These cameras have a simple optical viewfinder, which allows fast framing of a shot.
Your viewfinder is your friend when it comes to panning.
Never be content with what you see in the viewfinder the first time you raise it to your eye.
Out of the box and straight up to the eye you'll immediately enjoy the spacious and bright viewfinder.
No optical eyepiece so you'll have to rely on the tiny electronic viewfinder.
Most camcorders currently come with both a viewfinder and a monitor.
It works best if you try to cover as much of the viewfinder area as possible with the image.
The satellite senses sunlight reflected from objects within the viewfinder.
Some of his best pictures were literally composed in the viewfinder of the camera.
Low battery life, extremely small buttons and no viewfinder.
British Dictionary definitions for viewfinder
viewfinder
/ˈvjuːˌfaɪndə/
noun
1.
a device on a camera, consisting of a lens system and sometimes a ground-glass screen, enabling the user to see what will be included in his photograph Sometimes shortened to finder
Encyclopedia Article for viewfinder
camera component that shows the area of the subject to be included in a photograph. In modern cameras it usually is part of a direct visual or range finder focusing system and may also be used to display exposure settings or meter information
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