Refer to our table below to view different type of cameras with their features and specifications.
| Camera type | Budget | Image quality | Performance | Targeted users | Zoom | Characteristics | Operation |
| Point and Shoot | Less than $200 | Good quality for vacation, kids’ video clips and snapshots | Fast and quick for shots of kids and pets | Those who want a camera better than mobile phones | Less than 15x | Pocketable, body with fixed lens, small sensor
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| Compact Megazoom | $200-$350 | Better quality than a point and shoot | Quick for vacation, kids and pets’ shots and video | For those looking for a camera with better quality than mobiles | Usually more than 20x | Fits in pocket, easy to hold, lens fixed with body | Automatic and manual |
| Megazoom | $350-$500 | Photo and video quality like a point and shoot | Good for accidental as well as slow moving shots | Those who want a camera good for close-ups and faraway shots | Usually more than 26x | Huge, small sensor, lens fixed to body, point and shoot on the inside | Automatic and manual |
| Enthusiast Compact | $400-$2,800 | Good quality for those who want to sell their shots | Fast for shooting food but not action | Those who like photography and are looking for modest camera | Small zoom range | Fits in jackets, body with fixed lens, medium to large sensor, some models designed with reverse Galilean optical viewfinders | Manual with some automatic |
| Entry-level Interchangeable-lens Camera (ILC) | $400-$600 | Good quality like an entry-level dSLR, video quality better than point and shoot and most compacts | Good for rapid action movements | For those looking for a small but better and faster than compact | Small, fits in pocketbook, interchangeable lens, sensor sizes range from compact camera equal to those found in dSLR. No EVF or EVF optional | Automatic and in some cases manual | |
| Entry-level dSLR | $500-$1000 (with lens) | Good quality like an entry-level ILC, video quality differs with brands | Good for rapid action movements | For those looking for better speed and quality and like to shoot with optical videwfinder | Huge, large APS-C sensor, interchangeable lens, TTL optical viewfinder | Automatic or manual | |
| Prosumer ILC | $700+ (with lens) | Quality like prosumer dSLR, video quality differs across brands. Good for those who want to sell their shots | Good for capturing active kids and pets | Those who like photography and videography and like to play with settings and are looking for a modest camera | Small, fits in pocketbook, interchangeable lens, has EVF, sensor sizes range from compact camera equal to those found in dSLR | Automatic and manual | |
| Prosumer dSLR | $1000+ (body only) | Quality like prosumer dSLR, video quality differs across brands. Good for those who want to sell their shots | Good to capture sports-fast action | Advanced photographer and professionals with a budget | Big, large APS-C or full-frame sensor, interchangeable lens, TTL optical viewfinder | Manual | |
| Pro dSLR | $1200+ (body only) | Good professional quality shots | Fast to shoot sports or capturing a running shot | Those looking for a dependable, fully configurable and steady camera | Big, with large APS-C or full frame sensor, interchangeable lenses, optical viewfinder | Fully manual |
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