Girls, who have no photography foundation at all, take photos just for travel. Is it necessary to buy a SLR camera?

The advantage of SLR is that it can change lenses, and there are many good lenses. For those who can do post-processing, its imaging is very good because of the large adjustable space.

Disadvantages, expensive, advanced without automatic function, heavy. The better the lens, the more expensive and heavier it is, and you have to take several when you go out. If you don't have a photographic foundation (I don't think you will have a good photo post-processing ability), the photos you take are not as good as the automatic processing of small dc.

To sum up, if the money is not bad, buy a better small dc, such as g 1 1, lux4, grd3, etc. If you want to save money, just look at the right price and like it. Consumer-grade small DC is really similar these days, the main difference is in entertainment function ... so just determine the budget and pick the appearance.

Finally, it is strongly recommended to buy a card machine for girls to take photos when traveling. I believe you don't have the desire to climb the mountain with 35 kilograms of photographic equipment (actually a set of SLR and some lenses and accessories) like me. ...