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mirrorless

mirrorless

1 4.5
A camera that does not use a mirror inside and is usually lighter and smaller
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪrərləs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin espejo
  • If Nikon were to make a mirrorless FX camera compatible with everything back to AIS (maybe without the screw motor to cut down on size), it would be a massive hit.
  • mirrorless camera

Live feeds out from DSLRs and mirrorless cameras is nothing new.

Examples

  • The only thing that the N1 System has in common with the Micro 4/3 cameras is that they are mirrorless.

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  • Yes, I believe that full frame makes sense for a mirrorless camera.

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  • As it is, I'm looking to invest in a mirrorless system myself.

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  • Now that would be the fastest lens for a mirrorless camera!

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  • I'm almost already convinced that one day, almost all cameras will be mirrorless.

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  • Last night in the middle of the night, Canon announced their brand new full frame mirrorless, the Canon R Cannon.

  • Canon may reclaim some sales from Nikon next year if they launch a mirrorless camera, but at the moment they are clearly on the back foot to Nikon.

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  • Fuji X-1 Pro is much better than any other mirrorless camera; it's in another league, and secondhand, it costs marginally more than NX20.

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  • But, as others have commented, I'm also dreaming of a mirrorless camera that would cover the Mamiya 6x7 lenses, and I don't honestly expect to ever see or afford that.

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  • The new mirrorless camera is lighter and more compact than traditional DSLR models.

How Complex

mirrorless
  • Specialized
1 4.5
toy
221 1.0

Surface Forms

mirrorless positive

Morphology

mirrorless = mirror (transparent) = mirror + less

The meaning 'without a mirror' follows directly from the noun 'mirror' plus the productive negative suffix '-less', so learners can derive it.

Etymology

Mirrorless comes from the parts mirror and -less, where -less means 'without', just like hopeless means 'without hope'. So a mirrorless camera is a camera 'without a mirror' inside, which is why these cameras are often lighter and smaller.