A friend of mine is a professional photographer. He was telling me that when he is taking pictures with his digital camera, the small, 2 inch screen on the back of the camera does not give him a good enough impression of the shot, and wanted some sort of larger external screen to preview the pictures he was taking. The easy solution is connect the camera via USB to a laptop, but he really did want to spend laptop kinda money. His camera apparently has a video out that is composite level/standard RCA plug video output...like a DVD player or game machine. I came up with this as a low cost solution: Curtis 7" LCD TV Do any of the photographers of the board know if there is any product specifically designed for photography use, or have any other ideas? Do you think this would work? Thanks, Mac
Its a little hard to use them with a still camera, nowhere to mount them. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...4&cmpsrch=&cltp=&clsgr=&image.x=17&image.y=10
MacGyver1968 why not just use a sat nav unit. They are MUCH cheeper than 1,700 and alot of the new ones can slip a memory card into them so you can view the shots to make sure you like them
I thought about this too...Although I never saw a portable dvd player with an AV input...though they could exist. My friend is in his late 50's, he doesn't want to have to put on his reading glasses for every shot. He was telling me, he wants to take the shot, then be able to look over and see a nice large version of the pic he just took, so he can easily judge it's quality. Thanks y'all for the input. Mac
If he has a decent SLR, there should be an adjustment so the camera lens compensates for his vision -- he just needs to set the value based on what the prescription for his glasses is.
Diopter Adjustment Your camera probably has a small dial or slider right next to, above, or below the viewfinder. That's a diopter adjustment. It actually controls the focus of the viewfinder (not the lens). This handy little device allows you to adjust the camera's viewfinder so the image you see through it looks nice and sharp. Since everyone's eyes (and any prescriptions that go with them) tend to be a little different, this is put in place to help compensate. In fact, many eyeglass wearers can adjust their diopters so they don't even need glasses on when they glance through the viewfinder (great for bifocals or trifocals). To (finally) answer the question, it sounds like the dial was turned all the way one direction or the other. It really doesn't take much persuasion to get 'em to turn; a rub against a sleeve is usually sufficient. Good news is that the fix is amazingly simple. To adjust your diopter, place your finger on it and look through the viewfinder. Depending on the camera, you may need to focus it on a nearby object. Next, move the dial as you look through the viewfinder. When the image is sharp, stop turning. Easy huh? So, if you have a diopter adjustment on your camera, be sure to give it a spin next time you have the camera out. You may find that fuzzy viewfinder isn't so fuzzy after all. Oh, PLEASE NOTE - adjusting this has absolutely no effect on the actual focus of your photos! It only gives you a better view! ~ Steve http://www.dogpile.com/clickserver/...2h0pXhysy4=&23=0&40=VKgQ+EwtVKE=&_IceUrl=true