Single-lens reflex

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of single-lens reflex camera. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Adjective
  1. 1
    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. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
slr

Etymology

From 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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