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L
ens
Sensor or
Film
Shutter
Camera
Body
Focal
Length
• Viewfinder separate from lens (better to use LCD on digital)
• Actual image (as exposed) is not quite the same as in the viewfinder
• Much simpler design than SLRs.
SLR Anatomy
Mirror
(Pentaprism)
Focusing
Screen
Viewf
inder
Light
LCD
Path
Screen
(Digital)
Mirror Lens
Sensor or (flips
Film up)
Shutt
er
Camera
Body
Focal
Length
• Through-the-lens (TTL) viewing (works like a periscope)
• Actual image (as exposed) is shown in the viewfinder
• Mirror flips up when the shutter release is pressed, exposing the sensor (and blacking
out the viewfinder)
• “Reflex” comes from the use of the mirrors in the viewfinder system.
About The Cards
Compact S Mi x
Flash D niSD D
•No worries about film fading over time; digital images last for
as long as your storage media doesn’t die on you
•Less storage space – no physical shelves to keep stacking
Disadvantages Of Digital
•
•Very different workflow – requires skill with computers and
software, knowledge of color management and printing, web,
email, etc.
•Easy to lose images – memory cards can become corrupted
in-camera; photos are scattered all over your computer; hard
drives die
•Slow – camera is locked up once the buffer is filled until the
images are completely written to the card
•Shutter delay (point-and-shoot)