Actually, many cameras including the Kodak Brownie used mirrors in different ways, which has nothing to do with the current term mirrorless which is primarily viewing the image on a digital sensor, rather than through a lens.
"Yes, many models of the Kodak Brownie camera used small internal mirrors as part of their waist-level viewfinders to help frame images. Additionally, the Brownie was famously used in early "mirror selfies" starting around 1900, where users photographed their reflection in a household mirror."
Feb 05, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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