Digital camera expert enters! My dad bought a new Leica V-LUX 30 last year. I was a newbie camera guy when I came home and saw it. I couldn’t calm down anymore. I want to ask for some basic camera kno

Digital camera expert enters! My dad bought a new Leica V-LUX 30 last year. I was a newbie camera guy when I came home and saw it. I couldn’t calm down anymore. I want to ask for some basic camera knowledge! !

Leica is a famous German camera brand, including SLRs and consumer card cameras. Advocating fine workmanship, some parts are purely handmade to ensure that every product is high-quality, so the price is ridiculously high. The red logo is a symbol of high-quality products. Although the price is high, some people still pursue it because of the German quality they pursue.

The Leica V-LUX 30, which is an ordinary telephoto camera, costs more than 5,000. If it is a Japanese brand, it will cost up to 2,000.

If you want to learn, you can download the "New York School of Photography Photography Textbook" and start from the basics. Here is a brief introduction for you:

Digital cameras according to grade and image quality They can be divided into medium format, SLR, single camera (Sony calls it mirrorless), rangefinder, SLR-like, card, etc.

Telephoto means that the focal length of the lens is above 200mm. Wide angle means the focal length of the lens is less than 28mm.

1. Medium-format cameras, high-end professional cameras, have larger sensor sizes than full-frame cameras. These are for professional use and are expensive. Representative brands include Hasselblad, Phase One, Pantex, etc.

2. Single lens reflex camera, commonly known as SLR. It can be divided into ⑴ full-frame, the photosensitive element is about 24X36mm, this type is a professional machine, the representative brands are Canon, Nikon, Sony; ⑵ APS-H, the photosensitive element is 27.9X18.6mm. This type of machine also belongs to professional machines. The representative brands are Canon and not many other manufacturers use them; ⑶APS-C, the photosensitive element is about 23.6X15.6mm. This type is divided into quasi-professional machines and entry-level machines. Representative brands include Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc.; ⑷4/3, the photosensitive element is 17.8X14.3mm. Representative brands include Olympus and Panasonic.

3. Single electronic camera, Sony calls it mirrorless camera. It is a camera with a mirrorless system or a fixed mirror system with an interchangeable lens. The frame is in APS-C format, and the representative brand is Sony. The format is 4/3 format, and representative brands include Olympus and Panasonic; currently Canon has not released such a machine. This type of machine can be used as a backup machine for professional machines. Starting from this category, they can all be classified into consumer cameras.

4. A rangefinder camera is a camera with an optical viewfinder system. There is a certain parallax between what the viewfinder sees and the actual picture taken, and the picture quality is good. The photosensitive element is about 1/1.6 inches, 8X6mm. There are also APS-C ones. A better one can be used as a backup machine for professional machines. Representative brands include Fuji X100.

5. SLR-like camera, which looks more like a SLR, has a mirrorless system, has an electronic viewfinder, and is similar to a SLR in maneuverability, but the lens cannot be replaced. The photosensitive element is 1/1.6 inches or less, and the general focal length They are all relatively long, with the largest currently having a 36x zoom. Representative brands include Fuji, etc.

6. Card machine, the largest sales among consumer machines, the photosensitive element is 1/1.6 inches and below, most of them are below 1/2, 6.4X4.8mm, basically there is no manual function, but for Suitable for beginners, it is equipped with scene mode, face recognition, smile mode, etc. to improve the shooting success rate.

7. 3D camera, 3D is a machine that can take 3D stereoscopic effects.

8. A waterproof camera is a machine that can be waterproofed. It can be divided into daily waterproof and professional waterproof. Daily waterproof means it can be used in general water droplets and rain environments; professional waterproof means it can be photographed underwater.