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Types of Video Camera

The document discusses three types of video cameras: consumer, prosumer, and professional. Consumer cameras have automatic settings and limited manual controls. Prosumer cameras have some manual controls like limited manual focus but integrated lenses. Professional cameras are fully customizable, with separate bodies and interchangeable lenses to give photographers absolute control over settings.

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Types of Video Camera

The document discusses three types of video cameras: consumer, prosumer, and professional. Consumer cameras have automatic settings and limited manual controls. Prosumer cameras have some manual controls like limited manual focus but integrated lenses. Professional cameras are fully customizable, with separate bodies and interchangeable lenses to give photographers absolute control over settings.

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Types of Video Camera

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•The three main terms are
“consumer,” “prosumer,” and
“professional.”
• consumer Digital Cameras
• Digital cameras which are designed to have basic functionality are called “consumer”
cameras. On consumer cameras, almost all functions are automatic, or what’s
affectionately known as “nannied”. Very few if any features can be manually set. Instead,
the user is presented with a selection of modes of operation, such as “Sunset”, “Sport”,
“Landscape” and of course “Auto” for all-environment shooting. Choosing one of these
modes sets a number of camera features to operate correctly for the general type of
photography being selected.
• On a consumer camera, there are usually only a few functions that can be manually set –
generally the setting for whether or not to use the flash, and the “close” focus setting
(usually usually by an icon which resembles a flower). It is very rare to see the ability to
set manual focus ability on a consumer digital camera, as that would be considered
“difficult” by the camera manufacturers.
Prosumer Digital Cameras

• The next level up from consumer is prosumer, a made-up word combining “professional” and
“consumer.” A prosumer camera is one which still fairly basic in terms of functionality, but
which exposes more features to the control of the user, who is assumed to be more capable of
making decisions about operating the camera.
• In most prosumer cameras you will get some manual focus ability. However, this is a limited
ability, because the range of focus is still limited due to the integrated camera lens which cannot
be switched out on most prosumer models. In addition, the manual focus is usually controlled
via means of a built-in menu rather than physically turning the lens in traditional fashion.
• Most people will get the functionality and desired picture quality they want from a digital
camera classified as prosumer. When shopping for a prosumer digital camera, most web
sites will openly use “prosumer” as the classification for being the “next step” above
consumer/basic.
Professional Digital Cameras

• All professional digital cameras usually have the following characteristics:


• Full body with removable lens
• Fully adjustable optical manual focus
• All features can be set to manual or automatic
• The components of a fully professional digital camera are separated purposely to allow
the photographer more options. The body contains all the inner workings and electronic
mechanisms. The lens is the actual camera lens that attaches to the body. Other items,
such as the flash, may be separate components. You may notice a metal connecting rail on
the top of the body for different types of flashes.
• Typically, professional digital cameras are not user-friendly by design. They are meant for
photographers who want absolute control over every aspect of their photos. While this
may sound good at first, pro digital cameras are not “point and shoot” like consumer or
prosumer cameras are. Granted, you can set up a professional camera to be “automatic”,
but the point of having a fully professional setup is to have full control (i.e. to set up
things manually).

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