Mirrorless camera

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A mirrorless camera is a type of digital camera. Most cameras, including smartphones, lack mirrors, but the term mirrorless is primarily used to describe digital interchangeable lens cameras. Mirrorless cameras have become the most popular kind of interchangeable lens camera in both professional and amateur use, surpassing DSLRs, which use a mirror system. Lacking mirrors allows mirrorless cameras to be smaller, lighter, and quieter than equivalent DSLRs, but may decrease battery life because of the need to constantly power the sensor and electronic viewfinder (EVF) during use. In a mirrorless camera, the lens always shines light onto the image sensor, and the picture from the sensor is displayed on a screen for the photographer. Many cameras utilize one or more electronic displays to simulate a traditional viewfinder. In contrast, DSLRs use a mechanical movable mirror sitting behind the lens to direct light to the viewfinder, then redirect it to the image sensor at the moment that a photograph...

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