Questions & Answers for: compact cameras viewfinder

...before I take the picture That is normal. Didital SLRs are different in this respect from digital compacts

compact cameras, most SLR cameras (the D40 included) do not feature "live view" on the LCD when shooting. You must view through the eye-level viewfinder for composing and shooting. The LCD screen only

Samsung Digital Camcorder VP-D351 When I switch on camcorder the viewfinder is white with multicoloured vertical lines. In camera mode it doesn't do anything, but in player mode you can hear the sound

...Compact cameras (which do allow you to preview the image on the LCD screen) work in a different way. They have a completely separate viewfinder, and they do not have a mechanical shutter - The signal ...

the picture. So there is no way to see the picture on the LCD before the picture is taken, like you can with compact digital cameras. You compose the picture through the optical viewfinder, then shoot

...compact cameras. You would always have to use the viewfinder for taking pictures. Even in the TV ads, everyone used the viewfinder as they took turns using the camera. Here is a link to Nikon's web ...

...on point-and-shoot compact cameras, but not on DSLR cameras like the D70. (As k_akima says, some newer entry-level DSLRs do have Live View.) You have to use the viewfinder with this particular

When I flip open the LCD or look through the viewfinder and turn on the camera and take lenscap off all I see is black with shadowy white vertical lines. Sounds like your iris is shut. Try giving the ...

of the lens. This is not a problem: the LCD monitor cannot be used as viewfinder for shooting as with digital compact camera's or non-professional DSLR's. This info can be found in the manual on p. 36

...in the viewfinder and I can not take any pictures. I have a digital SLR This may be a damaged card. Can you try any other cards in the camera? The Sony Alpha DSLRA350 takes Compact Flash memory