viewfinder
noun
view·find·er
ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər 
: a device on a camera for showing the area of the subject to be included in the picture
Examples of viewfinder in a Sentence
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An ‘Advanced Hybrid Viewfinder’ enables the user to easily switch between the optical viewfinder (OVF) and the electronic viewfinder (EVF), pursuing the rangefinder style of photography.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The highly convenient 3-inch, two-way tilting LCD touchscreen from the X100V is here and Fujifilm’s unique hybrid optical and electronic viewfinder which is great to use.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Rather than having to look at the weapon’s day scope and use a light dial-in targeting (risking giving a position away), the user simply looks through the viewfinder while turning the knob.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Through her viewfinder, the sisters appear less like two separate children than like split aspects of the same soul, simultaneously innocent and foreboding.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
There’s also a new viewfinder to get the edging right, a new option to import documents from your camera roll and a new scanner button.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Many professionals get some kind of external screen that offers a bigger viewfinder, because filming on a bigger viewfinder is a nicer experience.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
But even then, the hard part now is just the idea of looking through a viewfinder and filming, like, people speaking at a table.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The most significant change is the addition of a tiltable display, a first for Leica, which pleasingly lifts off the back of the camera and tilts with reassuringly smooth and sturdy action, and gives photographers new opportunities for shooting when not using the viewfinder.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The highly convenient 3-inch, two-way tilting LCD touchscreen from the X100V is here and Fujifilm’s unique hybrid optical and electronic viewfinder which is great to use.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Rather than having to look at the weapon’s day scope and use a light dial-in targeting (risking giving a position away), the user simply looks through the viewfinder while turning the knob.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Through her viewfinder, the sisters appear less like two separate children than like split aspects of the same soul, simultaneously innocent and foreboding.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
There’s also a new viewfinder to get the edging right, a new option to import documents from your camera roll and a new scanner button.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Many professionals get some kind of external screen that offers a bigger viewfinder, because filming on a bigger viewfinder is a nicer experience.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
But even then, the hard part now is just the idea of looking through a viewfinder and filming, like, people speaking at a table.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
The most significant change is the addition of a tiltable display, a first for Leica, which pleasingly lifts off the back of the camera and tilts with reassuringly smooth and sturdy action, and gives photographers new opportunities for shooting when not using the viewfinder.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
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viewfinder
noun
view·find·er
ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər
: a device on a camera that shows the view to be included in the picture
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