single-lens reflex
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From single + lens (contrasted against a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted.
Adjective
[edit]single-lens reflex (not comparable)
- (photography) Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism.
Translations
[edit]of a type of camera
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Noun
[edit]single-lens reflex (plural single-lens reflexes)
Synonyms
[edit]- SLR (abbreviation)
Coordinate terms
[edit](photography):
- DSLR, ZLR, SLR, P&S/PS, RF
- digital single-lens reflex, point-and-shoot/point and shoot, rangefinder
- single-lens reflex camera, digital single-lens reflex camera, point-and-shoot camera/point and shoot camera, rangefinder camera
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph
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