The first big difference between an SLR and a digital compact cameras is what hinders a lot of people from buying the SLR: price.
Even though the prices of digital SLR have been coming down year by year, they still stand significantly more expensive than the compact digital cameras.
Let us look at it this way: the cheapest digital SLR camera starts around $450 without a lens. Then you have to put on an additional $100 for a kit lens or about $500 for a really high-quality zoom feature.
If you can't afford to spend $500 to $1,000 on a digital camera, then I would say an SLR is definitely not the right toy for you.
However, when we look at it, if you've been saving a lot of money and are realize how much these cameras cost, then I will show u more closely some of the other differences that exist between SLRs and digital compacts.
1. Size and Weight
Anyone who have ever wanted a camera that fits in their pocket can easily forget all about digital SLRs.
Size and weight is the second biggest difference between SLR and compact digital cameras after considering price. Even a small-sized looking digital SLR camera is more than twice the size and bulk of that of a compact camera.
While there exist many new digital SLR models that have been claimed to be more portable (and are supposed to be easier to travel with) by adding a lens to your camera you'll never be able to stow it away in your trouser pocket or a coach purse.
If you'd like the higher image quality of a digital SLR but don't want a huge heavy camera, then consider a mirrorless DSLR - they're more the size of compacts but capture DSLR-like photos (and you can change lenses).
Professional Movies
Before 2008, digital type of SLRs with video did not exist at all.
Now, we know that digital SLR cameras could only take stills, and a lot of people were suprised that these big expensive cameras were not able to capture video clips.
