Get the most from mirrorless
Angela Nicholson
Photographer and journalist Angela Nicholson is our former technical editor and the founder of SheClicks, a community for female photographers. She’s been testing camera gear since 2004 and has used just about every mirrorless camera available. See more at squeezymedia.com
Anew camera is always exciting, but it usually takes a while to get used to it and track down familiar features and favourite settings. If you’ve switched from a DSLR to a mirrorless camera, there’s even more to discover because the different technology delivers a raft of features that you may not have encountered before. To cut down on the menu scrolling and manual-reading time, I’ll take you through some of the features of mirrorless cameras and explain their advantages so you can master a new camera or get more from your current kit.
A new view
One of the biggest differences between a DSLR and a mirrorless camera is that a mirrorless camera works in full-time live view. As the viewfinder is electronic, you see the image from the sensor. Some mirrorless cameras offer a ‘natural’ view which is designed to replicate the appearance of an optical viewfinder, but this means that you miss out on one of the key advantages of an electronic viewfinder (EVF) – the ability to see the impact of exposure, white balance and colour setting adjustments. So while it might seem attractive to use the
