viewfinder

[ vyoo-fahyn-der ]

noun

, Photography.

1. finder ( def 2b ).

viewfinder

/ ˈvjuːˌfaɪndə /

noun

1. a device on a camera, consisting of a lens system and sometimes a ground-glass screen, enabling the user to see what will be included in his photograph Sometimes shortened tofinder

Word History and Origins

Origin of viewfinder¹

First recorded in 1890–95; view + finder

Example Sentences

Of this, he was sure: “I had the camera on him and I mean I saw everything through the viewfinder.’

From Seattle Times

She daydreams about installing a pier for fishing, lookout points along the shore and adult treehouses for glamping among conifers so tall they don’t fit in a camera’s viewfinder.

From Los Angeles Times

When on his lunch break, he takes snapshots of trees without looking through the viewfinder.

From Seattle Times

That day, something exciting appeared on the viewfinder of Gauna's drone camera.

From Science Daily

Thankfully, the Canon 5DIV makes it easy to compose subsequent exposures, as it overlays the previous images on the viewfinder.

From Los Angeles Times