 include maximum shutter speed, generally faster for SLRs1/3000 for the compact) and metering patterns, probably the one area (apart from size) that the compact has an advantage. The time available to the compact for metering (given that the sensor array is looking at the image before it is captured) mean that the pictures coming out of the compact will probably look better than the pictures coming out of the digital SLR. Digital SLRs generally have a wider dynamic range for EV compensation. EV (the exposure value) is the amount of shutter speed or aperture adjustment needed to double or halve the amount of light entering the camera. Generally, the digital SLR has an exposure system that will tend to preserve more highlight detail than the compact. Thus, although the image coming out of the SLR might look darker and muddier, the images will have a higher useable dynamic range and will respond better to photoediting. The viewfinder in the SLR gives a true representation of the image (you are looking through the lens). The compact relies on a miniature LCD that by default is only giving you its own version of the image. The viewfinder and the LCD on the back of the compact camera both absorb power and processor clock cycles. The shows up both in terms of battery life (numbers of shots per recharge cycle) and when trying to shoot at faster frame rates. RAW file processing time is a function of the embedded memory included in the devices (more in the digital SLR). 3 hhttp://www.sony.co.uk/hub/cyber-shot-digital-cameras?campaignId=12003904&s_kwcid=sony%20digital%20 camera%20reviewl7512510395. Making Telecoms Work Start up time for the digital SLR is generally immediate, compacts may take several seconds. Autofocus (AF speed) with an SLR will also usually be faster. This makes a difference in terms of how responsive the camera feels to the user. Although the compact is dimensionally smaller this actually makes it harder to hold steadily (to avoid camera shake). It also weighs the same as the digital SLR. So although co