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A ‘bridge’ (or ‘prosumer’) camera may be the answer. These offer many of the advanced controls of digital SLRs but in a smaller and less expensive body with a fixed lens. This lens may offer a very wide zoom range, perfect for photographers who want a single, ‘all-in-one’ camera. Additionally, because the lens is fixed, the interior is sealed and bridge cameras are immune to a problem that can affect digital SLRs – dust spots on the sensor.

This type of photographic equipment does have its downside, however. Bridge cameras use electronic viewfinders which are not as clear and sharp as the optical viewfinders in digital SLRs. Furthermore, bridge camera sensors are much smaller – the same size as those in compact digital cameras – so you cannot expect the image quality to be as good as that you would get when using an SLR.