Please explain thoroughly. I’m very confused. Thanks to those who are willing to help out! 
So, which is much, much better, a professional camera or a DSLR?
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DSLR stands for “Digital Single Lens Reflex” If a professional is using one, then it is a professional’s camera. There are also film SLR. If you Google you can find out what makes them an SLR as opposed to a Rangefinder, or TLR, or any other number of possibilities. In most basic of terms, they usually have interchangeable lenses, have mirrors, and the picture you see through the viewfinder is what your lens is also seeing.
Many professionals do use DSLRs and other various equipment. The professional bodies and lenses are more sturdily built, have more features, the lenses are “faster” (and heavier) and the cost for these features is quite a bit more. In Nikon DSLR terms, a D40, D50, D5000 are entry level bodies. A D80, D90 and D300 are mid-level “enthusiasts” bodies, and the D700 and D3x are pro bodies.
Not sure about Canon numbers, but the Rebel is their entry level camera and the EOS 1DS MKIII is a pro body. An entry level body will cost around $450-$800, the pro models about $7000 or $8000. A professional could use any of them, but would prefer the durability, performance and enhanced features of the pro models.
There is no such thing as a professional camera, there are cameras that are designed, engineered and marketed to meet the needs of professional photographers.
Digital SLR is just one example of a particular design of camera that meets the needs of certain photographers for certain types of job.
I am of the opinion that there are no professional cameras, only cameras used by professionals.
I think you will find that nearly all professional photographers use fSLR and dSLR cameras. Probably dSLR cameras by a large margin. (The range of dSLR quality is amazing. From the cheapo D40 to the incredible D700 and on to the fantastic H3D.)
SLR just means that the camera has a mirror in it.
When you say “professional” what do you mean?. There are DSLR’s that are classed as ‘professional’ models (such as the Nikon D3 and Canon 1Ds), and there are professional Medium Format digital cameras such as the Hasselblad H3DII-50, and of course there are countless film cameras (35mm, medium format and large format) that can all be classed as ‘professional’ cameras.
There are of course DSLR’s that are not classed as professional models (such as the Nikon D40 and Canon 450D) and there are ‘Semi-pro’ models such as the Nikon D90 and Canon 50D.
And of course the lenses used are the most important thing!.
So when you say ‘professional’ just exactly what camera, or type of camera are you referring to?.
there isn’t a difference, a DSLR can be professional, as Fishmeister said, the Nikon D3 and Canon 1ds are considered pro DSLR cameras, and there are some for advanced amateurs, and ones for newcomers.
A professional photographer can make money from any camera.