What is a DSLR Camera Anyway?

Digital cameras have evolved greatly in the past ten years.  They entered the photography market as low quality 2 megapixel cameras that were really only good for small thumbnails and emails.  Since then, the quality and convenience of digital cameras has improved dramatically and have made them the choice of amateurs and professionals alike.

 

Digital cameras are now coming standard on new personal computers, laptops, tablets and even cell phones.  If there’s a picture worthy moment to be found, somebody is sure to have a camera at their fingertips. 

But in the last couple years, a new family of digital cameras has taken center stage.  That is the DSLR camera.  They often come with a high resolution as well as the ability to take high definition video as well.  They sell higher than non-DSLR cameras offering the same megapixels and video abilities, so what makes them worth the extra money? 

DSLR stands for digital single lens reflex.  It is the merger of two seemingly separate worlds when it comes to photography.  The agility, quality and performance of digital cameras as well as the reliability and candidness of film are brought together. 

 

The trouble with digital cameras has always been the delay.  That few short seconds it takes the camera to actually capture the shot after you’ve pushed the button.  Film cameras have no such delays, allowing you to take candid shots.  Birthday candles being blown out, the game winning goal, the sudden eclipse of the sky during a lightening storm. 

With digital cameras, the greatest moments had to be planned.  The shot had to be timed in advance to allow the camera time to focus and relay the image.  Sometimes this was possible, but other times, exciting moments were met with disappointed as the camera was a second too slow or too fast.  The moment passed by, without the priceless picture to commemorate it. 

Digital single lens reflex cameras take away that costly and frustrating timing delay, allowing you to capture all the picture perfect moments that standard digital cameras miss out on.  It’s an evolution in digital photography.  One that consumers have been waiting a long time for.  Point and shoot.  Digitally.

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