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What's the D-SLR camera that can frame your shot in the LCD before taking a picture?

NFS4

NFS4

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I know that there is AT LEAST one D-SLR that allows you to see what you're shooting on the LCD before taking a shot. Which one is it? I can't remember the name.
 
There isn't one, that I'm aware of. Because of the way DSLRs work, a live preview isn't really possible - the mirror used to reflect what's coming through the lense up to the pentaprism & eyepiece sits in front of the actual sensor, which is used in normal digicams to create the "live" picture. No light to the sensor means no live preview.

That said, I think canon's new "Astrocam" 20D variant does some sort of preview, but then, the camera itself is designed for and really only good for astronomy photography. (Astrography? I dunno 😛)

Nate
 
Originally posted by: NTB
There isn't one, that I'm aware of. Because of the way DSLRs work, a live preview isn't really possible - the mirror used to reflect what's coming through the lense up to the pentaprism & eyepiece sits in front of the actual sensor, which is used in normal digicams to create the "live" picture. No light to the sensor means no live preview.

That said, I think canon's new "Astrocam" 20D variant does some sort of preview, but then, the camera itself is designed for and really only good for astronomy photography. (Astrography? I dunno 😛)

Nate
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There is one. I'm telling you 😀

There is just AT LEAST ONE D-SLR that can do it.
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
350XT?
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No, it's an older model. IIRC the mirror is moved out of the way for the preview then put back in place just in time to take the picture.
 
Olympus E10 and E20 can, because they they have a prism to split the light between the sensor and the viewfinder, but they have fixed lenses.
 
Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Olympus E10 and E20 can, because they they have a prism to split the light between the sensor and the viewfinder, but they have fixed lenses.
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[George Costanza] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH-HAH!!! [/George Costanza]

Vindicated!!! 😀
The E-20's SLR design works quite differently than traditional mirror-based SLRs, in that it uses a "beam splitter" to carry the image from the lens to the optical viewfinder and the CCD at the same time. The main benefit of this is that it allows a live preview image on the LCD in an SLR camera design. (The traditional SLR design, with a mirror to direct light to the viewfinder blocks the CCD when the optical viewfinder is in use, precluding a live preview image.) Oddly, there's still a brief "blackout" when the shutter trips though, which surprised me given the beam-splitter approach used. The camera features both an optical viewfinder and an LCD monitor for composing images, the optical viewfinder actually being a very fine-grained ground glass design that permits direct focus evaluation, the same as in a 35mm SLR. The 1.8-inch LCD monitor has the ability to pop up and off of the back panel, so that it can be tilted upwards 90 degrees or downward by about 20 degrees (beneficial when shooting from odd angles). Both viewfinders feature a fairly extensive information display, reporting the exposure values, modes, etc., as well as a histogram function that's available in all capture modes.
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http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/E20/E20A2.HTM
 
Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
I still have my E10. Even today it's still a great camera. It's pretty well made too, it should last a pretty long time.
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When did you get it?
 
the ONLY one that you can do that with is the modified 20D that Canon released in Japan for IR photography, it has a live LCD but it only takes IR photos, they made it for astronomy peoples
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
the ONLY one that you can do that with is the modified 20D that Canon released in Japan for IR photography, it has a live LCD but it only takes IR photos, they made it for astronomy peoples
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See posts above. The Olympus ones above do.
 
I hear that if your ever caught using a DSLR at arms length looking at the LCD to frame a shot, a bunch of camera buffs jump out from behind the bushes, punch you in the face and break your camera.
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Anubis
the ONLY one that you can do that with is the modified 20D that Canon released in Japan for IR photography, it has a live LCD but it only takes IR photos, they made it for astronomy peoples
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See posts above. The Olympus ones above do.
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those dont count IMO because you cant change the lenses
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Anubis
the ONLY one that you can do that with is the modified 20D that Canon released in Japan for IR photography, it has a live LCD but it only takes IR photos, they made it for astronomy peoples
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See posts above. The Olympus ones above do.
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those dont count IMO because you cant change the lenses
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doens't really matter what opinion you have, they ARE Single Lens Reflex cameras.
 
No the point to a SLR is that the lens is removable, if there is no removable lens than it is just another digital camera, and the IR Canon is the only that does that I believe.

google for an article called digital vs. SLR and it will tell you the difference.
 
Originally posted by: Soldier Prime
No the point to a SLR is that the lens is removable, if there is no removable lens than it is just another digital camera, and the IR Canon is the only that does that I believe.

google for an article called digital vs. SLR and it will tell you the difference.
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the definition of SLR is having a single lens for viewfinder and camera. changing lenses has nothing to do with it. i have a fujifilm s3100 which cant change lenses (but you can put a new one on via an adapter ring that comes with it) and is a DSLR. the viewfinder is also a mini LCD so you can use the viewfinder or the big LCD to frame the shot as well.
 
Originally posted by: Oscar1613
Originally posted by: Soldier Prime
No the point to a SLR is that the lens is removable, if there is no removable lens than it is just another digital camera, and the IR Canon is the only that does that I believe.

google for an article called digital vs. SLR and it will tell you the difference.
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the definition of SLR is having a single lens for viewfinder and camera. changing lenses has nothing to do with it. i have a fujifilm s3100 which cant change lenses (but you can put a new one on via an adapter ring that comes with it) and is a DSLR. the viewfinder is also a mini LCD so you can use the viewfinder or the big LCD to frame the shot as well.
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Huh? Since when is the S3100 an SLR camera?😕
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Oscar1613
Originally posted by: Soldier Prime
No the point to a SLR is that the lens is removable, if there is no removable lens than it is just another digital camera, and the IR Canon is the only that does that I believe.

google for an article called digital vs. SLR and it will tell you the difference.
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the definition of SLR is having a single lens for viewfinder and camera. changing lenses has nothing to do with it. i have a fujifilm s3100 which cant change lenses (but you can put a new one on via an adapter ring that comes with it) and is a DSLR. the viewfinder is also a mini LCD so you can use the viewfinder or the big LCD to frame the shot as well.
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Huh? Since when is the S3100 an SLR camera?😕
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why is the s3100 not an SLR but the e-20 is?😕
 
Originally posted by: Oscar1613
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Oscar1613
Originally posted by: Soldier Prime
No the point to a SLR is that the lens is removable, if there is no removable lens than it is just another digital camera, and the IR Canon is the only that does that I believe.

google for an article called digital vs. SLR and it will tell you the difference.
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the definition of SLR is having a single lens for viewfinder and camera. changing lenses has nothing to do with it. i have a fujifilm s3100 which cant change lenses (but you can put a new one on via an adapter ring that comes with it) and is a DSLR. the viewfinder is also a mini LCD so you can use the viewfinder or the big LCD to frame the shot as well.
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Huh? Since when is the S3100 an SLR camera?😕
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why is the s3100 not an SLR but the e-20 is?😕
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B/C the S3100 is a regular P&S camera
 
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