Question on D-SLR's

External Since: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 2

Hello,

I'm relatively new to the digital SLR family of cameras, but had a
general question about them. I bought my wife a Canon Digital Rebel XT
for Christmas, but after getting it home and reading the owners manual,
found out that you must take a picture looking through the viewfinder,
and can't see the image on the LCD until after it is taken. I know this
isn't true for "point & shoot" digital cameras, as we have a Canon A510
that shows the image on the lcd.

Is this true for all D-SLR's or is it due to the Rebel XT being a little
older technology or ?????

Thanks for your help,

Bob

External Since: Dec 28, 2006 Posts: 1

On 2006-12-23 11:21:19 -0500, Robert Paster <rpaster.RemoveThis@sbcglobal.net> said:

> Hello,
>
> I'm relatively new to the digital SLR family of cameras, but had a
> general question about them. I bought my wife a Canon Digital Rebel XT
> for Christmas, but after getting it home and reading the owners manual,
> found out that you must take a picture looking through the viewfinder,
> and can't see the image on the LCD until after it is taken. I know this
> isn't true for "point & shoot" digital cameras, as we have a Canon A510
> that shows the image on the lcd.
>
> Is this true for all D-SLR's or is it due to the Rebel XT being a
> little older technology or ?????
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Bob

Bob,

That's the norm for an SLR. The SLR uses a different (read: vastly
superior) method of looking at the optics, and it works a bit
differently from the cheaper P&S cameras. There's nothing "older
technology" about a Rebel XT; the XTi works the same way.

That said, I seem to recall one or two SLRs with the P&S-style LCD
viewfinder - Olympus e-volt 330, perhaps?

Be happy with the Canon Rebel XT; it's a good camera.