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Our comprehensivelistingofkeyspecificationsforcamerasandlenses

Cameras

Interchangeable-lenscameras

comeintwotypes:DSLRs

withopticalviewfinders,

andmirrorlessmodels with

electronic viewing

Viewfinder

Thebiggestdifference

betweenDSLRsand

mirrorlesscameras

is thatthelatteruse

electronic,ratherthan

opticalviewfinders.

They’remorepower

hungry,butcan

displaymore

informationandshow

exactlyhowyour

pictures will turn out.

Lensmount

Eachcamerabrand

usesitsownlens

mount,andmirrorless

camerasusedifferent

lensestoDSLRseven

fromthesamebrand.

However,mirrorless

modelscanoftenuse

DSLRlensesviaa

mount adapter.

Sizeandweight

Mirrorlessmodelstend

tobesmallerand

lighterthanDSLRs,

andnotjustthe

camerasthemselves,

buttheirlenssystems,

too.However,there’s

stilla widerchoice

oflensesavailable

for DSLRs.

Controls

Entry-levelcameras

tendtohavesimple,

easy-to-understand

controls,whilemore

expensivemodelsadd

lotsofbuttonsand

dialstogivequick

access to settings.

Handgrip

DSLRstraditionally

haverelativelylarge

handgrips,whilemany

mirrorlessmodelshave

muchsmallergrips

tokeepsizedown.

However,somecan

acceptaccessorygrips

toimprovehandling

with larger lenses.

ALMOSTallseriousphotographers

prefertousecameraswith

interchangeablelenses,asthisgives

thegreatestdegreeof creative

flexibility.Atonetime,thismeant

digitalsingle-lensreflex(DSLR)

cameras,butthesehavenowbeen

joinedbymirrorlesscompact

systemcameras(CSCs)thatuse

electronicviewfinders.Previously,

theselaggedbehindDSLRsin some

respects such as autofocus. But the

latestmodelshavenarrowedthe

gapconsiderably,andaretrue

alternativestoDSLRs,offeringthe

sameimagequalityandcreative

options.Cameramanufacturers

offera rangeof models,from

simple,relativelyinexpensive

beginner-friendlydesignsthrough

tosophisticatedprofessional

models.In themiddleof therange

you’llfindenthusiastcameraswith

more advanced control layouts.

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cameras

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