Is this a compact camera that great for a beginner coming up from point and shoot cameras?
76570
Yes, the perfect camera to transition from a point and shoot. Allows you to do so much more!
1681729
It is about as good as your are going to get without investing a huge amount of money (8-10k). Might need a monopod too. New D750 or other high performing low light DSLR is also advisable.
1612403
Sandra, that's what I did -- went from a small Panasonic point-and-shoot to the K-30. I've had the camera for several months now and while I'm still learning, I've gotten quite comfortable with it. The manual is very good and the controls make sense. It's a very different experience, not least because of the size, but I'm glad I decided to buy it. As others noted, you can start with it on auto and experiment at your own pace. The weather sealing is very liberating, so if you decide to get it, I would recommend getting one of the weather-resistant lenses. Good luck!
1186022
Its a good camera for novice photographers. If you have experience, there are better buys.
1603521
The SL1 is a great little camera. I am a professional photographer, and this little gem is my personal camera. It is wonderful for portraits, action shots, and the video mode is so easy to switch to. It is much lighter than my professional camera which was the main reason I purchased it. If you whether you shoot manually or set it to auto I think you will be pleased with this camera. :)
300739
It's very good compact camera. It has pop-up flash. As all compact camera it's not specifically designed for night shooting. If night shooting is very important, go to the more powerful SLR cameras. They have bigger sensors and can use external flash
1015987
The x10 is a great compact camera, nodoubt. For me though it boils down to this: I have a "better" camera than the Fuji X10 and the Canon S100 and it sits on a shelf due to it's size. What I need is a full manual capable camera with a good lens and decent sensor that fits in my shirt pocket. The X10, while a very nice camera, has a protruding lens rather than a fully recessed one while off. This makes is not shirt pocket friendly, but only jacket pocket friendly. I have gone that route in the past and those sit on the shelf too. To me the primary advantage of the S100 is that it is shirt pocket friendly, has a useful (though certainly not great) zoom ability, full auto to full manual and everything between, a great lens, a solid sensor and reasonably good speed and ease of use. It's just a solid camera in a compact P&S body. Many other cameras qualify as 'solid cameras', but very few can get that qualification and still qualify as shirt pocket friendly.
839106
Absolutely! I bought this camera back 2010 for a photography class I was taking and it worked out great for both automatic and manual shots. The camera will come set to be a point and shoot, but some simple setting changes in the menus will have you in manual mode in no time.
2256504
The Sony RX100 is the best compact around for the time being (and you can now go for the RX100 II for which they added some nice and useful goodies) if not considering kind of compact cameras with fixed lenses with a fixed focal distance (no zoom) as the Nikon Coolpix A. But if the image quality of the RX100 is not enough for you, forget about compact cameras and try with a semi-compact with a bigger sensor, for example, something as the Sony NEX 7. If that does not still fulfill your expectations, you can always go for a full-frame or you could spend about 7.000 U$S and update to the Pentax 645D (which is a medium format camera). You can always check and compare camera sensor ratings done (benchmarked) by DxOMarks for different cameras, at this site http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Ratings
1003727
It is a great camera for beginner. You have to put some effort in learning it, read manual and get a good book, Dave Busch , dummies book, etc. you won't out grow 7100. 5200 is great camera, but only if your budget is limited id say get 5200. 7100 is perfect consumer/ next to pro level short of getting FX BODY like D600/610.
192596
My opinion is this would be a excellent camera for a starter. It has all the features of a proffesional camera at a low price.
870407
I think so; it's a great camera that takes awesome pictures and has so many accessories in the package deal! I've been recommending it to people I know already! Just make sure to have it shipped to a physical address in order to get the free shipping :)
1124169
Yes! I like the fact it is compact with all the features of my 35mm Canon or Minolta. I have always used a film loaded camera; so, I am still learning about my new camera.
1433092
It was a OK camera, however the E500 is a better one. I upgraded my to E510 the semi-professional and still have it and have not changed it for the purposes. However, if you want a beginners SLR then get the E300.
96490
hello... this camera is a wonderful camera, but it's more like my pocket camera. I also own a Canon SX30IS which is a superb camera, not quite the DSLR but comes pretty close. I love Canon as a brand overall and also the fact that you can swipe memory cards and keep the same pictures regardless of which camera you took them with. Both of them are great cameras and are capable of taking wonderful pictures, it's pretty hard for me to say which one is my favorite. Again, it's a personal choice. I can't give you more advice since i'm a beginner in picture taking, but these 2 have made it pretty easy to get on my hobby. Good luck with your new purchase! hello... this camera is a wonderful camera, but it's more like my pocket camera. I also own a Canon SX30IS which is a superb camera, not quite the DSLR but comes pretty close. I love Canon as a brand overall and also the fact that you can swipe memory cards and keep the same pictures regardless of which camera you took them with. Both of them are great cameras and are capable of taking wonderful pictures, it's pretty hard for me to say which one is my favorite. Again, it's a personal choice. I can't give you more advice since i'm a beginner in picture taking, but these 2 have made it pretty... » Read More hello... this camera is a wonderful camera, but it's more like my pocket camera. I also own a Canon SX30IS which is a superb camera, not quite the DSLR but comes pretty close. I love Canon as a brand overall and also the fact that you can swipe memory cards and keep the same pictures regardless of which camera you took them with. Both of them are great cameras and are capable of taking wonderful pictures, it's pretty hard for me to say which one is my favorite. Again, it's a personal choice. I can't give you more advice since i'm a beginner in picture taking, but these 2 have made it pretty easy to get on my hobby. Good luck with your new purchase! « Show Less
597147
If you can afford it, get it. There is no such thing as "buying the crappy, just to learn" If I could I would own one.. Probably the only thing you can worry about is the size, some people don't like big cameras.
728407
It depends on what you are looking for. This is an excellent camera, I would recommend the entry level memory until you know what you need after using the device for a while.