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Subtle Differences Between DSLR's and Point-and-Shoots

I've purchased a new point and shoot camera: a canon powershot sx 110is. I was getting frustrated with the lack of zoom range of my powershot 590is, so I decided to upgrade to canon's lowest "high end" point-and-shoot camera. A G11 would have been nice, or for that matter, one of the new micro 4/3 cameras, but I don't have the money right now to get one. And I don't need a powerful point-and-shoot anyway, just one that's small enough to be portable but has a zoom range that makes it flexible while still having manual controls. The sx 110is fit the bill. I was looking through some Flickr photos taken by users of the sx 110is and there were some comments about the camera that I found interesting. A lot of the users said the sx 110is was the closest camera they've come to having a DSLR . And others said they decided on the sx 110is as an alternative to a DSLR . I used to think this way. Before I got my Canon Rebel XT , I was considering a "