viewfinder

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/ˈvjuːfaɪndə(ɹ)/

noun

A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.

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Meanings

nounviewfinder (plural viewfinders)

plural viewfinders

  1. A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounoptical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

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finderview finder
Broader
optical device
Also see
finder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From view + finder.

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Translations

Bulgarian визьор
  • визьор (vizjor)device on a camera
Chinese Mandarin 取景器
  • 取景器 (qǔjǐngqì)device on a camera
Czech hledáček
  • hledáčekdevice on a camera
Danish søger
  • søgerdevice on a camera
Dutch zoeker
  • zoekerdevice on a camera
Finnish etsin
  • etsindevice on a camera
French viseur
  • viseurdevice on a camera
German Sucher
  • Sucherdevice on a camera
Greek πεδιοσκόπιο
  • πεδιοσκόπιο (pedioskópio)device on a camera
Hungarian kereső
  • keresődevice on a camera
Japanese ファインダー, ビューファインダー
  • ファインダー (faindā)device on a camera
  • ビューファインダー (byūfaindā)device on a camera
Korean 뷰파인더, 파인더
  • 뷰파인더 (byupaindeo)device on a camera
  • 파인더 (paindeo)device on a camera
Māori mataaho
  • mataahodevice on a camera
Norwegian Bokmål søker
  • søkerdevice on a camera
Polish wizjer, celownik
  • wizjerdevice on a camera
  • celownikdevice on a camera
Russian видоиска́тель, визи́р
  • видоиска́тель (vidoiskátelʹ)device on a camera
  • визи́р (vizír)device on a camera
Spanish visor, mirilla
  • visordevice on a camera
  • mirilladevice on a camera
Swedish sökare
  • sökaredevice on a camera
Thai ช่องมองภาพ
  • ช่องมองภาพdevice on a camera
Turkish vizör, bakaç
  • vizördevice on a camera
  • bakaçdevice on a camera
Ukrainian видошука́ч, візи́р
  • видошука́ч (vydošukáč)device on a camera
  • візи́р (vizýr)device on a camera
Cite this entry
APA

viewfinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viewfinder

MLA

“viewfinder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viewfinder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viewfinder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viewfinder.

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