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

The viewfinders, designed to alleviate red-green colorblindness, have special lenses to enable people with colorblindness to see a broad range of clear, vibrant colors, a statement said. —Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025

One of the views also seems to show the display being used as a camera viewfinder, which seems like the most obvious feature to add. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Weighing just over 1 oz (30 g) and about the size of a film roll, the tiny Charmera features a viewfinder, an LCD screen, a Type-C port for charging and transferring your shots, a flash, and a microSD card slot for up to 128 GB of storage. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025

The viewfinder looks fantastic for framing, and the menus don’t fight you. —PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 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