In order to explain what a DSLR is, I am first going to bring us back to analog or film photography, before DSLR cameras. Youcan trace everything that relates to digital photography or a digital cameraback to film photography. Shortly after the invention of photography, the SLR was invented...
While we are likely nearing (or already at) the end of the DSLR’s reign, the DSLR will be relevant in photography for many years to come. This guide will help you understand what a DSLR camera is and how it compares to other types of cameras. Table of Contents What Does DSLR Mean?
So while a beginner’s DSLR like the Nikon D3400 can produce admirably sharp images at 100 or 200 ISO, merely move up to 800 ISO, and the camera becomes almost unusable due to the enormous amount of digital noise present in photographs. Shoot at 800 ISO on a top of the range Nikon ...
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In terms of street photography, less is more. You want to become invisible when you are on the streets. Using a small camera makes this much easier to do. Smaller camera systems are less obtrusive than big and heavy DSLRs. They are easier and less painful to carry around, especially when...
The one generalization that can be made is that dSLRs (digital Single Lens Reflex camera), or any large sensor camera, take much better quality digital photos than any smartphone or compact camera. A 16 Mp photo from the best Smartphone cannot compare to a 16 Mp photo taken from almost an...
You hear the term all the time, what does it mean? Unfortunately, different things to different people. Consider this sample from an image: I've run a strong deconvolution sharpening on it without regard to noise propagation so that we can better see if the animal's fur is "in focus."...
The common theme you see now is that we're in a DSLR-to-mirrorless transition period. I would agree, but that doesn't mean that DSLRs go away completely, nor does it mean everything will go away. After all, Nikon is still building a high-end film SLR body and selling ...
Updated at 3:56 pm, Tuesday, 6 May 2025, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): According to the latest rumors, Sony will announce the Sony FX3a on May 7, 2025. The camera will only have a Minor improvement related to its Display. Since the display used by the FX3 is no longer in production...
There is one final note when it comes to bit depth: just because a camera can do it, doesn’t mean it always will. One key thing to find out is whether 10-bit recording is only possible via an external recorder. Many cameras can’t process all that uncompressed data ...