Compact digital cameras with a viewfinder

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Interested in a compact digital camera with a viewfinder? Here we've rounded up all nine compact digital cameras with a viewfinder . Some of the top manufacturers of compact digital cameras with a viewfinder are Sony, Panasonic and Leica.

Compact cameras are great for putting in your pocket and keeping with you on the go when you want a really small camera.

Most digital cameras do not have a viewfinder, instead you can preview the photo you're about to take by looking at the screen on the back. Some digital cameras however do have built in viewfinders, which have several advantages including no battery drain and the ability to use them in bright light.

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pick a name

(10:14 PM, December 14, 2014)

I've owned a panasonic lumix Fz 18 camera for a few years. It is brilliant and should be quite cheap now; but it wont fit into thepocket of your jeans

Rich

(3:02 PM, November 05, 2014)

Nikon P530 has a viewfinder and many other worthwhile features.

Dick Byrd

(3:14 AM, October 21, 2014)

I bought a Sony Camcorder without a viewfinder and it is nothing but junk. A camera or camcorder without a viewfinder is junk and I should have thrown it in the garbage can the day I bought it. Goodbye $450.00. I will not own another camera or camcorder without a viewfinder again.

Fliegel Jezerniczky

(8:02 AM, October 15, 2014)

For example because SLR-s with interchangeable lens are very prone to collecting dust on the CCD under certain conditions (eg. in the Sahara desert which I frequent). A fixed lens compact is sealed against dust, a much better choice for these conditions. The Canon SX20is one such option, I'm about to try one out under rather demanding conditions.

Avinash

(4:31 PM, October 10, 2014)

is there any such camera with view finder with zoom in budget

Chris

(11:12 AM, September 15, 2014)

I have a Sony Cybershot DSC W130 bought on ebay. It takes good photos, is compact and has a viewfinder. Perfect for the hundreds of photos I take on holiday. The new cameras are useless.

Dave2207

(3:00 PM, September 08, 2014)

At my age (over 60), with presbyopia that affects almost everybody over 50 years old, I cannot see the screen without putting on reading glasses (assuming that I can find them) - but then I can't see the subject that is in front of the camera! Worse, I cannot take even a few steps with reading glasses on, as I cannot see the ground, to keep my footing. I must have a proper viewfinder at all times, not just for conditions of bright sunlight. I have a DSLR, which has a proper viewfinder, but I also want a small camera, that fits into my pocket, for holiday snaps.

DocFox

(10:51 AM, August 27, 2014)

I agree that LCD screens are hopeless in sunlight but why would anyone spend over £600 on a compact camera for snaps with a view finder separate to the main lens? I'm no expert but surely t that's the sort of money that should be in SLR territory?

erja

(3:40 AM, August 08, 2014)

"Still looking for a compact camera with good zoom and a view finder.

" Me too.
Have you found???

Lucy Bieri

(10:22 PM, July 24, 2014)

I prefer using the LCD to frame the shots and its more convenience. .
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MaryMac

(8:43 PM, June 14, 2014)

On a recent whale watching holiday I nearly quietly dropped my camera into the ocean so frustrated was I at not being able to see a bloomin' thing on the screen. 27 shots of the ocean and never a whale in sight. Still looking for a compact camera with good zoom and a view finder.

blind Jim.

(3:39 PM, June 07, 2014)

why? how do you see what you are trying to take a picture of in sunlight? there must be millions of people squinting at the back of their camera during the summer wondering on the out come. Is it cheaper to make a camera without a viewfinder?

Compact digital cameras with a viewfinder

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