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Definition of "viewfinder" []

  • A device on a camera that indicates, either optically or electronically, what will appear in the field of view of the lens. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "viewfinder" in a sentence
  • "Imagine that every scene you look at through your viewfinder is overlaid with a tic-tac-toe board."
  • "Looking through a glass viewfinder is such a treat, though — too bad it doesn't seem to actually line up very well with the actual pictures."
  • "The viewfinder is you looking through glass; it's as fast as your eye/light will allow."