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:As I have provided a documented source for this use of "bridge camera" among English speakers, I'm reverting the edits back to what I have written. --[[User:Voxphoto|Vox]] 14:48, 23 April 2012 (PDT)
 
:As I have provided a documented source for this use of "bridge camera" among English speakers, I'm reverting the edits back to what I have written. --[[User:Voxphoto|Vox]] 14:48, 23 April 2012 (PDT)
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::On the selection of digital bridge cameras, I am still not completely satisfied, and want to look at that further. I'm not sure the sensor sizes of those models is really particularly larger than the typical compact model. --[[User:Voxphoto|Vox]] 14:51, 23 April 2012 (PDT)

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AI-Borg is a viewfinder camera. Had to remove the image from the article! U. Kulick 14:11, 23 April 2012 (PDT)

Canon G1 is a viewfinder camera. Had to remove the text from the article! U. Kulick 14:11, 23 April 2012 (PDT)

The December, 1991 issue of Petersen's Photographic magazine included a 51-page "Ultimate 35mm Buyer's Guide", beginning on page 79. Thirteen cameras were included with the heading "35mm Bridge Camera." They were the following (US-market names):
  • Canon Photura
  • Canon SS Mega Zoom 105
  • Chinon Genesis II
  • Chinon Genesis III
  • Fuji Discovery 3000 ZD
  • Konica Aiborg
  • Minolta Freedom Zoom 105i
  • Olympus IS-1
  • Olympus ISZ 330
  • Pentax IQZoom 105-R
  • Ricoh Mirai
  • Ricoh Mirai Zoom 3
  • Samsung AF-Zoom 1050
As you can see, this included a mix of viewfinder and ZLR type cameras. As the term "bridge camera" was understood in the US market, it included a variety of cameras that were all seen as more full-featured than a simple point & shoot, but with enough automation to be more widely acceptable to non-expert photographers (for example, my sister, who bought an IS-1).
As I have provided a documented source for this use of "bridge camera" among English speakers, I'm reverting the edits back to what I have written. --Vox 14:48, 23 April 2012 (PDT)
On the selection of digital bridge cameras, I am still not completely satisfied, and want to look at that further. I'm not sure the sensor sizes of those models is really particularly larger than the typical compact model. --Vox 14:51, 23 April 2012 (PDT)