[8thgenuser]

Originally Posted by e60.deluxe

you cant have live preview in an SLR. impossible. if its is, its not really an SLR.

*Note: SLR does not mean interchangable lens.

SLR means single lens reflex. Instead of me explaining it, you all can learn about it yourselves from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera

According to Wikipedia, there are some SLRs that have live preview. Those crafty engineers make impossible things possible.

Originally Posted by SLR Cameras with Live Preview in Bold

Most digital SLRs in general cannot display a live view on their rear LCD displays, unlike compact or bridge cameras, and must be held to the eye to compose the picture (with the exception of the Olympus E-330, Olympus E-410, Olympus E-510, the Panasonic DMC-L1, Leica Digilux 3 and the Canon EOS-1D Mark III). Movie modes are also unavailable.[3] Electronic viewfinders have the potential to give the advantage of a digital SLR (through-the-lens viewing) without many of the disadvantages, but as of 2006 sensor and display technology is insufficient for wide acceptance among the advanced amateur or professional markets that buy digital SLRs.