Why do mirrorless bodies have a mechanical mirror?

[mbiedermann]

Sorry for the (very) newbie question here. The EOS Rx bodies are referred to as 'mirrorless'. That would imply that they don't have a mirror, let alone a mechanical one. Yet, the specs list reduced frames per second with the mechanical mirror. What am I not getting?

~Cheers

 

[privatebydesign]

No the specs are for mechanical shutter vs electronic shutter, they don’t have a mirror.

 

[HenkkaRocks]

Electronic shutter might cause rolling shutter effect when photographing fast moving subjects or panning. On the other hand mechanical shutter might cause shake/blur. I'm still normally using mechanical shutter with EOS R.

 

[cayenne]

What are the strengths/weaknesses of mechanical vs electronic shutters?

 

[HenkkaRocks]

Electronic shutter is silent and cause in theory less shake/blur to photo (weakness: rolling shutter)
Mechanical shutter works always fine and doesn't suffer from rolling shutter (weakness: audible click, in theory shake/blur)
By default mirrorless cameras still use mechanical shutter.

 

[Michael Clark]

What are the strengths/weaknesses of mechanical vs electronic shutters?

Electronic shutter might cause rolling shutter effect when photographing fast moving subjects or panning. On the other hand mechanical shutter might cause shake/blur. I'm still normally using mechanical shutter with EOS R.

Electronic shutter is silent and cause in theory less shake/blur to photo (weakness: rolling shutter)
Mechanical shutter works always fine and doesn't suffer from rolling shutter (weakness: audible click, in theory shake/blur)
By default mirrorless cameras still use mechanical shutter.

 

[derpderp]

Sorry for the (very) newbie question here. The EOS Rx bodies are referred to as 'mirrorless'. That would imply that they don't have a mirror, let alone a mechanical one. Yet, the specs list reduced frames per second with the mechanical mirror. What am I not getting?

~Cheers

Makes me wonder if there's a electronic mirror. That's what I'm not getting.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

The mechanical shutter closes with the camera power off and protects the sensor when changing lenses. Thats a worthwhile function.