| If you don't know what a digital SLR camera is, you're | | | | What I'm trying to say is that digital SLR's are versatile |
| not the only one. In most cases, people know only | | | | cameras. |
| about compact digital cameras, since those are used | | | | When you have a digital SLR camera, you can take |
| by most amateurs. In this article, I'll try helping you a bit, | | | | photos of anything you want, and the photos will be |
| by offering some information about digital SLR | | | | great each time. |
| cameras and how they work. | | | | The digital SLR mechanics |
| Just like cell phones have inundated our lives, small | | | | Here I'll try to explain a bit how a digital SLR camera |
| compact cameras are everywhere now. It's not the | | | | works. |
| same with digital SLR cameras, which were used only | | | | 1. After the light goes through a lens, it hits the mirror |
| by professionals until a few years ago. | | | | 2. Then the light is sent on a focusing screen |
| What's great about the quick advancement of | | | | 3. After the focusing screen, the light goes to the |
| technology is that the cost of buying a digital SLR has | | | | pentaprism (a block of glass) |
| decreased a lot, and their prices are similar with those | | | | 4. From the block of glass, the light goes to the |
| of compact cameras in the high end. Since more | | | | viewfinder so you can see it. |
| people can buy them now, they also need to know | | | | 5. Taking a photo means that the mirror is flipping, with |
| more about how they work. | | | | the shutter opening and exposing the sensor to the |
| The definition of a SLR | | | | light. |
| The meaning of the SLR acronym is Single Lens | | | | Basically, this means that you get exactly what you |
| Reflex. | | | | see. You can adjust the focus and compose the |
| While you know what SLR means, you probably don't | | | | image by using a viewfinder. |
| have any idea what it actually does. | | | | While you would hope that you get the exact image |
| 1. The output of the lens is what you actually see | | | | that you see in a viewfinder, in most cases you will get |
| 2. You're able to chance the digital SLR lenses | | | | something completely different. |
| 3. The photo quality is much better because of the | | | | Reading the reviews that come with digital SLR |
| large image sensors | | | | cameras will fill your ears with information about |
| 4. The lag time is almost zero, so action photography is | | | | viewfinder brightness and coverage. |
| done easily. | | | | |