What does SLR stand for when buying a digital SLR camera?Single Lens Reflex Single-lens Reflex.
This style of camera has a mirror apparatus so that when you look through the viewfinder, you are actually seeing *exactly* what the lens sees. When you take the picture, the mirror rotates to allow the light from the lens to hit the film (CCD for digital). This is good for professional photography, but not so good for casual photography, as it means you won't be able to use the LCD screen to frame your shot. Oh I thought this was a question about the McMerc SLR.
Evidently not. In camera terms it means Single Lens Reflex. single lense reflex SLR means...Single Lens Reflex It stands for Single Lens Reflex.
These kinds of cameras only use a single lens to see the picture you are taking as it will be actually recorded.
In other words, what you see in the viewfinder is what you get in the picture. Singl lens reflex. You look through the same lens as the
camera apperture! It is Single Lens Reflex.
It means that what you see on the screen/viewfinder is the actual view down the lens, not through a secondary lens in front of the view finder. single lens reflex Single Lens Reflex Single lens reflex, i.e. you look thru the lens of the camera. when you take a photo the mirror locks up to record on the sensor. Single Lens Reflex. It means that it is a camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. A mirror reflects the image from the lens to the viewfinder. When the shutter button is pressed, the mirror flips out of the way and the shutter opens. single lens reflex self loading rifle single-lens reflex
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_sin... single lens reflex, when you look through rhe viewfinder you see the exact image that you are taking It's still SINGLE LENS REFLEX. As other answers tell you it stands for Single Lens Reflex. Single Lens refers to the fact that the camera has no separate viewfinder. Both setup and shooting are done through the only glass on the camera i.e. the one lens. Point and shoot cameras with separate viewfinders may be referred to as a twin lens camera.
Reflex refers to the mirror apparatus that reflects light from the lens to the eyepiece. This hangs down in front of the shutter and shows the photographer what the picture will look like. At the instant that the shutter is pressed this mirror flips up or "reflexes" out of the way of the shutter allowing light to pass to the film/sensor.
Thus the combined term Single Lens Reflex. the acronym is correct.
Note a few exceptions, corrections:
you don't see exactly what is being shot, usually you see about 90%. The file/sensor will be slightly larger so you are capturing more than you see.
Some digital SLR do not have a moving mirror. for example the Olympus D10 or D20 have a semi transparent mirror that sends some of the light to the finder, some of the light to the sensor. so you can actually frame with the lcd or the finder.
other types of camera : -1-point and shoot, where you frame through a separate optics, which means if you use filters you don't see the same results. also you cannot preview the depth of field: close the lens to the aperture you will use for the photo, so you can see what is sharp and what is not.
-2- twil lens reflex: two identical lenses with gears so that they focus together you frame through one and take the photo with the other.
usually SLR have removable lenses, some don't, like the olympus D20.
Some point hand shoot have removable lenses like some leica or voiglander. the lens is sold with the finder and you attach it on top of the camera.
Pro typically use SLR as the offer great picture quality (with the right lens) and are versatile as you can change lens, use the same lens on multiple cameras etc. single lady remmber well it would be single lens reflex..if it has a mirror and not a sensor! a dcam isnt a SLR... the salesmen decided it was, so we would relate to "old 35mm technology" when they were selling it to us...
maybe it ought to be single lens removable... Dcam SLR's have interchangeable lenses... ordinary Dcams dont, they have a single fixed lens..and not one of them has a mirror! Single lens reflex standard lux reflectometer | 