"Why don't digital SLRs do away with the mirror entirely and simply feature a LCD and viewfinder that simply displays the live view from the CMOS or CCD sensors?"
Because the mirror is an integral part of the Single Reflex Camera--without the mirror they would no longer be SLRs--google "SLR" for more details.
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Jus10 @ Feb 22nd 2007 9:16AM
"Why don't digital SLRs do away with the mirror entirely and simply feature a LCD and viewfinder that simply displays the live view from the CMOS or CCD sensors?"
Because the mirror is an integral part of the Single Reflex Camera--without the mirror they would no longer be SLRs--google "SLR" for more details.
Alex @ Feb 22nd 2007 1:39PM
This is just semantics. It is irrelevant to whether an electronic viewfinder could replace an optical viewfinder in a DSLR.