Zoom-lens reflex camera

Zoom-lens reflex camera

Zoom-lens reflex (or ZLR) cameras are similar to Single Lens Reflex (or SLR) cameras, except instead of interchangeable lenses common to SLR cameras, they have a fixed zoom lens.

The term was originally coined by Olympus for the [http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_film_isseries.asp IS-series] film cameras [cite web
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References

ee also

* Single-lens reflex camera
* Digital single-lens reflex camera
* Electronic viewfinder


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