type of camera.

Common camera types

Below is a table with common camera types and the features that distinguish them.

	sensor		viewing system	rigidity	focusing system	lens	metering system	example
	nature	size
SLR	any		reflex finder through the taking lens	usually rigid	manual reflex focusing or autofocus	usually interchangeable	any
TLR	analog	any	reflex finder through a second lens	usually rigid	manual reflex focusing	usually fixed	manual exposure or no meter at all
point-and-shoot	any	up to 4.5×6cm	optical finder or LCD screen	rigid or swivelling	autofocus or fixed focusing	non interchangeable (fixed or zoom)	automatic exposure or no exposure control (single shutter speed)
rangefinder	any		optical finder with superimposed or separate rangefinder	rigid or folding	manual rangefinder focusing	fixed or interchangeable (no zoom)	any
viewfinder	analog	any	in- or external finder or ground glass back	rigid or telescopic	distance symbols or no focusing aid	usually fixed	any
box	analog	any	internal reflecting type finder or frame finder or telescopic optical finder or ground glass back	rigid	ground glass back made as sliding box, ground glass with focusable lens, or no focusing aid	fixed	none
folding	analog	any	reflecting type finder or internal optical finder or ground glass back or frame finder	folding	rangefinder, ground glass back or no focusing aid	fixed or interchangeable (no zoom)	any
subminiature	any	smaller than 18×24mm	any	any	any	any	any
view camera	any		ground glass back	bellows and rails	ground glass back	interchangeable	none
pinhole camera	any		any	any	any	pinhole "lens"	none