There is already a debate about which camera formats will survive, with one respected blogger predicting that the DSLR will die, made obsolete by lighter cameras with interchangeable lenses but no mechanical mirror inside.

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The mirror-less camera builds on its forbears, phasing out the mirror-based optical viewfinder of the SLR camera and adding an interchangeable lens mount, while keeping the light-weight feel of the compact camera.

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