Is this considered a DSLR camera? I am taking a photography workshop, and a DSLR camera is required.
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Yes, it's a great camera but don't overpay (no more than $400). You could also look into the canon rebels.
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Absolutely Digital Single Lens Reflex. I got it for a "better reference photo camera" for my artwork...but, found out it's getting people wanting to buy prints from my photos. It's great. And one of the best for being 8 years old. ;)
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Yes. It can be a fairly complex camera, but can be used in the automatic mode , which makes it usable for beginners.
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No, this is a point-and-shoot, fixed lense not an SLR. It just has the look of an SLR.
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It is supposed to be as described in the book "Nikon D3200 For DUMMIES". But you will need a VERY good tripod for ANY time lapse photography, camera or camcorder.
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No, it's a bridge camera, has many features that a slr camera does. But, has a fixed lens, and usually a smaller sensor. This one isn't bad at all, I'm very pleased with it. Just have to understand, it isn't a $1000.00 camera.
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In my opinion, yes. Use a flash. This camera works so well that I gave my Nikon dsr to my son.
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The photos are very sharp. Much better than a standard point and shoot. Does it match DSLR?- don't know as I have not done the comparison. I would estimate that it is near an average DSLR in sharpness. Overall I have been very impressed with the performance.
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No, but I would not recommend this camera. The pictures always turned out blurry. If you read other reviews, they would agree with that.
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I think it's great. It's made me a much better amateur photographer. As far as how current it is, this is the first DSLR I've had any experience with. I have no reference point from which to judge if it's outdate or not.
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No it's not. It's hardly compatible even with Canon. Of the 3 units I've owned only 1 would function properly with Canon DSLR's. Even though I suspect the dealer just sent me back the same unit when I returned unit #2
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I apologize for taking so long to respond to this - it got lost in my Inbox. Yes, I would highly recommend this as a great beginner camera. Spend a bit of time and study the manual and practice with the different settings, and you will be amazed at the pictures you take!
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Possibly an aftermarket one, but the included camera is pretty poor all around, if you plan on doing some decent photography this isn't a good model
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I can't speak to a dslr camera but I ran it on a Canon HD camcorder and it worked GREAT! Highly recommend.
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You need yo review no the camera's manual. I bought this and works fine. :)
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It's not digital, but it's a great camera. If you're special finally looking for dslr this won't work for you
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I haven't used this camera in a while, but from what I remembered it handled it self pretty well in low light conditions. It depends a lot on the light that is available. I am assuming you're looking to rent the camera because of it's size, but if size is not an issue, there are probably better DSLR's out there that handle low light conditions better in terms of speed and ISO performance. But, for its size the Ricoh does a really good job in low light conditions.
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Yes it is.. I have this camera and I like everything about it.. beats many dslr cameras