A viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and in many cases to focus, the picture. Most viewfinders are separate, and suffer parallax, while the single-lens reflex camera lets the viewfinder use the main optical system.
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How do I calibrate the diopter correction on my DSLR's viewfinder?
The viewfinder on my camera has diopter correction, but is there a "correct" way to set it up? In the past I've just allowed the camera to auto-focus on a distant point, and then make sure that is as ...
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My viewfinder is too small — what can I do about it?
I own a 450D, and I am very satisfied with the image quality, features, and so on. The only thing that disturbs me is the viewfinder. I can barely see the whole image when looking through it (black ...
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Are there advantages to using a viewfinder for focusing instead of using a camera's rear LCD screen?
Are there any particular advantages to using the viewfinder for focusing instead of the LCD?
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What's that sign with a dot and a number in the view-finder?
I have a Canon 550D and when I look through my view-finder to take photographs, it displays all the current settings inside the view-finder itself like aperture value, shutter speed, ISO etc.
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Why does viewfinder spec state 3 times more dots than there are pixels?
My DMC-G2 has a viewfinder spec of 1,440,000 dots, but I read a review that says it is really 480,000 pixels:
The electronic viewfinder has an extremely high resolution of 1,440,000 dots (480,000 ...
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Disadvantages of split-prism focusing screens?
I'm considering getting a microprism focusing screen for my Nikon d3000 (specifically, the KatzEye). Hopefully this will help tremendously with manual focusing, but I suspect there must be some ...
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Interchangeable lens compact with optical viewfinder
Is there such a thing as an interchangeable lens compact (aka EVIL, MILC, SLD, micro) with an optical viewfinder?
I'm tempted by having a high quality camera I can stick in my pocket (with a pancake ...
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What's the difference between a rangefinder and SLR?
I've seen rangefinder cameras around and idly wondered what the difference was between them and SLR cameras. Are there any advantages rangefinders offer that cannot be reproduced using an SLR?
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Should I use the rubber viewfinder cover?
A rubber viewfinder cover is connected to my camera strap. What's it for, and when do I use it? What happens to a photo if I don't use it?
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How do I clean the inside of my viewfinder?
My viewfinder (not LCD) has spots of dust on it. What is the best way to clean the inside? I have cleaned the outside with a QTip.
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ViewFinder(LCD) brightness
The photos I take on my Nikon P100 look very good on the viewfinder, but when I transfer them to my PC, they look really bad/dull in terms on colour and contrast. Am I supposed to do some ...
