DSLR Cameras Explained

What are DSLR Cameras?

 DSLR  stands for digital single-lens reflex camera, and if you carry on reading you'll find out exactly why they are better than your standard general cameras you would come across.

 What are Megapixels in DSLRs?

Just like the standard digital cameras you can find, DSLRs have sensors that take the image, before the image then gets put onto the memory card.
DSLR sensors are in the flesh bigger than the sensors in general digital cameras, which is one of the  reasons why DSLR cameras tend to give better image quality. The average DSLR camera sensor also have more megapixels than the average  digital camera, which helps if for example are a printing firm and want very large prints.

Image Quality on DSLR Cameras

If you fasten a high quality lens to a DSLR, you can seriously maximise the quality of image of a DSLR to easily surpass what you can achieve with a standard camera – things like the detail, colour and sharpness too will be stronger.

On some  of the DSLR cameras you might come across, the quality from the usually supplied kit lens is nothing to get excited over in terms of quality shots.  You can tend to find, DSLR cameras are sold body only.

 

DSLR size and weight

DSLR cameras, when you also include the kit lense, body and standard equipment that come with it, are physically much bigger and bulkier than pretty much all of the standard digital cameras you will come across, but they're not necessarily that heavy in their own right.

Nevertheless, as you probably would  be carrying more than  just the single lens around with you,  you might want to use a bigger lens than the one already supplied, your inventory can get quite heavy. DSLR cameras usually have a good handgrip and considering mine which is a Canon and has a superb grip on it, so holding onto them whilst getting a shot shouldn’t be too hard.

Shutter delays on DSLR cameras

Shutter delays are an issue on DSLR cameras too you might find, but not as much. DSLR cameras shutter delay’s  are usually pretty quick (usually under 0.5 seconds). Also the Start up time and shot-to-shot time are also faster with a DSLR.

DSLRs' viewfinder and LCD screen

DSLR cameras have viewfinders which are precise and lucid. Unlike the older generation of DSLR cameras, most of the new models allow you to compose your pictures on the LCD screen too. Some DSLR cameras you may also come across might have a separate LCD screen on them for displaying menu's,shooting information, and other general standard things such as Battery life.