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325:(DSLRs). Some manufacturers have found a way around this limitation, often by splitting the image into two just before reaching the viewfinder eyepiece. One image goes into the viewfinder and the other goes into a low resolution image sensor to allow light metering or previewing on the LCD, or both.
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Point-and-shoot camera sales dropped by about 40 percent in 2013, particularly for inexpensive cameras. Fujifilm and
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took 27 percent of photos in 2011, up from 17 percent. Unit total sales of all types of point-and-shoot cameras declined by 17 percent year on year, but increased by 16 percent for cameras having optical
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series). Most models prioritize being operated in auto mode, but some high end point-and-shoot cameras have PASM (program, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes) on the
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can be seen by the photographer. Point-and-shoot cameras generally don't have such add-on devices, hence no need. Small cameras, including digital ones, encourage the occurrence of
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capabilities. Thus a DSLR can have point-and-shoot modes, and some compact cameras are not designed for point and shoot operation, with the equivalent controls to a DSLR.
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96:) designed primarily for simple operation. Most use
124:of vacations, parties, reunions and other events.
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371:for a picture in a church in Norway
301:Two film point-and-shoot cameras,
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478:References
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309:from 1985
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