Hyp3rnova opened this issue on Nov 18, 2007 · 19 posts
bclaytonphoto posted Sun, 18 November 2007 at 2:59 PM
The advantage to an DSLR is the image sensor is usually higher quality,and the ability to change the lens to suit your situation..You also have more control over how your camera works.
From personal experience, digital zoom (on point and shoot models)will result in poor quality pictures.
I have a Olympus point and shoot digital camera..It takes great shot..but if I go into digital zoom, the quality quickly goes down hill..
I took This shot with my 4 MP Point and shoot..
one thing to becareful of is the "megapixel wars"
having more mega pixels doesn't always equate to a better image. To put it simply, many manufactures are cramming more info (pixels) into the same size senors..often they can become more noisy..
In Photography, it's really all about the "glass" , the lens and the image sensor..
If your looking for something really easy to use, the camera you mentioned seems like a nice Point and shoot..
You can find some more info
[HERE
](http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f50fd.html)or
[ Here
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Fujifilm/fuji_finepixf50fd.asp)For a little more money, you could get a LOT more Camera
[ FujiFilm FinePix S8000fd Digital Camera
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Fujifilm/fuji_finepixs8000fd.asp)[http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/541245437.htm
](http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/541245437.htm)or something like this
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Olympus/oly_sp560uz.asp)
](http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=oly_sp560uz)or from Canon
**[Canon PowerShot G9
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_g9.asp)[**
**Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_sx100is.asp)
Nikon
[Nikon Coolpix P5100
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_cpp5100.asp)
[Nikon Coolpix P5000
](http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_cpp5000.asp)The advantage to a "SLR-Like" camera over a "point and shoot" is the features and control.
If your looking for something to take pictures on vacation or of the family, yes a point and shoot will probably serve you well. If you want to play around with "artisitic" photography, then I would go with a SLR-Like or a full blown DSLR. Given your budget, I think a SLR-like would be the best option..It will still allow you to take great casual photos and still allow you to take more control as you learn about photography.