"Mike Warren" wrote in
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Hi,
I am a newcomer to photography.Just tell me the difference between a
SLR and SLR like camera.For example Canon EOS 350D is an (D)SLR and
Fuji S5500 is called an 'SLR like' camera..By single lens reflex I
suppose that what you see through the view finder is what you are
going to get as the image.i.e front end optics for both the
viewfinder and image capturing mechanism are same.

Both of these cameras satisfies my definition.But only one is
qualified as an SLR why ??

The term that seems to be used most often with cameras that
have an electronic view finder is ZLR (Zoom Lens Reflex). See
rec.photo.digital.zlr.

Technically, AFAIK, there are only two DZLRs- the Olympus E10 and E20. They
have (non-interchangeable) zoom lenses, and use a mirror and prism to form
the viewfinder image.

I don't quite understand why since I thought "reflex" referred to
the moving mirror.

This is true. It's also why a camera with an EVF shouldn't be a ZLR.

Martin.