How bad is the viewfinder for clarity? How bad is the LCD? Some reviews make both sound iffy...
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I'm not a professional photographer and haven't read any reviews about quality of viewfinder or LCD. I have had no problems with either in using my Sony. A friend who is a pro recommended it to me and I'm perfectly happy with the pics I've taken. shannon s, TX
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I've only had it for less than a week, haven't encountered that, sorry. I use the optical viewfinder mostly, don't really look at the images until I'm back at the computer.
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Hi Mike, I would really go for the viewfinder. I just bought a new camera with no view finder and I dropped it after 3 months (eeek!) and now it still takes pictures but I can't see what I am taking! Also, it is difficult in the sun with no view finder or in the dark. Hope this helps. I need buy a new camera and it will have a viewfinder!
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Thanks for your response. So... Is there any difference in picture quality?
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I've been flipping back and forth between the SD800 and the A710. And, your pics are now making me lean towards the A710. Two must-haves for my first digital camera are a view finder and image stabilization. Just one question for you, cjw333. I noticed that a couple of your motion shots were blurry. Was the stabilizer on? Thanks for sharing your photos. They're awesome.
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I just got mine last night... viewing angles aren't as great as LCD's, that's for sure... left and right as well as up and down. I really didn't appreciate just how big this thing was going to be til it came in. I have it up too high and you can notice the difference pretty easily from having your eyes on level with the center of the screen and being above/below that point. I have a chair that is about 45 degrees and you can also notice the picture dim compared to sitting straight in front, but its not too bad. I wouldn't want to sit at much more of an angle than that though. I'd say its got about 90 degrees of solid viewing and then it starts noticeably degrading. You're definitely going to want to sit as close to head-on to this thing as you can get with your eye-level near the center though. I think the up/down viewing angle is worse. Very happy though overall... Kind of shocked what I got for my money. I was looking to get the biggest best TV I could for under $1k and frankly, I ended up with more than I bargained for.
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Carefully read the specs! Some units will specify new electronic processing to almost virtually eliminate the blur you are concerned about; I noticed it right away in the perceptual clarity...you pay a little more but the difference is worth it.
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I use mine outside in a variety of settings and conditions and viewing the images on the screen hasn't been a problem. The problem has been making the most of the on-screen icons and features (I'm looking at you depth gauge). My work around has been to become familiar in advance with what will be in place with the expected function. That makes things easier. I wouldn't suggest modifying the camera, but a good set of sunglasses and -in my case anyway- a swim mask with bifocal lenses could be worthwhile.
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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.
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That is correct. the camera does have a viewfinder, which doesn't line up 100%, so I don't often use it.
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I don't actually use this camera - I got it for my daughter. But Live View (which is what you're in when you're using the LCD) measures the light differently than when you're taking pictures using the viewfinder. At least one other person has reported an exposure problem related to A+ mode through the viewfinder but had no problem in Live View, which sounds similar to your experience. It could be a bug. Watch for future firmware updates from Canon.
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Have been watching this as well. Look at the ratings. I own one and its the best LCD on the market at the moment IMHO. The lowest price I have seen here at Amazon was $2940.00 USD a while back. Which is what I got it for. Since folks have been buying it, and the ratings continue to be 4.75+ stars, the price has been creeping up towards what the local BB and CC are charging for it ($3800+ in my area). I think once the 71 and 81 series hit the streets, this one will drop for sure. But until that time, this one is top dog, at least in my house. The picture maxed out in 1080P will just blow you away!!
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Looks fine to me. Most LCDs have a 'ghosting issue'; however, unless a person wants to spend 10K on a monitor, these are fine.
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Hi. Avoid this monocular. Bad resolution on the green display. The infrared has no visible effect on the image. As a whole this monocular sucks. I sold it at a loss to recover some of the expense
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The rear LCD consumes a lot of battery power so I use Electronic View Finder and use rear LCD for reviewing. With that set up I have not noticed battery life too short. I didn't test it very scientifically so what I am saying here is based on my actual usage. And I always carry an extra battery to be safe.
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I was worried about not having a view-finder on my digital camera when I first switched to the Nikon l1. And really, it hasnt bothered me at all. You can always adjust the brightness of the screen so you can see the image and its got a matte not glossy screen so you are not reflected in the image. I've had to buy a new camera since mine got stolen, and I find that the swivel abilties of the s10 will come very handy if you are concerned with the LCD screen.
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Yes - for the most part. I haven't used it enough to become familiar with all the picture functions but for a straight point and shoot it works well. I like the viewfinder (and bought it specifically because it has one when so many don't) - it makes it easier to see the picture in bright light as opposed to viewing the screen. As for the picture functions - I have tried a few - word of warning, remember to reset to the function you use most - I switched to monochrome and forgot to set it back to color - oops. Hope that helps -