OOOOHHHHH something for me to get my teeth into........ Bridge camera is what you're talking about, they are ok for a snapper that requires a little bit more, but for sports and weddings they just don't cut it... the issue is the size of the sensor the pixels are too small, so when you get to enlarge an image, it will grain out much sooner...... You would be MUCH better off looking at a proper digital SLR from one of the big companies i.e. Canon, Nikon, Pentax Olympus and Sony or Sigma. But be carefull, as 3 maybe 4 of the above use what is called a 4 thirds sensor, whilst bigger than a Compac