No view finder: Has anyone had a problem with this or can you see it on the screen?
201017
I just perchased the H20. I'm use to having a view finder. I thought there may be a way to rig some kind of sighting device. The camera already has a means of sighting in. Looking from the rear of the camera, there is an elbow formed to the left side of the flash "hump". If you bracket your subject in this elbow it'll pretty much end up dead center of your shot. Hey, it's not hi-tech but the method works.
1907339
There is only the LCD viewfinder. In the conditions of higher backlight - often what is sought to illuminate the subject - it is too washed out to accurately compose the pic. I understand this to be a universal complaint with LCD-only finders.
644389
It has BOTH a viewfinder or you can use the display in the back of the camera. I am like you, I don't like using the display. The viewfinder is excellent. There is a switch on the top of the camera that lets you choose which viewing system you prefer and it defaults it until you change it.
530441
You need to remove the top part of the case to see through the view finder. Still attached but just unsnap.
581845
I believe that the ipod, from various reviews I've read, has been manufactured in such a way that this problem does not affect the screen. I just checked mine, and it seems quite viewable from all angles during both menu navigation and movie playback.
1251388
Mine is hidden down below. Works fine. Does not have to be viewable to work.
2166990
Hi... No view finder but the monitor changes into different angles which is nice to have. I got a battery charger with rechargeable batteries & I am enjoying them. Batteries will go a long time if you just take pics. I use the video so they won't last as long but they have lasted long enough for my approval. Hope this helps. mark
1867535
The viewfinder does not work unless it is snuggly and properly mounted, i.e. screwed into the connector on the camera. However I suggest user exercise care with camera when one is mounted.
994841
Yes, it has an optical view finder, which I prefer to framing an image in the LCD screen -- even though the VF shows only about 93% of the area.
812685
also make sure the viewfinder is attached flat next to the LCD screen. no space in between.
13502
No it does not. Someone looking from above will be able to view what is on screen. It only works if viewing from the side.
1985016
No the camera does NOT come with a view finder. I did find one online for it but it was terrible to use and I sent it back.
1219868
I bought mine on ebay, for a reduced price. It was new, but for me still a waste of money. I have not been able to use it, as the bottom of the UI screen ends up below my physical screen, and there is no scroll bar to remedy this, at least not in my version, I have Quickbooks Accountant 2013. I tried for a long time to fix this, and though it was I who was doing something wrong, until I finally found several reports on Google regarding the same issue! No scroll bars, so I cannot scroll down to the bottom of the screen, where there are buttons that I need to use. So for me at least, this is a white elephant. You may want to research this before buying, or buy a different version. I would check a different version too first, to make sure this bug/issue is not there as well.
2166988
The L830 does not have a view finder, only the display screen. I'm not sure how to describe the life of the AA batteries but they are lasting much longer than I expected. I used the camera a lot for pictures and videos for the first month that I had it and the same batteries are still OK.
39833
I'll have to check (I'm not close to my camera at the moment). I think it does....I think it does everything that the back display does....in fact to me the viewfinder is much clearer. I'll check and post a response here.
1960443
it doesn't have a physical view finder, only digital screen. It has limited storage on board and supports SD cards.
2166991
no view finder, AA batteries life is depend on how many pictures with flash and how much review of taken pictures and how much zoom you do with the camera