The dilemma between choosing a Canon or Sony camera. Is it the photographer's new confusion?

Do you still stay at home and enjoy working from home?

By the way, do you also still stick with Canon DSLR cameras or choose mirrorless cameras from Sony? Maybe you will switch from Canon or Nikon and use Sony to make still photos and videos. Then what is your reason for surviving or switching from a DSLR camera, to a mirrorless camera or Micro Four Thirds?

The photographers, especially beginners who want to seriously pursue photography as a new profession or serious hobby, usually will have a great confusion to choose between Canon or Nikon camera. 

If Nikon or Canon enthusiasts meet when hunting photos in the wilderness, or during important news coverage among a crowd of journalist photographers, they will debate seriously about the greatness of each camera. 

Which one is more exciting? Sony or Canon? (sonyalpharumors.com)

However, if you observe among the millennial generation or Z being gathered while hunting photos or meet virtually in social media, it seems the debate about Canon VS Nikon cameras is no longer dominant.

Young people are not only preoccupied with talking about their choices about a new smartphone, which now greatly highlights the camera features, it turns out they are also very open to choosing a mirrorless camera, not just fascinated with DSLR cameras. As understood, the older generation certainly boasts more SLR or DSLR cameras, even analog cameras that still have many fans.

Unlike most senior photographers or professionals, the new generation of digital camera hobbyists apparently consider Sony's mirrorless cameras as the primary choice besides Panasonic, Olympus, Nikon or Fujifilm. It seems that Hasselblad or Leica is not the most popular choice, because it is so expensive that it will be kept in their minds as a dream if they become billionaires.

There are many reasons to choose or switch from a DSLR camera or choose a Sony mirrorless camera or another brand as the main camera in the bag of novice photographers, even true enthusiasts who make photography as their hobby or livelihood as a professional photographer. The reason they say is sometimes so blurry, like when you see the background of a bokeh portrait.

There are interesting things that may not be too well known about the history of Canon and Sony cameras. It is true that Canon as a camera manufacturer is more senior than Sony.

Quoted from the famous digitaltrends.com website, it turns out that Sony didn't start with film. Its first camera was the analog, but electronic, Mavica. The company then waited several years before launching the CyberShot series - still a designation for Sony compact cameras - in 1996. Have you ever used a Mavica camera?

Still, confused to choose between Canon VS Sony? (pinterest.com)

Marc Schultz, the famous photography writer on petapixel.com, tells an interesting experience. In Marc's writings in March 2018, he explained the reasons for switching from Canon to Sony cameras. "I was also starting to get more into video projects, which is where Sony mirrorless cameras seemed to really excel over Canon, and while offering a wider range of features and functions. Plus I was wanting a more lightweight camera setup that would be easier to carry around for capturing still photos while traveling overseas."

Marc's reason at that time was indeed right and reasonable because Canon wasn't too serious about developing mirrorless. Canon is very focused on developing its DSLR series and pocket cameras. Meanwhile before 2018, Olympus and Panasonic were very serious about developing and marketing MFT (Micro Four Thirds camera) cameras, with various lenses. 

Many people are amazed because there is a small-sized camera, and of course lighter, it turns out that you can easily change lenses like a DSLR camera. Lately, Canon and Nikon are very serious design and launch a new mirrorless camera. 

For young people, Sony is also known to have a variety of products, which seem intended to be connected to one another. That's why digitaltrends.com wrote the following sites:

Sony’s electronics arguably cross more categories than other camera companies, with the Sony name stamped on everything from video game systems to TVs, headphones, smartphones, and robots. And yes, Sony has a line-up of camcorders and professional cinema cameras, too. 

Do you also have a unique experience with this trend? Or you insist to stick with a DSLR camera, either Canon or Nikon. You are not tempted to convert to another "religion" called Sony.

 

The Man Behind the Gun, a classic film that was produced in 1953. (filmaffinity.com)

The photographers of the older generation, even the new enthusiast still believes wholeheartedly that a DSLR camera or analog remains the top choice for art and their professional activities in the field of photography. 

Maybe you have more confidence in the old tropes, that when you're hunting or when a soldier on the battlefield, your weapons are not the most important, but because of the man behind the gun. It might be true, that no matter how sophisticated the camera you use to make portraits, landscape photos or great videos - the most important thing is how you master your camera both technically and creatively.

