A mirrorless camera is a type of digital camera with just one replaceable lens. The camera may have an electronic viewfinder instead of a reflex mirror or optical viewfinder like a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. There are still mechanical shutters on many mirrorless cameras. Similar to a DSLR, a mirrorless camera is compatible with a variety of interchangeable lenses.
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Due to the removal of the moving mirror, mirrorless cameras are smaller, lighter, and noisier than DSLR cameras mechanically speaking. Nearly all mirrorless cameras feature a mechanical shutter, but many additionally have an electronic shutter, allowing for fully silent operation.
Prior to the middle of 2010, mirrorless cameras had some difficulty providing an electronic viewfinder that matched the clarity and low-lag responsiveness of the optical viewfinders used by DSLRs, particularly in bright light or when photographing the night sky. Due to the fact that the image from the lens is always projected onto the image sensor, features are only accessible in DSLRs when the mirror is locked up in “live view” mode. This includes having a focus-peaking display, zebra patterning, and face- or eye-tracking capabilities. The electronic viewfinder can show a subject’s depth of focus in real time, show a subject with inadequate lighting how it would appear with the proper exposure, and make it simpler to see the effects of an exposure in direct sunlight.