Nikon SLR Cameras

What do you call these specific type of cameras?

Anna_beyonce
Anna_beyonce

These cameras that look like they have separate lenses but they don't
examples shown below
i just want to know is the a specific name for these type of cameras apart from calling them compact digital cameras etc

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Duncan S
Duncan S

They are called bridge cameras

Andrew
Andrew

They're bridge cameras.

Lacking the flexibility of SLRs, but too big to fit into a pocket, they, 'Bridge,' the gap between SLRs and compacts.

Jim A
Jim A

"Bridge Cameras" would be true. So called because they, technically speaking, fall between the
cheap point and shoot pocket toys and the upscale (consumer level) dslr cameras therefore creating a "bridge" between the two.

CiaoChao
CiaoChao

There are two types of these cameras. The Superzoom is a compact automatic camera, like a Nikon L120, it doesn't have any manual controls and is really just an ordinary camera in fancy clothing. The step up is a Bridge camera, outwardly these may look very similar but a bridge is designed for more serious photographers and will offer some degree of manual control.

Don't be fooled though, both the Superzoom and the Bridge camera look good but are in no way competitors to SLRs or large sensor MILCs.

NickP
NickP

You have most of the information, but I will add another point.

These "bridge" cameras do not have interchangeable lenses. The lens, usually a long reaching zoom, is permanently attached to the camera body. No lens can be added, except maybe filters. And Many bridge cameras don't even accept filters.

Izayaa
Izayaa

These are called Bridge cameras. They are called this because they are not your everyday Point-N-Shoot cameras that can fit in your pocket, but it's also not a DSLR, more expensive cameras that have interchangeable lens. It's like the position in between pocket cameras and DSLRs. They make a "BRIDGE". Lol. Get it? These can also be called Bridge Super Zooms, because their zoom is better than the average Point-N-Shoot.

Hope this helped!