Cameras on the market are classified according to the level of mass consumption, and can be roughly divided into four categories: card cameras, M43 cameras, mirrorless cameras, and SLRs. In addition, there are top professional and commercial-grade Hasselblads and luxury goods Leica, a total of five categories. kind.

一. Characteristics of the five major categories of cameras

1. Card machine

The salient features of the card machine are that it is light in weight and small in size, so it is portable and less burdensome to take with you when you go out. One of the main indicators that affects image quality, the photoreceptor area is the smallest among these types of cameras. Also, the lens is fixed and cannot be replaced. The image quality of low-end card machines has no advantage over mobile phones. At best, it has several times more optical zoom, so it is better to use a mobile phone than to buy a low-end card machine. However, the picture quality of high-end card machines is better than that of mobile phones, and shooting with several times optical zoom is also much more convenient.

Therefore, if you pay attention to portability, want better picture quality than mobile phones, and also want the convenience and versatility of shooting brought by optical zoom, you can choose a high-end card machine. Among brands, Sony's black card series is more popular.

2. M43 camera

This is a niche camera, and its breadth of knowledge is not high. It is mainly made by Panasonic and Olympus. Its photoreceptor area is between that of a card camera and a half-frame mirrorless or SLR. It is a mirrorless camera and is the lightest among interchangeable lens cameras. Its lens is lighter than a mirrorless camera due to its smaller diameter. It is a camera that is not only lightweight but also allows you to play with lenses. Due to its small photoreceptor area, it is disparaged by image quality schools. But those who like it are fascinated by it.

3. SLR

SLR-structured cameras have a long history of development. They have a very rich lens set and are highly playable. They are now a camera used more frequently by photography enthusiasts and professional photographers.