What does "some image degradation in the viewfinder" really mean?
838791
I bought the VF-4 to help me with composition in bright sunlight. Whatever you see in the viewfinder isn't going to affect the image quality of the final photograph. (I too use this on an E-PL 5.
838792
vision becomes interfered by white streaks. degradation deals with bright light causing these streaks.
838793
The quality of the viewfinder image is a little grainer - certainly not as clean as an optical viewfinder, but it is a very good image, good color and just a touch of delay in previewing one you trip the shutter. I like this viewfinder and would recommend it.
838794
Both of my vf's are full of hotspots I keep intending to contact Olympus-I like their cameras but the vf's are junk
838795
I'd guess that it refers to the fact that the display is not ultra-high res (Retina, true to output, what have you); I've also heard that there's some sort of down sampling issue with older bodies. That said, the VF-4 display has been more than adequate in my use on a E-PL5. I haven't had an issue composing with this at all, and it's far better than the VF-2 I had prior. I actually prefer the removeable rangefinder, as the M43 format is ideal to often shoot without- but it's great to be able to clip one on when doing certain types of shooting. The only compromise I've found with this isn't the resolution, but more that when you do use it vs a built-in rangefinder, it takes over the hotshoe, so you have to use external flash. Hope that helps a bit.
258330
check out dpreview.com in the Nikon forum. Seems like all cameras thru #3114394 have the defect. I think this represents ~2.5 months' worth of sales, *plus* whatever is in the inventory pipeline.
592881
It's my favorite camera ever, and I also own a DSLR. That said, I discovered a small piece of dust or debris on the sensor through a photo of the sky shot at f/16, focused at infinity. Otherwise I wouldn't have discovered the dust. I sent the camera back to Ricoh repair services for warranty service about a month ago, and it's in transit back to me now. This is not a common occurrence, and I was told by a Ricoh product specialist that the dust most likely entered the camera during the manufacturing process. A clean room where the cameras are assembled probably became temporarily contaminated.
474865
Nope, it doesn't. For wide angle lenses is not common to have that feature.When in doubt, check the coding in the name. If it has an 'IS' it means it has Image Stabilization.
2008090
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
753751
I don't know for sure, but suspect it is related to a recall a couple of months ago over the materials used in the viewfinder on a group of this model produced in the last quarter of 2013. I have my camera registered with Canon and was immediately notified about the problem and that my camera wasn't affected. This was the most popular Canon Point and Shoot for a long time on Amazon (at a much lower price). By the way, I love my SX50 and recommend it highly. It is loaded with great features as a bridge camera and the zoom is awesome.
1526985
This is normal. To make a long story short, the viewfinder can only process so much data in real time. The less information it has to process = faster response time to movement. Further, the viewfinder screen is only 200K pixels, so it is going to look inferior to the external viewscreen no matter what. Hope this helps!
1765096
picture quality is same but I notices some glares on some areas. May be I got the defective piece.
278673
I do not know. I will say I love the camera but would have spent the extra money to have viewfinder if I had it to do again.
1157234
Would not go so far as to say it is normal, only that it has been experienced before :) and at least in my case has not apparently affected operation of the camera. However, for all I know this could have something to do with the fact that this camera has trouble staying in focus taking video sometimes. I'll never know - it's out of warranty now and there are still more pros than cons versus the alternatives available at the time so I'd have kept it anyway. :)
891107
In practice, it means your ISO needs to be a bit higher than it would with a stabilized lens in some cases. It's certainly not a deal breaker for me.I find that the stabilization with the EM5 is helpful at times, but it doesn't do anything to help with motion blur from moving subjects for example. The gm1 is the camera I reach for most often and the lack of stabilization isn't really even a consideration for me.
1445653
I'm thinking it might be related to the dark corner issue. I noticed more than one reviewer complained about this and there are photos posted up in the customer photo section illustrating this issue. I was going to purchase this camera myself until I saw this potential problem. For example:
101122
I had the same problem and sent in for warrenty work. Its probally not your imagination, mine was defective and they replaced the auto focus sensor. Now its easy to get crisp photos without vivid mode even. Ive had lots of olympus cameras and this was the first problem Ive ever had. they repaired the next day tehy recieved it and sent it back to me a day later. Im very happy with it now. It should be easy to get a crisp photo with this camera. Hope this helps.
1526984
Your viewfinder is basically a video camera. The grainiest is basically what video look like during low light situations. You're not actually looking thru the lens like an SLR. This is normal. That's why your eyepiece picture looks better outside in the daylight ... more light.
801501
I believe it has a built in protocol that takes images from the bottom camera and compares the most current image to the previous frame. This unfortunately causes some drift over time. Playing around some you should be able to have it use an initial image and use that one as a reference for all other frames taken and later time points.
891108
In practice, it means your ISO needs to be a bit higher than it would with a stabilized lens in some cases. It's certainly not a deal breaker for me. I find that the stabilization with the EM5 is helpful at times, but it doesn't do anything to help with motion blur from moving subjects for example. The gm1 is the camera I reach for most often and the lack of stabilization isn't really even a consideration for me.
812688
The image should not be blurry. Have you checked to make sure there is nothing on the viewfinder area...there is a red dial that can change the focus but i wouldn't think it would be blurry even if that was off slightly.