Not all digital cameras have viewfinders. Digital cameras and smartphones have LCD screens for composing photos, and it’s only on higher end cameras that you get a viewfinder too. But they are worth having. Sometimes it’s difficult to see an LCD display properly in the bright glare of daylight, and sometimes it just feels more […]
Parallax error
Parallax error happens with cameras that use separate, non-TTL (through the lens) viewfinders. The framing might be accurate with objects some distance from the camera, but as you get closer, the framing of the viewfinder becomes less accurate because it's 'seeing' your subject from a slightly different position.