Inside the Development of Light, the Tiny Digital Camera That Outperforms DSLRs

Re:Inside the Development of Light, the Tiny Digital Camera ... by astrostl on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:05AM (#12797000)

DSLRs are generally worse than mirrorless cameras when it comes to live view on the rear LCD, because of the mirror and "double-clutching" to activate. With a competitive mirrorless camera, which may get more to the heart of the question, use of the electronic (not optical) viewfinder and live view is pretty equal.

So why would one use the EVF over the LCD? I think the most common answer is, "being able to actually see in bright sunlight."

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Re:Inside the Development of Light, the Tiny Digital Camera ... by slantyyz on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:28AM (#12797240)

>> So why would one use the EVF over the LCD

The diopter is also a big reason to use an OVF/EVF.

I have to wear reading glasses now, so it's an inconvenience to use the LCD.

BUT, I have found that touch screen LCDs that support tap to focus+shutter mitigate that problem. In normal circumstances, I don't need precise focus (faces tend to be big enough) that I can still get decent shots even though the LCD is blurry to me.

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