Difference between revisions of "Viewfinder camera"
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| + | |image_text= Single viewing window, typical<br/>of viewfinder cameras | ||
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| + | |image_text= Viewfinder camera eyepiece,<br/>[[Viewfinder#Albada finders|Albada]] frame visible | ||
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| − | While virtually all cameras offer some form of viewfinder, | + | |
| + | While virtually all cameras offer some form of viewfinder, '''viewfinder camera''' is the common term used to distinguish simpler camera models which lack either [[reflex finder|reflex viewing]] or a [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder focus]] device in the viewfinder. Instead, a viewfinder camera is one in which an eye-level [[viewfinder]] is used only for composing the photo (perhaps with the aid of [[parallax|parallax correction]] marks for close-ups). | ||
The absence of focusing aids in viewfinder cameras means by necessity they must either be [[fixed focus]] or employ [[guess focusing]]. | The absence of focusing aids in viewfinder cameras means by necessity they must either be [[fixed focus]] or employ [[guess focusing]]. | ||
| − | A viewfinder camera that employs [[autofocus]] would typically be classed as a [[point-and-shoot]] camera. | + | A viewfinder camera that employs [[autofocus]] would typically be classed as a [[point-and-shoot]] camera. A camera with a waist-level [[brilliant finder]], such as a [[pseudo TLR]], would not typically be grouped with viewfinder cameras, despite the absence of focusing devices. |
[[Category:Focusing system]] | [[Category:Focusing system]] | ||
[[Category: Camera architecture]] | [[Category: Camera architecture]] | ||
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While virtually all cameras offer some form of viewfinder, viewfinder camera is the common term used to distinguish simpler camera models which lack either reflex viewing or a rangefinder focus device in the viewfinder. Instead, a viewfinder camera is one in which an eye-level viewfinder is used only for composing the photo (perhaps with the aid of parallax correction marks for close-ups).
The absence of focusing aids in viewfinder cameras means by necessity they must either be fixed focus or employ guess focusing.
A viewfinder camera that employs autofocus would typically be classed as a point-and-shoot camera. A camera with a waist-level brilliant finder, such as a pseudo TLR, would not typically be grouped with viewfinder cameras, despite the absence of focusing devices.
