Difference between SLR and Digital Camera

Key Difference: SLR is the camera that has an automatic moving mirror system through which one can capture the particular image. The moving mirror manipulates, operates and controls the light that falls on the mirror. Digital camera is also known as digicam. They are the successor to the normal camera technology that no longer uses films.

SLR and digital cameras are two different forms of camera.

SLR

SLR, short for Single Lens Reflex, is the camera that makes use of a moving mirror through which one can capture the particular image. The moving mirror system manipulates, operates and controls the light that falls on the mirror. It has a marvelous shutter speed of 1/500 of a second or faster. SLR cameras tend to be very big and their lenses are moveable. It can also be changed according to ones preference. To capture the image from an SLR camera, one requires a lot of space because the body is much bigger. Basically, it’s all the lenses which play the vital role in SLR cameras. 5D, 60D, 100D are the lens types that are attached to the camera through which one can increase the quality of the image.

Digital camera is also known as digicam. They are the successor to the normal camera technology that no longer uses films. They are way more advanced and instead of being recorded in the reels, the images and videos are stored in a memory card inserted in it and are converted to digital information that a computer can use to create the image. Nowadays, digital cameras come in a wide range and almost all the brands include many varieties of cameras that a middleman can easily afford. The cameras which one finds on their mobiles, laptops, etc. are all digital cameras but none are SLR.

Comparison between SLR and Digital Camera:

	SLR	Digital Camera
Description	SLR is the camera that has an automatic moving mirror system through which one can capture the particular image. The moving mirror manipulates, operates and controls the light that falls on the mirror.	Digital cameras are the successor of normal cameras that no longer use films.
Stands for / also known as	Single Lens Reflex	Digicam
Cost	Very expensive	Quite cheap
Weight	Big and bulky, heavy in weight	Small and compact, light in weight
Quality	Quality of SLR videos is movie like. The images which are captured give a professional look.	Quality of digital camera is simple and do not give an SLR effect.
Zoom	SLR cameras don’t have good zoom capabilities	Digital cameras have amazing zoom capabilities if one needs to take shots of far off objects
Camera	Good for professionals or wants to make a career in the photography.	Good for normal usage, such as family occasions, events, etc.
Advantages	Photo quality is best than digital camera Speed is faster It is more flexible in usage It has a better light sensitivity Faster shutter and focus speed What you see is what you shoot	Immediately review images to the field Quickly upload them to the devices Better resolution Lower cost; rather than buying films its better to take hundreds of digital images