Korean slang profile
DSLR
dslr
Digital single-lens reflex camera
An abbreviation for a digital camera with a single-lens reflex structure using a mirror and optical viewfinder.
- Expanded form
- Digital Single Lens ReflexDigital Single Lens Reflex
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Sep 21, 2006
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
풍경 사진을 찍으려고 DSLR을 챙겼다.
I packed my DSLR to take landscape photographs.
02Documented history
- 2006-09-21The usage context and meaning of “DSLR” can be found in DSLR이 렌즈교환식 카메라? (전자신문).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened or abbreviated form of “Digital Single Lens Reflex”. The 2006 article directly explains the English expanded form and single-lens reflex structure; the same usage was also compared in a 2008 article. The meaning was not limited to having interchangeable lenses. Its use and explanation in these sources were checked; the actual first namer and date of coinage have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The 2006 article directly explains the English expanded form and single-lens reflex structure; the same usage was also compared in a 2008 article. The meaning was not limited to having interchangeable lenses.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- DSLR이 렌즈교환식 카메라? (전자신문)Published Sep 21, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- 고급형 디카 vs. 보급형 DSLR (전자신문·다음 전재)Published Apr 1, 2008Original source checked Nov 14, 2026