Viewing The Camera’s LCD — Accuracy and Presbyopia

Last updated December 10, 2011 - Send Feedback

Viewing your camera’s LCD screen has never been easier with some great devices out there.

What’s the problem? Nothing if you have 20/20 vision and the eyes of a 20 year old. But seeing what’s on the LCD screen can be a challenge in many scenarios:

Bright light can make it very difficult to see what’s on the screen;
Evaluating color, contrast and brightness can be very difficult with extraneous light;
Anyone 40+ years old will appreciate that presbyopia is a steadily-worsening issue. Arm’s length might not be far enough, and as the screen moves away details are harder to discern;
Less than 20/20 vision can make it hard to see fine details on the LCD screen;
Achieving perfect focus in Live View mode means help is needed to see the nuances;
Holding the camera at arm’s length or so is simply not viable for video.
Shooting via the LCD can sometimes be a powerful tool for composition.

Below are several options, with slightly different uses. Click each to read more.

Hoodman HoodLoupe Professional

Zacuto Z-Finder

LCDVF

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