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What cameras are suitable for beginners in photography? Is there anything worth recommending?

The mainstream cameras currently on the market all have their own entry-level products, and different brands have their own characteristics. If you want to buy a SLR camera, you can choose Canon and Nikon. If you want to buy a mirrorless camera, you can consider Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus, and Panasonic.

When buying a camera, you are not just buying a camera body. In the long run, we also need to look at the richness of the lens group.

1. SLR

① Canon SLR Canon was founded in 1933 and is one of the SLR giants. Its body and lens are equipped with motors, so it can use automatic mode when shooting. Focus. Many portrait photographers like to use Canon to shoot portraits. The colors produced by it are beautiful and the images are softer and more delicate than Nikon SLR.

②Nikon SLR Nikon was founded earlier than Canon. It was founded in 1917 and is now a century-old company. Nikon's low-end cameras and some lenses are not equipped with motors. Therefore, if you buy a low-end camera and pair it with a lens without a motor, you will not be able to achieve autofocus. This is something newbies need to consider. Nikon images are sharp and highly saturated, so many masters of landscape photography like to use Nikon cameras.

③Leica camera Although it is not mainstream, you can still buy a Leica camera if you are rich. After all, Leica's Coca-Cola logo is still very prestigious in the industry.

2. Mirrorless Single Lens

①Sony Mirrorless Single Lens Although Sony also has SLRs, today’s mirrorless single-lens reflex cameras are more famous. When talking about it, people will think of full-frame mirrorless single-lens reflex cameras. And black technology. If you have some spare money and choose a Sony mirrorless camera, you can go directly to full-frame. The current price is not very high, and the Sony camera’s full-screen focus allows you to shoot flawlessly. But be aware that Sony’s later lens investment costs are higher.

②Fuji mirrorless camera As an old camera brand, Fuji has been praised by people for its beautiful colors since the film era. In addition to its retro appearance, Fuji cameras are particularly good at producing color. If you are a photography enthusiast who is lazy in post-production, Fujifilm mirrorless is your best choice, and although the APS-C format is not as good as the full-frame image quality, it can fully meet the needs of daily scenes.

③ Panasonic and Olympus mirrorless cameras Panasonic and Olympus, as the two giants of the M43 system, are also well-known in the mirrorless camera industry. Due to the smaller format of the M43, the picture quality of Panasonic and Olympus is weaker than that of Sony and Fuji mirrorless cameras. However, regardless of the picture quality, the compact body, excellent appearance design and lens group have captured the attention of many photographers. Heart.

The strength of Panasonic mirrorless cameras lies in video shooting, and the Panasonic lenses (lenses in cooperation with Leica) produce excellent images.

The retro and compact appearance of Olympus makes many people put it down, although it has encountered technical bottlenecks in recent years and has been squeezing out toothpaste. However, the lenses that have emerged one after another are a good proof of Olympus's optical strength and workmanship quality.

The above are the camera brands that novices can refer to. No one has a good camera or a bad camera. The best camera is the camera that suits you. In addition, beginners who are passionate about photography and have money can choose to buy a full-frame camera in one step.