EOS Cameras and Viewfinder Preview..

[Hannah]

Hi,

I just purchased the Rebel and like it alot EXCEPT the fact you can't get the preview image on the viewfinder before you take the shot. With my G3, I found this useful when shooting shots very low to the ground and also ones where i need to be just a bit higher than my regular shooting stance and used the preview to aim the shot.

My question is whether this is true of all EOS DSLRs or do some have the ability to show an image preview?

Thanks so much,

Hannah

[PacAce]

Hi,

I just purchased the Rebel and like it alot EXCEPT the fact you can't get the preview image on the viewfinder before you take the shot. With my G3, I found this useful when shooting shots very low to the ground and also ones where i need to be just a bit higher than my regular shooting stance and used the preview to aim the shot.

My question is whether this is true of all EOS DSLRs or do some have the ability to show an image preview?

Thanks so much,

Hannah

That's true not just with the Canon EOS DSLRs but ALL DSLR no matter what the brand is. That's the nature of the DSLR beast due to how they are constructed.

[Yeager]

Its kind of impossible on an SLR digital due to the fact that the CMOS sensor is blocked by a mirror.

[RichardtheSane]

Its kind of impossible on an SLR digital due to the fact that the CMOS sensor is blocked by a mirror.

And a shutter.. :)

You will need to get the Canon Angle Finder C which gives you a vertical vievfinder, and can also magnify it for focusing :)

[nosquare2003]

Perhaps you need the angle finder.

[theoldmoose]

It's not strictly correct that *all* SLRs wouldn't be able to show a live preview image. There are film cameras with pellicle (half-silvered) mirrors for various reasons. They tend not to be favored by those that like bright viewfinders, though.

And it is not a requirement, either, to have a mechanical shutter. Most digicams get by just fine with an electronic shutter (where the CCD charge is wiped electronically, a timed integration period is allowed, and then the CCD is 'read-out'). I've worked for years with industrial CCD grayscale cameras that never had a mechanical shutter, nor needed one.

Now, no one has deemed to make a DSLR with a pellicle mirror and electronic shutter, but it may come to pass sometime in the near future. Who knows?

Particularly if we get a ton of folks that spend nigh on to $1000 on a camera and lens without understanding one wit about what the thing does.

Frankly, I'm amazed. And not to pick on Hannah in particular. I'm seeing posts like this on several forums recently. The mind just simply boggles.

[droosan]

Hi,

I just purchased the Rebel and like it alot EXCEPT the fact you can't get the preview image on the viewfinder before you take the shot. With my G3, I found this useful when shooting shots very low to the ground and also ones where i need to be just a bit higher than my regular shooting stance and used the preview to aim the shot.

My question is whether this is true of all EOS DSLRs or do some have the ability to show an image preview?

Thanks so much,

Hannah

You can't preview it before. However, something you can try: Get your camera set up with a shot, very low to the ground for example, then click the shutter, check the review (set it on auto-display) , adjust, click the shutter again, etc.