A70 viewfinder problem?

[Maxter]

Hi. I've just purchased a Canon A70 and noticed that as you approach the "full-zoom" position (3x), the image in the optical viewfinder becomes blurry. Is this normal or is my unit defective? The LCD image is fine. Thanks in advance.

[laguna]

did you press the shutter button halfway through to invoke focussing ?
my A70 focusses nicely at max opt zoom, although not always automatically when you switch between two very different objective ranges

[PeterS45]

This is not normal, because you can't see the effect of focussing in your viewfinder. The viewfinder should be sharp even if the camera isn't focussed.

[tommy_t]

I had the same problem with my old Kodak. They said that the optics in the viewfinder were misaligned. I say exchange for a new one.

[laguna]

PeterS45 wrote:
This is not normal, because you can't see the effect of focussing in your viewfinder. The viewfinder should be sharp even if the camera isn't focussed.


UUps, I did not register the OPTICAL bit