Well, it's like a normal SLR, only digital... Basically, the picture you take is trhe exact same as what you see....
SLR... Single Lens Reflex... There is a mirror inside of the camera that reflects the image that the lens is viewing, up into the viewfinder. What you see is what you get... My pns and my Holga are not SLRs. Therefore, the image that the lens sees, is a little bit off, from what I see, in the viewfinder (because the viewfinder goes all the way thru the body of the camera). Now, I know that there are cameras that have more than one reflex... How they work, I have no idea... IHTH
check out the cannon rebel slr dig consummer.i have the cannon eos 10d and the eos 20d,am verry happy with them.peace
