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A bridge camera makes a fantastic alternative to your main camera when you don’t want to take your DSLR. Here we take a look at six of the best options available. I am not convinced I would buy a bridge camera as an alternative to my dslr, I think I would be constantly disappointed, I think I would buy a high end compact or csc camera, something that wasn’t trying to be a dslr but still offered excellent quality. I do know that people like the idea of bridge cameras so this is a useful article if you are in the market for one.

Best bridge camera: 01 Canon PowerShot SX60
Price: £400 / $549
Web: http://www.canon.com

Best bridge camera: 02 Fujifilm Finepix HS50 EXR
Price: £276 / $289
Web: http://www.fujifilm.com

Best bridge camera: 03 Nikon Coolpix P600
Price: £300 / $345
Web: http://www.nikon.com

see the rest and the reasons why here