How to Access Viewfinder

A viewfinder is a device on a camera that allows you to look through a small window to see what the lens is seeing. With older cameras the viewfinder was indispensable, since without it photographers couldn't frame a picture properly. With the advent of digital cameras and LCD screens, many cameras no longer have viewfinders. However, higher-end digital cameras, like digital SLRs, usually have optical viewfinders that you can use to frame a picture with.

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  Turn on your digital camera. Remove the lens cap from your camera.

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  Turn off your camera's LCD screen. If the LCD screen is on, the viewfinder will not work in many cases.

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  Look through the viewfinder on your camera. Adjust the shutter speed, focus and aperture. Take the picture.