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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Others struggle to clarify a long-view geopolitical panorama, with a specific subject or conflict as the viewfinder.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Image: Fujifilm There’s no viewfinder, but the back of the camera has a 3.5-inch LCD display for framing shots as well as navigating menus for effects, settings, and editing images.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
Hold the barcode in the viewfinder until the corners of the viewfinder turn green.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
Similar to binoculars, the viewfinders also magnify whatever’s in view.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Image: Fujifilm There’s no viewfinder, but the back of the camera has a 3.5-inch LCD display for framing shots as well as navigating menus for effects, settings, and editing images.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
Hold the barcode in the viewfinder until the corners of the viewfinder turn green.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
Similar to binoculars, the viewfinders also magnify whatever’s in view.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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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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