They are not as versatile as single-lens reflex cameras nor as compact as pocket models.

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Single-lens reflex cameras take better pictures than point-and-shoots--just not as good as film.

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Additional new features include HDR panoramic, which takes wide-angle, or "fish-eye, " shots that normally require an expensive digital single-lens reflex camera.

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Asked for an example of how Glass would be used, he said he wanted a viewfinder for his single lens reflex camera.

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The mirror-less camera, on the other hand is a macroevolution and will become a strapping competitor for the popular standards: the digital SLR (single-lens reflex) camera and the user-friendly point-and-shoot camera.

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He and his colleagues have also built several models of Frankencamera, using bits of kit found in commercially available devices both low-end, like inexpensive cell phones, and high-end, such as pricey single-lens reflex cameras.

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Her next goal is to lose 15 more pounds -- for a total of 25 -- by her birthday, March 24, and reward herself with a digital single-lens reflex camera, which professional photographers use.

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It said the advantages were brighter, clearer indoor images that would be less prone to blur caused by unsteady hands than some SLR (single lens reflex) cameras on the market which feature bigger and more expensive lenses.

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We'd be surprised if pixel oversampling doesn't make its way into point-and-shoots and eventually even mirrorless and reflex interchangeable lens cameras -- just imagine this technology being combined with a full-size sensor and ultra-fast prime lens.

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