Taxonomy / camera types

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by its shape.

Type is a starting point. The useful part is what the shape asks you to do — carry, focus, wait, compare, or commit.

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Compact

Small cameras designed around carrying, immediacy, and a fixed or simple lens.

Fixed-lens cameras where lens quality, handling, and object design are part of the proposition.

Interchangeable-lens single-lens reflex cameras across mechanical, electronic, and professional systems.

Cameras that separate viewing and taking optics to create a quiet, direct focusing experience.

Digital system cameras that trade the reflex mirror for a compact body and an electronic viewfinder.

Cameras built around larger film or sensor areas and the different pace that comes with them.