5 Best Compact Cameras for Pro-Photographers


Bangalore: It’s a common desire of all pro photographers that they need D-SLR quality images in point-and-shoot because they doesn’t want to carry bulky SLR with set of lens and accessories like flash and filters.

To fulfill this pro shooters’ desire, camera makers have come up with some extraordinary cameras which has a larger image sensor than typical point-and-shoot in a bit same size. These advanced cameras provide sufficient manual control to play with aperture and shutter speed allowing the hard-core photographers do some creative work. But the major sacrifice is the speed of D-SLR than the alternatives cameras comes in mind. The alternatives of D-SLR comes in two category; one with larger size than traditional point-and-shoot compact camera and interchangeable-lens model (mirror-less compacts cameras) which gives SLR like manual controls with compactness. Here we have listed some extraordinary compact cameras for the advance shooters, have a look.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Price: 34,990

The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX100 is a point-and-shoot camera which comes with a huge 1 inch image sensor that delivers SLR quality images. It comes with 20.2 mega pixel CMOS image sensor and has a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 3.6x optical zoom. The image sensor is larger than the compact camera, a bigger sensor means sharper and improved low-light performance.

Furthermore it comes with high-resolution 3 inch LCD with a new feature called WhiteMagic that boost screen brightness. The company claims it can shoot up to 10 frames per second and can record Full HD 1080p video recording.

This camera offers the best compromise between sensor size and lens optics utilizing a large sensor of 1 inch size. The camera is slim and compact and offers consistent programmed modes, customizable buttons fast auto focus and good image quality. This camera appeals to photography enthusiasts and beginners too.