viewfinder
noun
view·find·er
ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər 
: a device on a camera for showing the area of the subject to be included in the picture
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Also disappointing is that the viewfinder remains small, with the same paltry resolution (2.36M dot, 1025 x 768) as the older model.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 14 June 2025
Putting an eye to the viewfinder can feel a little destabilizing, but, in Buscabulla’s grip.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 June 2025
The other controls run in a column on the rear, also underneath the viewfinder.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The post shows two instances: Google's processing (left) and the correct image (right, what the viewfinder shows).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 14 June 2025
Putting an eye to the viewfinder can feel a little destabilizing, but, in Buscabulla’s grip.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 June 2025
The other controls run in a column on the rear, also underneath the viewfinder.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The post shows two instances: Google's processing (left) and the correct image (right, what the viewfinder shows).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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“Viewfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewfinder. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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viewfinder
noun
view·find·er
ˈvyü-ˌfīn-dər
: a device on a camera that shows the view to be included in the picture
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