single-lens reflex
Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the…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.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)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.
Spiegelreflexkamera
Translations
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Origin
From single + lens (contrasted with a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflectiFrom single + lens (contrasted with a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted.
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