Nikon Coolpix L100 vs Nikon Coolpix L110..?

I’m getting ready to buy a new camera because the one I have right now is broken. I currently have the List PowerShot A510. I’ve been wanting to buy a Nikon for reasonably some time now and I’m having a hard time deciding whether to buy the Coolpix L100 or the Coolpix L110. Which one would you recommend and why? Also, I am not asking this question based on the price comparison, I’m aiming for a camera that will overall be worth whatever I have to pay for it.
Coolpix L100- http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-Camera/26170/COOLPIX-L100.html
Coolpix L110- http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-Camera/26194/COOLPIX-L110.html

I will vote thumbs up for the answers that will help me make my choice, thank you.

Answer by Jack45Bauer
any one would be excellent enuff

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hey everyone
1) i wanted to know the difference between a dslr camera, and a super zoom camera?

2) i know that with a dslr you can exchange the lense but what does changing the lense do?

3) comparing these two cameras, which is better and why?

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the price would suggest the sony dslr, but the panasonic super zoom has 12.1mp when the sony only has 10.2mp, also i belive the sony has no zoom unless you buy an expensive lense, but the panasonic has 18x zoom.

4) so what makes a dslr Better?????

if anyone can apparent any of these questions up it would be hugely appreciated

Answer by fhotoace
To really know the reason for buying a DSLR and how it is so much different than a P&S camera, even one with a nice 18x or better optical zoom, you would really have to experience using a fully adjustable camera.

If you did that digitally, it would cost you a minimum of $ 700 for an entry level camera body and a “kit” lens which may maybe be limiting in your view, because most kit lenses only cover subjects from landscape to likeness focal lengths or 18-55 mm (3x zoom in P&S lingo).

To delight in the flexibility of a fully adjustable camera, you would really have to concentrate at least one class in photography to know the thought behind exposure, composition and use of the innumerable lenses available. That would cost you about $ 150 for a excellent used 35 mm SLR camera and standard zoom lens (on craigslist in a city near you).

What makes a DSLR better?

1) a sensor that is over 15 times larger than a P&S camera
2) full control over how the exposure is made using a light meter and reciprocal exposure settings.
3) and of course the ability to use lenses from super wide angle to extreme telephoto as well as specialty lenses like macro, fisheye and PC (perspective control) lenses

For a list of the best and the rest DSLR’s, look at this link.

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Answer by KNDChicago
DSLRs arent "better". Theyre a different type of camera. The FZ38 you link to isn't a "point n shoot". It's a join camera and just like a DSLR its fully adjustable. You can have full control of how the exposure is made if you want the control. If you read many of the posts here on YA you'll see many DSLR buyers are keeping their cameras on auto just as if it were a point n shoot. You can do the same with the FZ38 if you prefer.

As for enjoying the flexibility of a fully adjustable camera you can choose to do that also with the FZ38 using a lens which covers 24-486mm.

You don't absolutely need a class to know the basics of photography. Exposure and depth of field are really all you need to know. Composition is in the eye of the beholder. There are no rules for composition. Not every subject fits neatly into the rule of thirds.

Large sensors are over emphasized. If large sensors were so vital public wouldn't buy cropped sensor DSLRs or even full format DSLRs. They would go for the largest sensors in standard format DSLRs. Small sensor performance has improved considerably

"Are top compact cameras transmittable up with DSLRs?"

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/DxOMark-Sensor/DxOMark-reviews/DxOMark-review-for-advanced-compacts

"Contrary to conventional wisdom, higher resolution really compensates for noise"

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/Insights/More-pixels-offsets-noise!

Yes there are a wide variety of lenses for DSLRs but they can be very expensive. Many DSLR owners never cover any more focal range than what the FZ 38 covers.

DSLRs are fantastic if youre very serious about photography, you have the financial resources to support it, are willing to invest the time to really learn photography and don't mind carrying a bag full of gear with you.

If you simply want a camera to capture some moments at family gatherings a basic point n shoot will be fine.

If you want point n shoot simplicity with the option of manual creative control a join camera will be fine.

Not everyone wants, needs or really should have a DSLR unless your primary concern is to impress others because you have one. For the average person a simple point n shoot is all they really need.

Heres an example
“How do you open up the battery case for photoshop sx110 is?
be specific”

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkvEaygkmhTp7bv9lD78xP4z5XNG;_ylv=3?qid=20100412125704AAuYjQP

If they cant even open the battery compartment how well would they do with a DSLR?

Edit:

Im amazed at the arrogance of DSLR owners on YA. As if their puny small crop sensors are absolutely where the line gets drawn for image quality. Get a grip. DSLRs arent the only cameras which take fantastic photos but the truth is too much of a blow to your egos. You want to make everyone who has a point n shoot or join camera feel like their cameras are worthless.

The phrase “point n shoot” has nothing to do with sensor sizes. Its an auto everything camera. You just “point n shoot”. Many of the DSLR users here on YA have nothing but point n shoots. They cant find their way past the on button to get any decent photos anyway.

Call these superzooms whatever you like. So long as they have the same options to set aperture, ISO, shutter speed and focus they arent point n shoots.

Get persons chips off your shoulders. The world doesnt revolve around your DSLRs.

Answer by Sound Labs
I hear public call these super zooms join cameras, but they are just point and shoots with huge lenses.

Super or megazooms use not only the same small image sensors that compacts use, but they use the very smallest image sensors found in compacts. This is done to get that extra zoom or the extra range. All the small image sensors found in compacts and megazooms deliver poor quality images.

Try and take a photo with any of these cameras in low light, even at an ISO 400 and you’ll see poor image quality.

dSLRs use sensors that are massive when you compare them. There are 4 well loved sizes for dSLRs, micro 4/3rds, APS-C, APS-H and full frame.

So it’s not just a matter of having lenses that are fixed, and life able to exchange lenses, it’s all about the sensor. Anyone that tells you different, doesn’t know what they are talking about, and they probably reckon that a megazoom is a kind of baby dSLR, and they probably don’t know that they have the same image sensor as a cheap compact. So that’s the difference. If you want a camera that’s has a massive zoom capability, but only delivers compact camera quality images, then go for a super or megazoom if that’s excellent enough for you.

If you want something with the the makings to deliver professional looking photos (in skilled hands) you need to step up to a dSLR or a mirrorless camera that isn’t technically a dSLR, but still has a dSLR sized image sensor.

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Answer by keerok
1. In zoom terms, the dSLR will be blown away by the superzoom (join) camera. The join wins. No contest. Remember, in zoom terms only.

2. Because zoom lenses are the worse type of lenses you may maybe maybe have (next to mirrors), you exchange the lens on dSLRs to use a better lens that can capture the picture you have in mind in a better way. There are different types of lenses based on angle of view, speed and distortion. Zoom lenses combine different capabilites collectively to the detriment of picture qulity.

3. I prefer getting the Sony. I’m guessing its digital sensor’s size is larger than the additional one. Larger sensor size makes picture quality better.

4. The user. The camera is just a tool.

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