What is an SLR digital Camera? How does it differ from a normal digital one?

Question

What is an SLR digital Camera? How does it differ from a normal digital one?

Answer 1

The answer is in the name SLR. Single Lens Reflex. The image you see in the viewfinder is that which is seen by the lens and projected via a prism to the viewfinder. Other types of camera are what was once refered to as rangefinder cameras in that the lens isn't connected to the viewfinder and scenes/views are gathered by the lens and the photographer gets an interpretation of the view via the viewfinder or screen at the back of the camera.

Answer 2

Read this - it explains it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens...

It basically ensures that what you see through the viewfinder is really what you get.

Answer 3

Simply but a DSLR is much bigger,has interchangeable lenses and flashes, takes bettor pictures and usually cost more.For many situations a DSLR is just to big and I will take a point and shoot camera.

Answer 4

SLR cameras let you see through lens by a viewfinder. The mirror behind the lense reflects the image back to the viewfinder, and when you press the shutter release button, the mirror flips away to reveal a sensor and the picture is taken.

SLR differs from point-and-shoot from the option to use manual controls. They give you total control of how you want to compose your picture. You can control the depth of field and amount of light entering by changing the aperature, and you can freeze motion or blur it by setting the shutter sheed. But for people not familiar with manual controls, there is a auto function and you can snap pictures just as easily as a normal camera. Another major difference is that the shutter lag on an SLR is almost non existant compared to a point and shoot which can take a few seconds to finally capture a picture. SLR cameras have better photo quality because of the sensor size. I have heard somewhere that the sensor on a point-and-shoot is 1/16th the size of an SLR. The bigger the sensor, the bigger each pixel, and the better it can absorb light. So SLR cameras are 100 times better in low light situation.  

Answer 5

i know what SLR means it mean single lens reflex  

Answer 6

By "normal digital" I'll assume you mean a point-and-shoot (P&S).

The main difference that people associate with SLRs is that you can change the lenses on them.

However there are many other differences. Some of these are:

- Much larger (~15x larger) sensor on an SLR than on a P&S. This results in less noise in the image.

- Much faster startup and less shutter lag on the SLR (measured in milliseconds instead of seconds).

- Full manual control over things like shutter speed and aperture. Some high-end P&Ss have this feature too.

- Larger and heavier body than most P&S.

- Pictures taken through the viewfinder instead of on the LCD (although the newest SLRs allow you to use the LCD).