What is the difference between Digital Camera and Compact Digital Camera?

[aisajib]

Even in market listing, I found that Digital Camera (Point-and-Shoot) and Compact Digital Camera are different categories. But I really don't understand the differences. Can anyone describe them for me?

[OsmosisStudios]

Where? It could just be a particular market marking things oddly.

[aisajib]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

Where? It could just be a particular market marking things oddly.

I find it almost everywhere on the net. I can't look up now, though. Very tired.

[Deleted]

It's the form factor of the body;
Digital camera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[inkista]

Digital just means it's a camera that uses a sensor instead of film.

Digital compact is just another way of saying "point and shoot".

[aisajib]

I get it.

[Deleted]

I wasn't clear now that I re-read my reply, sorry.

A super zoom or bridge camera is still a point and shoot but not a compact. The term Digital Camera is often used to categorize anything outside of an SLR in the big box stores. The truth is just as inkista said, anything that uses a sensor instead of film is a digital camera including our DSLR's. A compact has the smallest form factor of them all. Not all point and shoots with SLR style bodies are super zooms or have the functionality of bridge cameras, but they are too big to fit within the form factor of compact cameras. The compact term defines the cameras that have some of the smallest sizes.

[aisajib]

Originally Posted by Deleted

I wasn't clear now that I re-read my reply, sorry.

A super zoom or bridge camera is still a point and shoot but not a compact. The term Digital Camera is often used to categorize anything outside of an SLR in the big box stores. The truth is just as inkista said, anything that uses a sensor instead of film is a digital camera including our DLSR's. A compact has the smallest form factor of them all. Not all point and shoots with SLR style bodies are super zooms or have the functionality of bridge cameras, but they are too big to fit within the form factor of compact cameras. The compact term defines the cameras that have some of the smallest sizes.

Now I am satisfied and convinced. I knew compact had some meaning of its own. Now I know what it is. Thank you so much for sharing.

[eyalg]

I wrote a blog entry about the differences in digital camera types:
Don’t Panic! | Digital Camera Finder
You're invited. I hope it makes sense to you.

[aisajib]

Originally Posted by eyalg

I wrote a blog entry about the differences in digital camera types:
Don’t Panic! | Digital Camera Finder
You're invited. I hope it makes sense to you.

Thanks for your response. You got a great blog out there.