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Panasonic Lumix FZ200 a megazoom camera

Whether you're looking for a megazoom camera? If you do not want to be bothered when going on holiday or for everyday needs, then there is now a megazoom camera from Panasonic. This factory has developed a well-FZ series. Panasonic now comes with the Panasonic Lumix FZ200. The FZ200 has secured the class win as best mega zoom bridge camera.  Thanks to a good set of photo and video, a fast autofocus and rapid series of pictures.  You'll get better image quality. Thanks to superior equipment and blistering performance.

Panasonic Lumix FZ200 could be considered, if you want to be prepared with a compact camera for any places and situation equal emphasis on photo as video. The fast lens has advantages in low-light situations and at telephoto. Then, thanks to the continuous intensity shorter shutter speeds or low light sensitivity are possible. This is a great improvement compare to previous FZ150.

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At least eight years not know what in the fast-paced Internet age may be considered an eternity. That has never happened before! Panasonic FZ 200 is a megazoom camera with a continuous speed of 1:2.8 - both in wide angle at 25 mm and 24-fold increase at 600 mm (according to small picture).

An impressive 24X zoom

The FZ200 is the successor to the FZ150, as the affordable alternative remains in the range. The light intensity is the key innovation, is still the 24x zoom. The lens quality, Panasonic has in hand: almost no distortion, low edges (vignetting) and overall good value for the chromatic aberrations (chromatic aberration). Towards the margins can be the focus for about ten percent - this is something worse than FZ150, but still in the green. The optical Image Stabilizer allows safe hands-free design selection also at maximum telephoto.

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While main rival Sony is now at 18 megapixels, the twelve megapixel Panasonic remains reliable, as in the FZ150. The sensor has been revised yet. This sensor should be more sensitive and enable faster signal processing. He also supports light sensitivity up to ISO 6400. Better photos delivers the image sensor is not. The bottom line  the FZ200 remains in image quality two scoring points off the FZ150.

There are two reasons. It weighs most heavily the maximum resolution at ISO 100. We only measure edge sharpness of 1,044 pairs of lines per picture height. Even less, only six cameras from the leader board deliver close to Panasonic FZ150 models (sorted by min. Resolution at ISO 100). By comparison, the FZ150 it brings to 1,222 pairs of lines. With increasing light sensitivity allows for the resolution, the distance between FZ200 and FZ150 but similar. At open aperture the FZ200  almost 200 line pairs more.

 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 equpipped 3-inch display with a sharp display and swivel capability. There are 18 scene modes, aperture priority and aperture priority mode and a manual mode. The desired mode is selected via the handy dial. You can capture panoramic images using the FZ200 by pivoting away, but not in the huge size that offers by Sony HX200V. Burst activate with its own key. In full resolution photos are twelve possible in one second. With continuous focus adjustment halved that number and at reduced resolution to 2.5 megapixels, up to 60 frames per second.

Fast autofocus

The zoom is controlled with a lever on the top or a rocker on the lens.  The autofocus you can use in different modes: easy sharpening or continuously pursuing. Size and position of the measuring field are variable. In the test, the autofocus reacted very swiftly and so completely suitable for snapshots. There are two format storage in this camera, you can choose between JPEG and RAW.

Sharp viewfinder.

For image control you can rely on the screen or the viewfinder. The display has a high enough resolution for a clear display and can be pivoted in two directions. The viewfinder is also a high resolution, which represents a significant improvement over the Panasonic Lumix FZ150. However, the viewfinder opening remains quite small.

If you want to make a film or video, then you can rely on this camera. You shoot Full HD resolution at 50 frames per second. As storage formats are AVCHD and MP4 for selection. Stereo sound is coming from the internal microphone or a separate floating micro. To record, you have the choice between a fully automatic or manual in PASM modes. The zoom is nice and quiet during the recording.

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The price of this camera is around 420 Euro. Panasonic FZ200 is perfect for the holidays, and a great choice to take pictures of sport events, photographing the animal’s activities in the jungle or safari parks, family events such as birthday parties, weddings, and when you hold a business trip, and so on.

Before you decide to choose the Panasonic FZ200, you can compare it with the Nikon Coolpix S9300, Sony RX-100, Olympus SH-25MR or Panasonic Lumix TZ30 and Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. This entire camera are similar to the Panasonic FZ200, which all of them has a long zoom range (megazoom). All the cameras mentioned earlier is the right choice for you who do not want the hassle that brings digital SLR cameras or mirrorless camera because you have to replace the lens if you want to capture distant objects, then immediately had to change lenses when you see interesting objects in front of your eyes. Of course the Panasonic Lumix FZ200 is perfect if you wanted to be conveniently when you are traveling to faraway places.

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