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This is an excerpt from my Digital Photography Workshop module: Discover Your Camera; an Introduction to Digital Photography. It has been compiled by me to help aid you in understanding the various types & technologies of Digital Cameras available to you.
Types of Digital Cameras
Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR)
This camera is named for the reflexing mirror that allows you to frame the image through the lens prior to capturing the image. As light passes through the DSLR camera’s lens, it falls onto a reflexing mirror and then passes through a prism to the viewfinder. The viewfinder image corresponds to the actual image area, i.e. the user sees what the camera’s sensor does.
Most features on a DSLR are adjustable, allowing for greater control over the captured image. DSLR cameras allow the use of interchangeable lenses, meaning you can swap lenses of different focal lengths on the same camera body.
- Full-frame DSLR (Nikon FX 1x factor, Canon 1.3x APS-H factor)
- APS-C: Advanced Photo System type-C i.e. crop sensor (Nikon DX 1.5x factor, Canon 1.6x factor)
