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Community weekly poll: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot?
- 11/28/06 2:43 PM
View finder
by jbknox - 11/29/06 6:21 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I use the view finder to frame the pictures I'm taking. I find the lag using the LCD annoying and it consumes power. So when I think of it I turn it off to save power.
Bifocals
by blarson42 - 11/29/06 6:23 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
With Bifocals or "progressive lenses" it is pretty much impossible to use the LCD. I much prefer the OV anyway.
Optical Viewfinder vs LCD screen
by ynneddod - 11/29/06 6:27 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I always found myself needing to look at the menu and I couldn't see it well enough to make changes while using the viewfinder so I simply got into the habit of using the LCD screen.
viewfinders for digital cameras
by orcish - 11/29/06 6:54 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I bought a Panasonic digital camera that does not have a viewfinder. It is almost impossible to take a picture in bright sunlight. When you take a picture in the sunlight it is natural to put the subjects facing or towards the sun. This makes the LCD also facing the sun. I am trying to think of a way to shield the LCD from the sum.
View Finder or LDC
by rcoache - 11/29/06 6:58 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I always use the viewfinder to set my focus point & to take my pictures. Then I check out the LCD to make sure the picture is exactly what I want.
prefer LCD over OVF but...
by pfilippone - 11/29/06 7:02 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
My 5 year old Sony DSC-P1's battery life is so bad, I've had to turn off the LCD to make the battery last long enough to take more pictures.
If the battery life was not an issue, I would use the LCD exclusively to take pictures.
Use Viewfinder - Never - Aaarghh!!
by porthome - 11/29/06 7:03 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I recently sent in my Nikon Coolpix 4300 for warranty repairs and received back a Coolpix L1 ... the latest equivalent model. Great unit, with larger display and 5 mpixels, but no optical viewfinder. I really miss the viewfinder, since the display washes out under most outdoor light conditions and is harder (in my opinion) to line up on a shot. Thanks G*d for Photoshop.
Perry B
Optical Viewfinder
by DrVid13 - 11/29/06 7:25 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
It’s as simple as, the Viewfinder is necessary because when shooting outside in sunlight the LCD washes out, especially with the sunlight behind you.
Prefer optical viewfinder
by rhd2qcnet - 11/29/06 7:27 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I use my LCD often because the optical viewfinder on my Canon is tiny and almost worthless. What do I prefer? Optical! My main reason is age. As a senior my hands aren't as steady as they used to be. So I need the extra support of having the camera against my cheek to reduce camera shake. If it weren't for that, I think the LCD is great! I love the way the LCD gives a big image and makes it very easy to frame the shot.
Used rarely but IMPORTANT to have!
by SoCalKen - 11/29/06 7:28 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
While I love the 2.5 " LCD on my camera and use it most of the time, when I am in the bright sun or fairly dark rooms the LCD is close to useless, it is then I am thrilled I have the all important optical viewfinder!
Viewfinder or LCD
by Bhavneeshc - 11/29/06 7:34 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
Hi,
I allways use the viewfinder. I can't see the LCD even if it is big [Glaucoma]. I also find the viewfinder more useful in general. In discussions with friend we found out that the viewfinder seams to bring better results. Somehow people seem to hold a camera more stable. Mug shots, blurry and pictures out of focus seam to occur more often by using the LCD. I couldn't care less if there wouldn't be an LCD on the camera.
Heidi
Optical viewfinders forever
by micke-p - 11/29/06 10:47 AM In reply to: Viewfinder or LCD by BhavneeshcIn my opinion the LCD drains the batteries way too fast for even being considered an option. That aside, it gives a more accurate view of how the photo will look. But I prefer to learn how much more the photo will contain --compared to what you see in the optical viewfinder-- to the poor usability the battery-draining causes.
I wouldn't buy a camera without an optical viewfinder, and if we come to the point where no camera has it, I will simply have to do without them!
(REAL) viewfinder vs EVF
by Custom.Labeller - 11/29/06 7:54 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I have never been so disappointed in a camera as I am with a little Kodak 7590 which I bought for Christmas last year for my son. I didn't realize at the time that ANY serious camera maker would even consider making a camera without the ability to look through the viewfinder and thus allowed him to pick that camera. He has somewhat adjusted, which I'm thankful for, but I wouldn't give a dime for a bushel of camera built that way. I have owned 2 earlier Kodaks, a DC40 (IIRC), a DC265 (which I still have and my daughter uses), an Olympus E10 and now an Olympus EVolt 500 (all of which have viewfinders (which you can SEE through) without all the pixelization bull of the EVF. Maybe its just this camera but I don't think so but the EVF has to be the poorest compositional tool imaginable. Everything shakes and moves but the display is not smooth and the color stinks in live display. The display is fine once the picture has been taken and it doesn't have to redisplay the picture every millisecond. The LCD's in the cameras I've seen just aren't up to it yet.
OT- One other real pet peeve is someone like Canon building a camera as capable as the Rebel and not adding a PC plug and pretending the flash on camera is going to take care of all the situations a larger one would (I guess I shouldn't complain about this since I'm having to deal with the adapter on my new Olympus as well but both should have pc plugs for external flash.)
Just my opinions...............
optical viewfinder
by verschoor2 - 11/29/06 8:09 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
I have an Kodak 643 which takes great pix in high light conditions but is pathetic in low light environments so most of my shots are in a sunny or well-lit environment. Under these conditions the LCD is useless because of the ambiant light overwhelming its image. I would never buy a camera without a viewfinder. What I really need now is a camera for low light shooting. There a LCD would be used on a regular basis.
More meaningful poll
by fpperryaz - 11/29/06 8:10 AM In reply to: How often do you use the viewfinder on your point-and-shoot? by Marc Bennett
A poll is more meaningful when the number of votes is also shown.
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