What is a SLR camera?

Over the past few years in our lives a powerful flow burst into fashion for SLR cameras. As a rule, they have every third, every second has a digital camera similar in features with a mirror. But, nevertheless, many people are striving to buy a mirror camera, and in some cases this causes very noticeable difficulties. It is for this reason that we present this article to you so that you can at least superficially understand what a SLR camera is.

But before you go into such details, it is worthwhile to understand for yourself the whole need to purchase expensive equipment. What is it for people? Naturally, to make beautiful photos in better quality. For many, this is the absence of red eyes, blur, distortion and many other "ugliness". The advantages of better quality are still such factors as high-speed shooting, a huge list of manual settings. All this gives the owner of such a device scope for self-realization.

How to choose a camera? Mirror or digital? This is the main dilemma. On the one hand, we do not consider ourselves to be professional photographers, and therefore we are not going to buy an expensive camera, on the other hand, after a while it comes to understanding that the pictures could be better, and the device itself is about to be updated. There are cases when a person wants to professionally engage in photography and does not want to immediately buy an expensive device. The only thing that can be said about this is that nothing good comes out of this venture, that is, You will get a couple of bad habits and skills, which then will be very difficult to get rid of.

Very often people ask a question about what a SLR camera is. Many people do not understand the principle of the device and where the name came from. Mirror camera got its name thanks to the mirror, which displays the image from the lens, according to the periscope principle. It is worth noting that both the lens and the mirror are very fragile, and therefore the price of such a camera can reach sky highs. This is especially felt when it is a technique of a famous brand with very good technical characteristics.

In addition to confusion about who needs a camera, people are very often confused in the levels of professional instruments. I would like to say that all divisions into professional, semiprofessional devices and the like are nothing more than a marketing move. Although it is worth noting that in reality between the professional and amateur SLR camera there are differences only in the number of functions. Most often they remain unclaimed if the camera is in the hands of an amateur.

What is a SLR camera, we discussed with you. And now you should pay a little attention to one of the main criteria by which you choose a camera. The main one is related to the lens. It should be noted immediately: do not believe those who claim that the standard lenses are bad and they need to be changed immediately. Honestly, even after many years, many use the same devices. Naturally, if you plan to become a professional, then eventually you will understand what you lack in your lens and what additions you need to purchase.

Another important factor is the matrix. In simple terms, the matrix is the same negative, but only it is not printed, but immediately displayed on the screen. This effect is due to pixels. More specifically, these are the photosensitive cells of which the matrix consists. It must be remembered that the number of these pixels does not guarantee the quality of the photo. As a rule, pixels are calculated with the prefix "mega", and, most interesting, sellers are desperate to impose on the buyer the idea that the more of them, the better. In fact, you will have 10-12 to take photos worthy of higher awards. And then the situation becomes clear - the pixels are not important in the camera, but the physical size of the matrix. As a rule, the bigger it is, the more light it can absorb at a time, therefore, the brighter and better the picture will be.

Now we have derived a precise definition of what a mirror camera is, what major parts it consists of, and what should be paid attention to when buying. And that size is not as important as volume.

And now it's worth talking about which ones to take mirror cameras. Reviews on this topic are quite contradictory. But, nevertheless, it is enough just to list the brands that can and should be considered first.

• Canon;
• Nikon;
• Sony;
• Olympus;
• Pentax;
• Leica.

In addition, it should be noted that the first two items on the list are occupied by the most popular companies in most of the CIS and the former USSR. This is due to the fact that the choice of additional details, and the product line itself is much wider and cheaper than the rest.