What kind of camera & settings?

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I've seen people take great pictures with holgas. (google them if you're unfamiliar). They're terrible cameras and rightly known for having bad optics and lenses, etc.

I choose (and am lucky enough to be be able to afford) to use a professional level DSLR because of the qualities of the equipment. DSLR's have interchangeable lenses, something i'm not aware any point and shoot does, they mostly have fixed lenses. Fixes lenses are fine if you're shooting a subject suitable for fixed lenses. I don't shoot that way, i shoot macro photography (true macro photography), I shoot people, still lives, animals, etc and I have a variety of lenses that allow me to do that.

I also use a DSLR because of the wonderful file type that is RAW. No interpolation (except for the color data and information because CCDs are inherently colorblind) gets into my image. If i under expose, fine. if i overexpose, fine. I can stitch images together, edit and remove, etc. RAW is a much more suitable file type. Not everyone understands how to work with RAW files, or has the software and not everyone needs it.

It really depends on the person and what they're shooting. All i'm saying is its not necessary to go out and buy the "NIKACANON RS40002" body for 5 digits, and then spend another 2 grand on lenses and accessories for your chosen system. Buy used or refurbed, buy new or lesser, it matters, but its not necessary.

Quality depends on system. I know i can get good quality images from my system because i've done it well over 4,000 times. It depends on sensor size, if you've got vibrations in your system, what you're taking a picture of and how its lit. its like a ton of different things that can affect how a picture will come out.

Hopefully that further explains what i said before, lol. wall of text.

And to the OP thank you for the comments

Yes you did explain it and you pretty much said it does matter on the camera. A point in shoot does not have the wide range of uses as a dslr due to the lenses that are offered with a dslr.

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Yes you did explain it and you pretty much said it does matter on the camera. A point in shoot does not have the wide range of uses as a dslr due to the lenses that are offered with a dslr.

except that if you don't need interchangeable lenses (etc), then you don't need a DSLR if you don't want one.

it really depends on the purpose you want to use your camera for. If you're taking pictures of snakes or people or flower still lives, etc you don't need the interchangable lenses. A fixed lens on some coolpix point and shoot will be fine. I dont own a point and shoot at this time but if i did i'd take example pictures. I think that jpman pretty much covered that though.