single-lens reflex

English

Alternative forms

• single lens reflex

Etymology

From single +‎ lens (contrasted against a twin-lens reflex camera, TLR), and reflex (“reflection”), the principle by which the image path is diverted.

Adjective

single-lens reflex (not comparable)

1. (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

of a type of camera

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: yksisilmäinen peiliheijastus-
• German: Spiegelreflexkamera f
• Hungarian: egyaknás tükörreflexes

Noun

single-lens reflex (plural single-lens reflexes)

1. (photography) Abbreviation of single-lens reflex camera.

Synonyms

• SLR (abbreviation)

Coordinate terms

(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

• digital single-lens reflex

Translations

a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 單反／单反 (dānfǎn)

• Dutch: spiegelreflexcamera f
• Finnish: yksisilmäinen peiliheijastuskamera
• German: Spiegelreflexkamera f
• Hungarian: egyaknás tükörreflexes fényképezőgép
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: speilreflekskamera n