Deep Learn Compare DSLR vs. Mirrorless Cameras

today we're going to talk about DSLR and mirrorless cameras taking the next step in photography
usually means getting a nicer camera than the one that's in your smartphone or a pocket-sized point-and-shoot now back in the day if you're really serious this meant getting a DSLR the big fat
camera that looks all professional more features larger image sensors and the ability to change out lenses to best match what you're doing telephoto wide-angle the ever awesome prime lenses

for portraits or low-light now in the past few years mirrorless cameras have started to really rival DSLRs so let's explain what the difference is between the two really are and clear up some myths about mirrorless cameras and why one might be a better match for your needs now in an old-school DSLR after the light passes through the lens it hits a mirror inside the camera that bounces the light through a prism and into the viewfinder you use to frame the shot and focus now in many modern

cameras only part of that light goes to the OVF or optical viewfinder while part of it hits a separate autofocus sensor now when you want to take a picture things get really interesting you hit the shutter button and that whole mirror assembly flips up that's that distinctive taking a picture sound that
DSLRs make light hits the camera sensor or film directly and the viewfinder

blacks until the exposure is finished basically you'll see approximately the exact same light level as you experience so if it's dark you'll have a dark viewfinder and it can be difficult to set up a shot in dark situations in a mirrorless camera there's no mirror and no optical viewfinder instead the light
passes straight through the lens to the sensor which handles autofocus and passes the digital image to either the electronic viewfinder or to the bigscreen since there's no mirror mechanism

inside the camera can be smaller and still deliver the same quality got the differences between interchangeable lens cameras and DSLRs down good let's blast away some of the myths and
misinformation that's out there

true or false

DSLRs have larger sensors than mirrorless cameras false sure when mirrorless cameras came out years ago the best full-frame centers could only be found larger heavier old-school DSLR bodies not anymore Sony's awesome Alfa a7 line packs one of the best full-frame sensors available into an
interchangeable lens camera true or false mirrorless cameras deliver 2:26less battery life true when you reduce

size you reduce the amount of space you have for batteries in the case of a mirrorless because the idea is to create a much smaller camera body with that beautiful full-frame sensor you'll often find as much as 50% less battery time top-end mirrorless cameras come with two batteries and look it's pretty easy to change out of battery but we wanted to give you the heads up

so you'll know to keep it with you when you're on that once-in-a-lifetime nature adventure or just shooting the kids in the park by the way some mirrorless manufacturers like sony actually let you use your smart phone charger to charge the batteries which again provides benefits for portability true or false mirrorless autofocus is inferior this is another hotly debated topic that's been raging on internet forum since mirrorless cameras were first introduced the key

difference is that DSLR auto focusing directs light using a mirror to a dedicated AF sensor or autofocus sensor for quick focus locks we're in mirrorless the light passes directly to a sensor that processes both imaging and autofocus now in the past five years beardless cameras have caught up with technologies like Sony's fast hybrid autofocus system which incorporates both contrast detection and phase detection autofocus on the same sensor and in some cases have faster

autofocus speeds and could focus in lower light than a DSLR true or false mirrorless cameras don't have great lenses I gotta say false for this one first up Sony's making some great lenses for their mirrorless cameras second you can use non sony lenses with a third-party adapter it's one of the advantage of the super short flange focal distance that's a space between the mounting ring and the sensor plane

now that difference varies between cameras and brand but the adapters can be precisely calibrated so each lens can render an image clearly that said wide-angle lenses might have some color shift issues in the corners you'll have to test your lenses and see how they look true or false a bigger camera is a better camera false

if you got a great sensor in a camera that has lots of lens options for great class there's no benefit to having a larger camera that flange back distance or the 0distance from the lens mount to the sensor is larger for DSLRs because they have to stuff the mechanical mirror assembly between the lens and the sensor mirrorless cameras can be smaller

lighter and easier to carry because they don't have to pack that moving mirror so are you wondering why so many serious photographers are all up in arms about mirrorless cameras look better than DSLR autofocus performance third party lenses silent shutter especially with Sony's new a7 r2 a lot of places where you want to be invisible like photographing a wedding or golf event the shutter noise

it's irritating focus peaking that allows the camera to outline the edges of whatever is currently in focus with a colored border makes it easy for the photographer to use manual focus and ensure a great shot they're lighter they're more portable that's incredibly helpful for drones and underwater photography of course they're smaller and more compact when you boil it down spectra spec the lines are now blurred between DSLR cameras and mirrorless cameras a top-of-the-line interchangeable lens camera