Photography@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months ago

Why do so many videos and even online camera stores call the 4/3 type sensor "Micro Four Thirds" when Micro Four Thirds is a mirrorless camera mount format?

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Why do so many videos and even online camera stores call the 4/3 type sensor "Micro Four Thirds" when Micro Four Thirds is a mirrorless camera mount format?

Photography@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months ago

I get that they sound similar but they absolutely are not the same thing and its use implies that there are only mirrorless cameras.

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  I guess it is actually an open standard.

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