Digital Commons at Penn State

The major feature that separates this camera from point-and-shoot cameras is the amount of picture information it captures. Inside every digital camera is a chip that captures the picture. In this group of cameras, the quality and size of that chip increases. These cameras have very accurate and detailed chips, some that even rival the quality of film. Many of these cameras offer manual and automatic exposure control, and include an optical zoom lens, LCD screen, and flash sync connection.