Abstract
A viewfinder is a compact unit that, when positioned appropriately in front of the eye, allows a photographer or videographer to assess an image or video sequence for some combination of, or before, during, and after, capture. We review and compare different classes of viewfinder and their applications.
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Abbreviations
- DSC:
-
Digital still camera
- DVC:
-
Digital video camera
- DVP:
-
Direct-view panel
- D-SLR:
-
Digital single-lens reflex
- EID:
-
Electronic information display
- EVF:
-
Electronic viewfinder
- EVIL:
-
Electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens
- FoV:
-
Field of view
- HTPS:
-
High-temperature polysilicon
- OLED:
-
Organic light-emitting diode
- OVF:
-
Optical viewfinder
- PHOLED:
-
Phosphorescent OLED
- P-OLED:
-
Polymer OLED
- qVGA:
-
Quarter VGA (320×240 Pixels)
- SLR:
-
Single-lens reflex
- SMOLED:
-
Small-molecule organic light-emitting diode
- VGA:
-
Variable graphics adapter normally 640×480 pixels
- VF:
-
Viewfinder or view-finder
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Underwood, I., Steven, D. (2016). Electronic Viewfinders. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14346-0_138
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