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
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The post shows two instances: Google's processing (left) and the correct image (right, what the viewfinder shows).
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
But through her camera’s viewfinder, which can see the infrared radiation thrown off by the gases, a black, oily plume of unburned methane vented into the atmosphere, heating the planet and likely carrying a long list of toxins.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Wait for an animation on your new device and hold your current device over the new device to center the animation in the camera viewfinder.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
Verdict: Small Camera Fans Take Note The Fujifilm X-M5 is somewhat of a throwback design to the early days of mirrorless cameras when small bodies without eye-level viewfinders dominated the space.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
But through her camera’s viewfinder, which can see the infrared radiation thrown off by the gases, a black, oily plume of unburned methane vented into the atmosphere, heating the planet and likely carrying a long list of toxins.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Wait for an animation on your new device and hold your current device over the new device to center the animation in the camera viewfinder.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
Verdict: Small Camera Fans Take Note The Fujifilm X-M5 is somewhat of a throwback design to the early days of mirrorless cameras when small bodies without eye-level viewfinders dominated the space.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Viewfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewfinder. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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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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