>>2790977>So what are the pros and cons of mirrorless vs compact point and shoot?Mirrorless is generally used to refer to 'mirrorless, interchangeable lens' cameras, technically everything that isn't a DSLR or SLR is mirrorless.
These will generally be more advanced cameras than a compact. They will have more features, a bigger optical sensor (meaning better resolution, better low-light performance and wider dynamic range) and the ability to change your lens out to whatever best suits what you're shooting (do you want a wide-angle for landscape shots, a supertelephoto for distant wildlife, a wide aperture for low-light?).
The downside is that they're bigger; both the camera itself and the lenses. This is especially true for telephoto and zoom lenses. A lightweight mirrorless camera with a prime (fixed focal length) pancake lens won't be too much bigger than your average compact camera but it'll be less flexible, fixed focal length means no zoom.
What makes me hesitate from recommending a compact camera is that I don't know how much better they are than phone cameras these days. They used to be a lot better but phone companies have thrown a lot of money into closing the gap.
>Cameras become necessary to ... do wildlifeAgain, depends on your standards I guess.
I'm happy with pic rel.
