Does this camera have an optical viewfinder?
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yes, with the push of a button, you can switch from the LCD display to the optical viewfinder...can't use both at the same time, of course.
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Hi Jim To answer your question this camera does not have a view finder. I thought I would never be able to live without a view finder. But what it offers is so much better. It has about a 3 inch square view screen. I have the camera about 3 months now and it takes the best photos and I use it for close up photos that need to show detail. I use it for taking photos of things I sell on ebay. It does a great job. It was easy to use and alot easier to operate than my Sony. More user friendly and I am not a computer person. I take about 150 photos each week and this camera does it very well. One more thing the battery life is great. I must take more than 200 photos on a charge without flash... I hope this helps.... Ben
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Elizabeth, there's no optical viewfinder either in E-PL1 or 2. Both of them are equipped with LCD screen, viewfinder (VF2) is an optional accesory for both models.
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Look at the Panasonic LUMIX DMC FZ35 18x which has a viewfinder. Note this is not a pocket sized camera. Looks like a DSLR but weights less than a pound. This is a quality camera, sharp images, most features of DSLR except small senor size. Amazon sells the camerq.
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Yes it does. I bought it because of the view finder, but I am finding that the LED Screen is so sharp I rarely have to use the viewfinder even in bright conditions.
909791
I does have a viewfinder, it's small but useful for situations you describe. The LCD screen is very good also, about 1 million pixels vs 250 to 400 thousand for most point & Shoot cameras. The shutter to picture time (or Delay) is excellent, with a good UHS Class1 card, it's as quick as you can get w/o going to a full size DSLR.
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Yes, it comes with a viewfinder, quite a nice one, actually. The whole set up was good value, for the money.
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There is no viewfinder. Only the LCD screen. As a SLR user that bothered me at first. Now I couldn't imagine any other way.
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Hi - I got out the manual in order to answer this question. It is an electronic viewfinder. Hope this helps. By the way, this is a great camera!
201432
Yes. Personally I would not buy a camera that did not have one. Fuji calls it EVF, Electronic ViewFinder. A digital camera does not have optical viewfinder; instead the digital image can be displayed on the LCD screen or electronic viewfinder. (A switch on the back of the camera is used to choose where the image is displayed.) I always use the EVF to take the picture and the LCD to view the pictures I have taken. Having the camera up to the eye is more stable than holding the camera out at arms length to see the LCD. I highly recommend this camera.
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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.
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No. It has a 13MP camera front facing, and a 2MP rear facing camera. This information can be found in the listing.
560320
No, not on this model. But, my wife has an older model that does have a viewfinder,but she only uses it on bright, sunny days when it difficult to see the picture.
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I have never even noticed that it doesn't have a viewfinder. I take sunny beach pictures and have never noticed an issue.
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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.
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Yes it does. I own this camera and use the eyepiece viewfinder when the LCD screen is hard to see in the sunlight
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Yes it does have a view finder. I really like having the option of the view finder or screen.