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The scientific method is nearly perfect for understanding the physical aspects of our life. But it is a radically limited viewfinder in its inability to offer values, morals and meanings that are at the center of our lives.
Huston Smith

Meaning of "viewfinder" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIEWFINDER

viewfinder  [ˈvjuːˌfaɪndə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIEWFINDER

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Viewfinder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIEWFINDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

viewfinder

Viewfinder

In photography, a viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and in many cases to focus, the picture. Most viewfinders are separate, and suffer parallax, while the single-lens reflex camera lets the viewfinder use the main optical system. Viewfinders are used in many cameras of different types: still and movie, film, analog and digital. A zoom camera usually zooms its finder in sync with its lens, one exception being rangefinder cameras.

Definition of viewfinder in the English dictionary

The definition of viewfinder in the dictionary is 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 to: finder.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIEWFINDER


autowinder
ˈɔːtəʊˌwaɪndə
binder
ˈbaɪndə
blinder
ˈblaɪndə
bookbinder
ˈbʊkˌbaɪndə
fault-finder
ˈfɔːltˌfaɪndə
finder
ˈfaɪndə
grinder
ˈɡraɪndə
highbinder
ˈhaɪˌbaɪndə
kinda
ˈkaɪndə
minder
ˈmaɪndə
netminder
ˈnɛtˌmaɪndə
pathfinder
ˈpɑːθˌfaɪndə
rangefinder
ˈreɪndʒˌfaɪndə
reminder
rɪˈmaɪndə
rewinder
riːˈwaɪndə
sidewinder
ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndə
spellbinder
ˈspɛlˌbaɪndə
unwinder
ʌnˈwaɪndə
waterfinder
ˈwɔːtəˌfaɪndə
winder
ˈwaɪndə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIEWFINDER

view
view halloo
viewable
Viewdata
viewer
viewership
viewier
viewiest
viewiness
viewing
viewing audience
viewing figures
viewing gallery
viewing public
viewing time
viewless
viewlessly
viewly
viewphone
viewpoint

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIEWFINDER

Alexander
angle grinder
child minder
childminder
cinder
coffee grinder
cylinder
gas cylinder
hinder
kinder
master cylinder
organ-grinder
oxygen cylinder
pinder
remainder
ring binder
six-cylinder
slave cylinder
tinder
two-cylinder
window winder

Synonyms and antonyms of viewfinder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «viewfinder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIEWFINDER

Find out the translation of viewfinder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of viewfinder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «viewfinder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

取景器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

visor de imagen
570 millions of speakers

English

viewfinder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दृश्यदर्शी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدسة الكاميرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

видоискатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

visor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লক্ষ্যদর্শক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

viseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemidang tilik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sucher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファインダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

>파인더
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jendhela bidik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kính ngắm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வ்யூஃபைண்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्ह्यूफाइंडर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vizör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mirino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wizjer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видошукач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vizor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκόπευτρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Soek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sökaren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søkeren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of viewfinder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIEWFINDER»

The term «viewfinder» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about viewfinder

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QUOTES WITH «VIEWFINDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word viewfinder.
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Huston Smith
The scientific method is nearly perfect for understanding the physical aspects of our life. But it is a radically limited viewfinder in its inability to offer values, morals and meanings that are at the center of our lives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIEWFINDER»

