Re:Inside the Development of Light, the Tiny Digital Camera ...
by detaro on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @09:37AM
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big deal with the DSLR: until very recently, if you wanted a large high-quality sensor you needed a DSLR (or medium format, but that's a totally different can of worms and level of pricing). They still are ahead in high-performance auto-focus systems and selection of really good lenses, but mirror-less cameras are getting closer and closer there as well.
The vast majority of enthusiast and pro users uses the viewfinder regularly, if not exclusively. Professional mirror-less cameras basically have to have a (digital) viewfinder.
* The 3" screen is a lot smaller compared to the image you can see through a viewfinder, and doesn't fill your field-of-view as much. Fixed with digital viewfinders.
* thus, many people find it quite hard to get a good impression of the image with a screen.
* The screens have limited resolution and delay. Resolution is especially a problem with digital view finders.
* In many DSLRs, using the screen limits the auto-focus performance.
* In bright conditions, the back-screens are hard to see. (Esp. if it is a touch screen with smudges on it ;))
Having both options is great, digital displays add a lot of features as well: focus-peaking, brighter image in low-light, easier to use the camera held high or close to the ground. Mirrorless cameras with digital viewfinders are becoming more and more popular, but the viewfinders won't be going away.
The vast majority of enthusiast and pro users uses the viewfinder regularly, if not exclusively. Professional mirror-less cameras basically have to have a (digital) viewfinder.
* The 3" screen is a lot smaller compared to the image you can see through a viewfinder, and doesn't fill your field-of-view as much. Fixed with digital viewfinders.
* thus, many people find it quite hard to get a good impression of the image with a screen.
* The screens have limited resolution and delay. Resolution is especially a problem with digital view finders.
* In many DSLRs, using the screen limits the auto-focus performance.
* In bright conditions, the back-screens are hard to see. (Esp. if it is a touch screen with smudges on it ;))
Having both options is great, digital displays add a lot of features as well: focus-peaking, brighter image in low-light, easier to use the camera held high or close to the ground. Mirrorless cameras with digital viewfinders are becoming more and more popular, but the viewfinders won't be going away.