Learn aboutFlip-out screens

Flip out and swivel LCD

The Olympus E-620 provides a flip out and swivel LCD.

Flip out LCDs permit the LCD display screen at the camera back to flip away from the camera to be seen at different angles, while some only tilt up many will flip-out and swivel as shown in the picture to the right. Although much less popular than before these flip-out screens are extremely useful. With a normal camera if you eye is not pressed up to the viewfinder or LCD is not directly in front of you it becomes difficult to impossible to compose a shot. For instance when taking a photo of yourself and a friend the LCD can be swivelled 180 degrees to face you allowing you to see what the photo will look like. When using a tripod the LCD can be tilted up to make it easy to compose the shot without constantly bending down to see the screen. Raising the camera above you to get a birds eye style view is made easy by tilting the down. Shooting movies is also much nicer on these cameras allowing you to steady the camera at any position and still see what your recording. Snapsort likes this feature a lot, its unfortunate its not available in more cameras.

Top Flip-out Display Digital Cameras

The following are the best flip-out LCD cameras available.

	Nikon D5200 from $647	Great image quality 84.0 Many focus points 39 High true resolution 24.1 MP Learn more about the Nikon D5200
	Sony Cyber-shot RX100 II from $700	Wide aperture f/1.8 Large sensor Nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm High true resolution 20 MP Learn more about the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 II
	Canon PowerShot SX50 HS from $329	Great zoom 50x 24p movies For that film look Flip-out screen Great for movies Learn more about the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
	Sony SLT-A99 from $2,794	Great image quality 89.0 High resolution screen 1,229k dots Image stabilization Sensor shift Learn more about the Sony SLT-A99

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Discussion

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Dvpesince_98 (4:16 AM, November 23, 2013)

Can you take pictures while the your using the flip out screen with the canon t3i or just videos?

Snapsort (0:41 PM, November 14, 2011)

The D5100 has a good solid screen, it is not going to be broken with normal usage, but with a flip out screen you do run the risk of breaking it off if it is banged or dropped. That risk applies to all flip out screens.

Chiradeep (0:12 PM, November 12, 2011)

How is the build quality of the flip out screen of Nikon D5100 ? Can it be broken if i use it regularly ?