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

Recent Examples on the Web

Espenak also advises turning on a camera's Long Exposure Noise Reduction feature and, more importantly, placing the moon's image in one corner of the camera's viewfinder. —Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Bat away mirages and stick to what’s really in your viewfinder. —Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026

The output from the camera module is passed to a digital viewfinder, which displays both the video and control menus generated by the module. —Jordan Blanchard, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2026

While Leica has previously offered an external viewfinder, or Visoflex, to assist focusing the M-Series, detractors may argue that this new variant removes the essential element of the camera altogether. —Robb Rice, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for viewfinder

• bookbinder
• factfinder
• pathfinder
• reminder
• sidewinder
• binder
• blinder
• finder
• grinder
• kinder
• minder
• pinder

Kids Definition

viewfinder

noun

view·​find·​er ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər 

: a device on a camera that shows the view to be included in the picture