for revenue generation. If a social media web site doesn't generate enough hits to generate enough revenue to keep going, it will cease to exist.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rmorrison1116 wrote:

The no zoom part is quite inaccurate. I own several Bridge cameras and they all have zoom lenses.
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Yea, I can't change it now...

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

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

My stipulation was that a beginner would not necessarily understand the terminology. I see this in questions posted here all the time. Us advanced morons know the difference but even then we argue moronically about it. 😉😉

Bill_de Loc: US

gvarner wrote:

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.

I love how here on the hog so many folks can understand how others can be confused. Using the SWAG method I'd estimate they out number those who claim to be confused by at least 10 to 1!

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rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

jerryc41 wrote:

I often wondered where that name came from. Almost anything can be called a bridge from one thing to another.

I disagree that almost anything can be called a bridge. A boat ramp goes from solid ground to water, one thing to another, is that a bridge?! A tea kettle is used to take water from a liquid state to a gaseous state, is the tea kettle a bridge?! A tree chipper is used to turn tree branches into wood chips, is the chipper a bridge?!
The purpose of a bridge isn't to go from one thing to another, it's to go from one place to another; a means to easily cross over a gap, from one side to the other.
As for where the name came from; do you really often wonder where it came from? It's quite easy to look up the etymology of the word "bridge" on line, but then I'm sure you know that.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

BebuLamar wrote:

1. A bridge camera I think is a Nikon F or F2 I don't remember.
2. The way people talk about bridge camera makes me believe it's a camera with a fixed and high ratio zoom. Somewhere at least 10x and up. It really doesn't bridge anything.

The Nikon F and F2 were professional cameras in their days; anything but bridge cameras. Remember the original F had no builtin meter, the original F-Photomic had an non-TTL meter built into the interchangeable pentaprism and it wasn't until the third version of the F that the meter was TTL and it was not automatic. It was necessary to match the needle with your f-stop and shutter speed to get the correct exposure. It was not until the middle to late 70's when automation between metering systems and exposure systems even was in its infancy.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

This sums it up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_a46WJ1viA

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Longshadow wrote:

Yea, I can't change it now...

No need to. Just adding to the conversation, or as some less enlightened contributors call it, moronic discussion.

Bill_de Loc: US

DaveO wrote:

This sums it up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_a46WJ1viA

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gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I think that an Ex Lax would help the tone of the conversation from some folks. They seem to be a bit bound up. 😊😊

Bill_de Loc: US

gvarner wrote:

I think that an Ex Lax would help the tone of the conversation from some folks. They seem to be a bit bound up. 😊😊

If this was in response to somebody who said they were confused it might have been received differently. Otherwise it really wasn't necessary or even informative. IMHO!

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BebuLamar

bpulv wrote:

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Oh I didn't know. I saw Clint Eastwood shooting the bridges of Madison county with them in the movies of course.