The marketing experts have on the camera industry unturned in order to label with new concepts existing ones. Wikipedia says "As a bridge camera, a camera is known, combines the features of SLR cameras and compact cameras, so in terms of facilities, quality and features a bridge between two design principles proposed. This type of camera is often referred to as Prosumerkamera. "
A typical bridge camera was on the Example Sony DSC-R1 that came to market in 2005. She was superior in some equipment DSLR, many equals. But the lens has the value of an entry-level DSLR. The Sony DSC-R1 was for 900th - EUR placed on the market, the street price was around the 800, - EUR. In my eyes it would be - in interchangeable lenses - now as a "system camera" on the market. But actually it does not need because it is a powerful Objektivmit a focal range of 23 to 120 mm (LB äquvalent) at eib F2, 8 beginning brings.
Photo Reporter.de wrote in January 2010 under "Just so'n thought: Five reasons why SLR Sales are " his arguments against the DSLR, which are essentially arguments against the mirror. The current trend at Photokina confirms him in his assessment.
mind you: We both speak not of the small compact car, which can range in their mini-sensors or the bridge (or just System) or its DSLRs the water. We think even with a decent housing interior, which corresponds to a reasonable DSLR.
That Sony after 2005 no successor The R1 has brought out, in my opinion was for the product management: They wanted to not make his nine DSLR offerings broken by low priced alternatives from the house. After all, the R1 was to have a money that you put in a good lens for DSLR already on the table. But now the time seems Nikon, Canon and Sony also just right for those cameras (with interchangeable lenses), which are now offered as a system containing cameras.
The DSLR will, I think in future have a different meaning and a different application: It is suitable in the professional area, perfect for the movies and can best results for a much lower compared to conventional Bechaffungswert semiproffesioneller video technology offer. Who knows how to draw the focus must be to look as filmmakers probably soon after the DSLR cameras. Already emerged first game and documentaries that were shot throughout with DSLR - full HD resolution, of course.
we hold firmly: There is, at least from my point of view, no reasons, bridge and system cameras lead to a classification criteria side by side. Finally, the Bridge is from yesterday with lens ring, the camera system today. From one of the two terms, we should say goodbye.
All these cameras have a built-in video capabilities, common is that they offer better results than the cell phone video. So that forces the mobile phone's small and compact in the foreseeable future of the market is not expected. More likely to get the cameras mobile phone functions (such as a contact to the Internet for uploading photos and videos).
After this year's Photokina I know still three relevant camera groups (albeit with altered properties)
- The compact "always this camera" with lots of scene modes and gimmicks (keyword Lächelerkennungsfunktion) and increasing Wertlegung on externals ( color, changeable design elements), some with and some without retractable optics;
- The bridge camera with or without interchangeable lenses, which will provide many elements of the DSLR überbehmen and Leistungspaparmeter, as we know it from the middle of the DSLR the recent past;
- The DSLR simply that audiences are shifting towards serious amateurs / professionals is the sub-segment in the high range, which is prätestiniert for filming.
