LCD display in sunlight? Does the Canon SD870IS LCD screen work well when the sun is shining on it?
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Hi Jack, Even when the sun is high and glaring directly on my LCD screen, I still can see my subject! Buy it. You'll love it.
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This is a problem with all LCD screens in full sun. The only thing that could helps is a visor.
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My own operates fine particularly on sunny days. The flash is decent too with clear shots of close subjects. You may have gotten a defective camera.
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yes, screen is visible in sunshine, in fact visibility in sunshine was improved after install.
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You can definitely see the display in direct sunlight, check emails and Facebook and so on, as long as the brightness turned up. You have better viewing in the shade, of course. And I wouldn't want to sit and read a book in direct sunlight, even with the Moshi protector. The sun will overpower your display no matter what matte screen cover you have on. It's not the reflectivity that is the problem. It's the sheer brightness of the sun compared with the weaker backlight of the ipad that makes it difficult.
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Short answer: No. It scatters light more than the glass screen of a tablet. I think its best use in indoors, where it offers some advantage over the bare screen by breaking up specular reflections from the background environment. I don't know of anything that really works in the sun - except, of course, getting out the sun...
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It's zoomed in 2-3x further than what is intended for the LCD screen. So that will break down the image quality. It's just like standing too close to a TV. That's how I look at it. I just love that I can see my LCD in direct sun. That's the big benefit for me.
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During daylight hours, it does so very well. When using the IR lighting, there is a lot of glare. I've tried several ways to eliminate it, but so far no luck. I have read where someone blacked out the lights on the camera and used IT illuminators outside, and that worked. I'll be giving that a try myself.
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I can't recall ever being in a situation where bright sunlight made it difficult to see the display. I'm sure it could happen, but so far, I'm very happy with it.
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It is not easy try. Turn your body a little to cast some shade on the LCD. See if you can look a little sideways on the screen. Shade the sun a little with the other hand or a hat if possible. Shoot and hope for the best. IF you have the sun in your back like that and you try to photograph people you will see they squint their eyes and that picture get kind of flat due to the direct sun so try to turn a little away if you can. Sorry but that's why many cameras still has optical finders also.
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The display can be seen in sunlight (not direct sunlight) but it should be mounted so it gets some shade from the glare.
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It is much better than the glossy screen, but in intense sunlight it still can be hard to read.
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yes, I love my TV...the picture quality is great, As long as the sun is not shining directly on it.
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The screen is bright but in direct sunlight on a very sunny day it will be hard to see. To solve that problem you can purchase a Hoodmam to place over the screen the screen so it can be viewed.
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It is rated at 350 nits, but as a matter of opinion I haven't seen an LCD I liked the performance of in direct sunlight and this display doesn't cross that threshold.
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Yes it's great of that if it's at twilight or darker. Broad daylight would probably not show up very good. We use it in a darkened living room projecting it to about 8ft screen size. It looks just like the movies. The high def via the hdmi jack is great!!!
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Jordean, I never used the sight outdoors in sunlight. It works fine at the indoor range. It has 4 brightness settings. It's no EOTech, but at this price point it will do.