Definition of viewfinder
:a device on a camera for showing the area of the subject to be included in the picture
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Other safety tips: Don’t look through your camera’s viewfinder or a telescope that isn’t equipped with a proper solar filter.
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The app emits a series of beeps to indicate how close the viewfinder is to the barcode, helping users align the camera properly.
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Looking at the Sun with your naked eye can harm your vision, and channeling the Sun's rays through a DSLR viewfinder can damage your equipment and even cause blindness.
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Like Ms. Fanning, Ms. Coppola isn’t so sure there’s a difference between the male and the female looking through the viewfinder.
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But first, using a green viewfinder, players must pinpoint 46 other characters, beginning with Stringer Bell, leading to others like Avon Barksdale, Wee-Bey, Jimmy McNulty, and fan favorite Omar Little — the last character to find before Wallace.
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The RX100’s pop-up viewfinder can help users keep the camera steadier than when holding out the other two to see their screens.
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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 file photo, an Emirati man watches through a special viewfinder at the Museum of the future during the opening day of the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Shooting without a viewfinder can be a pain, but the 3-inch screen on the EX2F didn’t have much glare, and its ability to rotate took the guesswork out of a few otherwise tricky shots.
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1883
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