一 眼(いちがん)カメラ

いちがんかめら

noun

single-lens camera; interchangeable-lens camera

1. single-lens camera; interchangeable-lens camera

A camera with a single lens system used for both viewing and capturing images, typically with interchangeable lenses. Covers both traditional single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras and modern mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras.

一眼(いちがん)カメラで写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)る。

Take photos with a single-lens camera.

初(はじ)めて一眼(いちがん)カメラを買(か)ったが、使(つか)いこなすのが難(むずか)しい。

I bought a single-lens camera for the first time, but it's difficult to master.

旅行先(りょこうさき)で一眼(いちがん)カメラを持(も)ち歩(ある)くのは重(おも)いけれど、スマホとは比(くら)べものにならないほど綺麗(きれい)な写真(しゃしん)が撮(と)れる。

Carrying a single-lens camera around while traveling is heavy, but you can take incomparably better photos than with a smartphone.

Short for 一眼(いちがん)レフカメラ (single-lens reflex camera), though in modern usage it also encompasses mirrorless cameras (ミラーレス一眼(いちがん)). The term 一眼(いちがん) literally means "one eye" — the single lens is used for both composing and capturing the image, unlike older twin-lens designs.

Common collocations

一眼(いちがん)カメラを買(か)う: to buy a single-lens camera
一眼(いちがん)カメラで撮影(さつえい)する: to shoot with a single-lens camera
一眼(いちがん)カメラ初心者(しょしんしゃ): single-lens camera beginner
一眼(いちがん)カメラ用(よう)レンズ: lens for single-lens cameras

Related words

一眼(いちがん)レフ: SLR (single-lens reflex) — the traditional mirror-based type
ミラーレス一眼(いちがん): mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
コンパクトカメラ: compact camera; point-and-shoot
望遠(ぼうえん)レンズ: telephoto lens
広角(こうかく)レンズ: wide-angle lens

Related Words

Related: 一眼(いちがん)レフ (SLR)

Related: 望遠(ぼうえん)レンズ (telephoto lens)

Compare: デジカメ (digital camera (abbreviated))

Compare: デジタルカメラ (digital camera)

Compare: ビデオカメラ (video camera)

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Added 2026.5.4 21:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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