Discover the use of viewfinder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to viewfinder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Viewfinder: 100 Top Locations for Great Travel Photography
Features 100 of the most insipirational locatios for travel photography.
Keith Wilson, 2005
2
Viewfinder: Fossils
Introduces the different types of fossils, how they are formed, and what fossils can reveal about prehistoric plants and animals.
Douglas Palmer, 2010
3
Through My Viewfinder
Marguerite, Bill's wife once told him "Living with you has never been easy but it surely has never been dull", an apt description of the contents of this book.
Willem Bakhuys Roozeboom, 2011
4
The Lord's in the Viewfinder
So this is a little about my beliefs and why I like the title "THE LORD'S IN THE VIEWFINDER." All I am really trying to do with this book is give my Family an explanation to why I always seem to have a CAMERA in my hands.
Arthur Spray, 2006
5
Viewfinder Insects: An Extraordinary World Revealed in Close-up
From the sharp claws of the Velociraptor to the robust teeth of Tyrannosaurus rex, explore the fossil world in amazing detail. Remove the magnifier, find the icons, and magnify the stunning images in each of these three books.
John Woodward, 2010
6
Viewfinder: Oceans
Presents illustrations and general information about the creatures that live in the ocean, from the shore through increasingly darker levels, and discusses each type, with some detailed illustrations intended to be examined with the ...
Barbara Taylor, 2011
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Nikon
The D3000 has a fixed, optical pentamirror, eye-level viewfinder that shows approximately 95% (vertical and horizontal) of the full-frame coverage. It is important to understand the consequence of this; reducing the viewfinder frame coverage ...
Simon Stafford, 2009
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Basic Betacam Camerawork
The viewfinder fitted to a broadcast camera/recorder can be mechanically adjusted to individual preferences. It can be positioned away from the body of the camera, moved backwards and forwards and swivelled into the optimum operating ...
Peter Ward, 2001
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Photo 1: An Introduction to the Art of Photography
Photo © Justin Maresch/ iStockphoto. Figure 2-5 Viewfinder cameras cause a misalignment of what you see through the viewfinder and what the camera lens captures. By moving the camera slightly, you can compensate for the misalignment.
Katie Stern, 2011
10
Producing Videos: A Complete Guide
The viewfinder is a tiny monitor which shows you what the camera is 'seeing'. It allows you to establish and frame the shot you want to record. The viewfinder's picture may be in black and white, even though the camera is producing a colour  ...
Martha Mollison, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIEWFINDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term viewfinder is used in the context of the following news items.
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Polaroid's New Cube+ Camera Uses Your Phone As A Viewfinder
Like many action cameras, the original Cube eschewed a viewfinder in favor of portability but, as CNET reports, the Cube+ gets around that somewhat thanks to ... «Tech Times, Jun 15»
2
With 'Viewfinder,' Yahoo Looks To Make News Hip
With its latest original series, Yahoo is looking to freshen up the news. On June 22nd, it will relaunch Viewfinder, which purports to “[reimagine] the art of ... «Tubefilter, Jun 15»
3
Fujifilm X-T10 plugs the sub-$1000-with-viewfinder hole in its ILC line
Viewfinder. The X-T10 uses one of Fujifilm's unique viewfinders which offer a combination of optical and electronic views; all of the other interchangeable-lens ... «CNET, May 15»
4
Use your smartphone as a viewfinder, shutter release for the Re …
Re Camera with an Android device as a viewfinder. Jason Cipriani/CNET. Last fall HTC released the Re Camera , a small periscope-looking device. Adorning ... «CNET, Jan 15»
5
Hands on: Fuhu's new Square HD kids' action camera uses a …
Keep in mind, though, that this new model allows your kids to use your expensive smartphone as a viewfinder. Didn't you buy the kids a rugged camera to avoid ... «TechHive, Jan 15»
6
Through the Viewfinder Video Shows Off the Canon 7D Mark II's …
The video was dug up by the folks at CanonWatch, and they're not far off the mark when they call it “game-changing.” The only camera we've had our hands on ... «PetaPixel, Nov 14»
7
Expedia Launches New Expedia® Viewfinder™ Image Library
The Expedia Viewfinder Image Library is compatible with both desktop and mobile devices, and presents an intuitive interface that enables users to freely ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
8
Fujifilm's hybrid viewfinder makes the X100T compact camera even …
We'll talk about the X-T1 Graphite Silver Edition shortly, but in the case of the new X100T, Fujifilm's answer was to address its lone Achilles' heel: the viewfinder. «Engadget, Sep 14»
9
Fujifilm's X100T comes with the coolest viewfinder yet
The biggest change by far is the new viewfinder, which expands on the concept of the hybrid optical and electronic unit found in previous models. «The Verge, Sep 14»
10
Fujifilm X30: Fuji's Tiny Retro Cam Gets a Real Electronic Viewfinder
Amongst the innovations on the fancy X100: A combination LCD and optical viewfinder, which gave you both a taste of the old glass-and-film rangefinder world, ... «Gizmodo, Aug 14»

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