CANON EOS M50 EF-M / SONY ALPHA 3000
This is the camera we're going to use this semester!
It is a compact, interchangeable lens, mirrorless camera.
Mirrorless Cameras
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Works without a reflex mirror.
The sensor is directly exposed to light. This generates a live preview of your scene directly to the electronic viewfinder.
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Compact.
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Electronic viewfinder. Offer real-time previews of exposure and contrast. It's easier to be certain of your exposure while taking the shot.
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Have a shorter battery life because their electronic viewfinders require battery power.
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Have a smaller sensor which makes them less suited for low light situations.
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Offer more image stabilization. Since they do not have a mirror mechanism, there is a lower likelihood of getting shaky images.
DSLR Cameras
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In a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera, a mirror is used to bounce light to the viewfinder and sensor.
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Relatively bulky.
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Have an optical viewfinder, which enables the photographer to literally see through the camera lens in real time. However, this also means that a DSLR camera user must take a photo and then examine it to make sure their exposure is correct.
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Have a longer battery life because they have an optical viewfinder.
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Have a larger sensor and work better in low light situations.
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Have more moving parts because of the mirror mechanism.
We're going to shoot on the RAW + jpeg mode so that you have a smaller file to work with as well.
We're also going to be working with COMPRESSED RAW files so that you have more manageable files to work with at home. Note that this decreases the bit depth and allows less information to work with in post-production.
Bit depth specifies how much information is available for each pixel in an image. The more bits of information per pixel, the more values are possible and the more accurate tonal representation can be achieved.