I NEED a Bridge Camera!

Recently we went out for the day and I full intended to do some photography shoots for this site and some articles I’m working on at the moment. The only problem was the sheer weight of my camera and lenses. I jealously watched my husband slip his bridge camera into his bag and out again without fussy over lens and caps. I ended up getting some great high detail shots but so often I just want to take a camera along on a family day out which is better than my phone or the standard point and shoot without the fuss my DSLR is. A bridge camera would be perfect for this.

Someone asked me the other day what a bridge camera was so in case you’re unsure it’s a camera between a DSLR and a pocket camera. They tend to be the same in size and weight as the smaller DSLR’s. They also have great retractable lens which help make them more compact. Panasonic offer an amazing super wide-angle bridge camera which offers an amazing 60x optical zoom. This our performs the cheaper DSLR’s on the market too. These are miles better than my pocket camera and yet still as portable. I think I’m going to have to upgrade my pocket camera to one of these so I can take them out and about with me and be a little freer in my photography.

I’m not expecting it to outperform my DSLR but more the fact that for being out and about it’s a cheaper option (I get very precious with my camera) and also it would be flexible. They have a full range of focal lengths without the need to keep changing lenses. They are such a great option for a step up from a point and shoot without the technicality of the DSLR. How about you? Do you have different cameras for different things? One of these is definitely going on my birthday list!