A viewfinder system that shows a similar view to that seen by the camera lens ( as on 35mm compact cameras ) Useful because it uses no power, but can cause parallax and focus errors.
Through a conventional optical viewfinder, your "picture-to-be" is seen directly. Don't lose sight of the fact that the view from the viewfinder is not exactly the same as what the lens sees. This is very important for close-up shots. It is also recommended to take account of the markings in the viewer.
An eye level viewfinder that is used to compose the photograph.
An optical glass device on the digital camera which, when looked through, shows the image to be photographed. The best digital cameras have both optical viewfinders and LCD monitors.
A viewing system that uses no power, but does not always give a true view due to parallax and focus errors.
An optical glass device on the digicam which, when looked through, shows the intended image to be photographed. The best digicams have optical viewfinder and LCD monitors because the LCD can wash out in bright sunlight, making it virtually impossible to see the image.
The eyepiece on a camera that you look through to frame your shot. As opposed to the flip-out LCD viewfinder present on some cameras.
An eyelevel viewfinder that is used to compose the photograph.
A type of viewfinder you look directly through, as opposed to viewing your picture on an LCD screen. Common on compact 35mm film cameras, and gaining more favour on digital still cameras as an alternative to the energy-consuming LCD screens.
The Optical Viewfinder lets you frame every shot with the ease and familiarity of normal film-based cameras. The Viewfinder is especially useful in a bright outdoor environment and using it in place of the LCD panel helps to further extend the cameras excellent Stamina battery performance.