An updated guide to modern digital camcorders: how recording formats evolved from tape to solid-state, current codecs and resolutions, key features to compare, and when a camcorder still makes sense compared with smartphones and mirrorless cameras.
A modern overview of wedding photography: roles, history from 19th-century portraits to digital and social-era practices, plus practical business and client tips.
The Canon 400D (Rebel XTi) was a 10MP entry-level DSLR from 2006 that remains a practical used camera for learning photography, offering an optical viewfinder and basic sensor cleaning but showing its age versus modern mirrorless models.
Bridge (superzoom) cameras still fill the role between compacts and interchangeable-lens systems, offering extreme zoom, sealed convenience, and modern electronic viewfinders.
Modern DSLRs retain the optical viewfinder, broad lens choice, and robust battery life that many photographers value, while offering current sensor performance, RAW workflows, and easy storage options.