Camera
Types
A single-lens reflex camera (SLR) typically uses a mirror and prism system (hence
"reflex", from the mirror's reflection) that permits the photographer
to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured, contrary
to viewfinder cameras where the image could
be significantly different from what will be captured.
Medium format photography uses a larger film type than 35mm film cameras, allowing for more detail to be captured and the
negative to be printed dramatically larger than 35mm film prints. Medium format cameras are great as
you begin to learn more advanced basic photography tips and techniques and work well before moving to large format cameras.
Large format refers to
any imaging format of 4×5 inches or larger. Large format is larger than
"medium
format",
the 6×6 cm or 6×9 cm size and much larger than the 24×36 mm
frame of 35 mm format. The main advantage of large
format, film or digital, is higher resolution. A 4×5 inch image has about
16 times the area, and thus 16× the total resolution, of a 35 mm
frame. 
A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of
the same focal length. One of the lenses is the
photographic objective or "taking lens" (the lens that takes the
picture), while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed
from above at waist level. TLRs are film cameras, most often
using 120 films, although there are many examples that used other formats. No
general-purpose digital TLR cameras exist
A digital
single-lens reflex camera (also called a digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera combining
the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital
imaging sensor, as opposed to photographic film. The reflex design scheme is
the primary difference between a DSLR and
other digital cameras.
A point-and-shoot
camera, also called a compact
camera, is a still camera designed
primarily for simple operation.[1] Most
use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic
systems for setting the exposure options, and have flash units
built in. Point-and-shoots are by far the best selling type of separate camera,
as distinct from camera phones. They are
popular with people who do not consider themselves photographers but want an
easy to use camera for snapshots of vacations, parties, reunions and other
events.
A compact system camera (CSC) should
be lightweight, portable and take great photos. With the ability to change
lenses, they offer flexibility in the way you capture a picture and are a
cheaper alternative to DSLR cameras. Pocketable
or mini options that look no larger than a compact camera and, without a
viewfinder, often function very much like one
Bridge cameras are cameras are often comparable in size and weight to the
smallest digital SLRs and there are also superzoom DSLR-shape bridge camera
with retractable lens to make it more compact, but almost all digital bridge
cameras lack an optical viewfinder system.
The phrase has been in use at least since the 1980s and continues to be used
with digital cameras. The term
"bridge camera" was originally used to refer to film cameras which
"bridged the gap" between point-and-shoot cameras and SLRs.
The instant camera is a type of camera that generates a developed film image. The most
popular types to use self-developing film were
formerly made by Polaroid Corporation Polaroid cameras can be classified by the type of
film they use. The earliest Polaroid’s used instant roll film, which has since been
discontinued. Roll film came in two rolls, which were loaded into the camera
and eventually offered in three sizes.
A camcorder is an
electronic device combining a video camera and
a video recorder, typically used for consumer video recording. Although marketing materials may use
the colloquial term "camcorder", the name on the package and manual
is often "video camera recorder". Most devices capable of recording
video are camera phones and digital cameras primarily
intended for still pictures; the term "camcorder" is used to describe
a portable, self-contained device, with video capture and recording its primary
function.
Lomo-
lomography fixed focal length camera with
2 lengths which makes you think about what your doing more. It is a film
camera, and has a switch to change between lengths.
Mobile
devise- phone, tablet. Different lenses can
be purchased to put over lens
to achieve a wide angle etc.
