Yes, but I think they'll get there. One advantage of an electronic viewfinder
is that you can magnify the image, or just the central portion, at the press of
a button. Because current EVF resolution is still way below that of the sensor,
this is possible without any interpolation.
I suspect 2x or 3x magnification might let you focus as accurately as a split
screen (just guessing), and they'll commonly let you go to 10x. Holding it
still enough to use that magnification is another matter. I've used it on a
tripod with the live preview on my DSLR, and it makes accurate focusing easy in
that situation.
I've also used it on my old Canon S3 compact superzoom with some success even
with its low resolution EVF, but just activating manual focus on that camera
was a difficult feat by itself.
Peter Shute
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From: Carl Clifford
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012 7:04 PM
To: Peter Shute
Cc: ;
Subject: SLR without the mirror
Peter,
I think it may be some time before electronic viewfinders will out-do
a good split-screen optical viewfinder.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 03/02/2012, at 4:26 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
I do think that mirrorless cameras is where photography is heading,
and it's good to see a manufacturer maintaining compatibility with
current and legacy lenses. But this camera has neither optical nor
electronic viewfinder, not even as an option, so I hope it's not where
bird photography is heading.
I think an electronic viewfinder is potentially better than an optical
one if the resolution is good enough, but it's disappointing that
there are so many photographers who don't need one at all that
manufacturers can simply leave it out.
I suspect that some time in the future the viewfinder/no viewfinder
divide may be bigger than the mirror/no mirror one.
Peter Shute
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