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is the image quality worth the difference?

Ken Rockwell, on his website, has an informative article about this. He
maintains that the non-interchangeable-lens cameras are essentially ported
over from the manufacturers' video lineup, and that if one were to spend an
equal amount on a consumer digicam vs. a DSLR, the DSLR would give better
performance.

He writes, "Even the most expensive and exotic camera that is not a true SLR
is going to be slow and a pain to use. Many expensive digital cameras are
still just very complex point-and-shoot cameras that take way too long to do
anything."

I personally use a consumer digicam and it meets my needs. I still use 35mm
and MF when I require focal length lenses that are outside of my digicam's
zoom range, or when I want the higher resolution of film.

Here is the URL for the full article:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/2dig.htm