Citizen Finetech Miyota creates 3.69m dot equivalent EVF

That is an extremely bizarre comment. Well, we might as well go ahead and define what an "equivalence troll" is: a person who is not a troll in the true sense, but who, for intents and purposes, is the equivalent of a troll. Hmmm. Manuel, you might just fit that definition. Bizarre.

This isn't a term we've created. The problem is that field sequential displays use only one 'dot' per output pixel, so don't sound very impressive when compared to conventional LCDs that use three. (this is display has 1.2m dots but is higher resolution than the 2.4m dot displays currently in use).

Panasonic used to use the term 'dot equivalent' in the descriptions of its 800 x 600 EVFs in its Micro Four Thirds models.

Manuel, you are correct in saying that your first comment was only sarcasm. That is all that it was. It was not intelligent or informed in any way. The concept of equivalence is of tremendous pragmatic value, and is perfectly valid. For example, without describing the focal length of a lens in term of 35mm equivalence, the important relationship between focal length and angle of view is different for each different size of sensor. The reason for this convention is manifest and i do not see any reason for being sarcastic about it. For field-sequential displays, the concept of equivalent dots is a fully valid and pragmatically useful concept. I explained this in another comment that you can read if it behooves you. Your comment was pure sarcasm, devoid of any value at all. It was a rant, and just the sort of thing that is associated with trolls. And i am not the only person who found it irritating.

Manuel, I suspect the equivalence ideas are "strange" to you but they're probably correct. There are fanboy equivalence trolls who also try and make themselves believe that their micro four thirds camera can do anything a top DSLR can.

@Manuel

There is no better way to demonstrate you have no idea what you are talking about and can't discuss a topic intelligently than to just start insulting people.

Thanks for the summary of the important considerations for an EVF. It was a bit terse and obscure, bit still useful. The news is however highly relevant. Mirrorless cameras are enticing but still do not satisfy all camera users, owing to the limitations of the EVF. A jump in resolution of this magnitude is highly relevant. Although, i'm still trying to come to a full understanding of the business of dots vs. true pixel count.

One of the seldom mentioned drawbacks of the SLRs TTL OVF is that the actual size of the image projected onto the focusing screen is the same as the sensor. To achieve a big viewable image in the viewfinder, for a camera with a sensor that is not a full-frame sensor, optical magnification has to be used in the eyepiece. To do this without distortion requires a complex arrangement of multiple lenses, and the magnification also has the direct effect of reducing the brightness of the image. So long as the magnification is less than 2x, the loss of brightness will be less than a full stop, i.e., it isn't a huge effect, but it is real, and it is seldom acknowledged by people who express their dislike for EVFs.

Well, he said "EVF will replace OVF like digital replaced film.". You're saying film went nowhere, only declined in numbers. I don't think these statements need to be incompatible, if EVFs replace OVFs in the same way. That is, OVFs will become much rarer but they won't go away.

I think mirrorless is the future but on the other hand I think SLRs will disappear completely only about the time large format film disappears. And I can't see LF disappearing anytime soon. But I think *most* hobbyists will grow tired of the bulk of the mirror box before that.

I think this is entirely true. I am a fan of OVF's for now as I think the best current gen EVFs are lacking. But I think EVFs have several long term design advantages and will eventually take over.
As for the nonsense that digital has not taken over for film... open you eyes and look around. Most film companies are out of business. Most MF cameras now use MF digital backs. Film has gone from "the" format to a largely irrelevant one. Relegated to very small niche markets. The fact that some trvial percentage of photos is still taken on film is just that a bit of trivia. I used to shoot film, not everything about it was bad, but it is clearly yesterdays news. Not because anyone wishes it ill, but because the market has spoken.

@Provia_fan.

People use instagram to replicate film because they like the look of old, worn film, not the actual fim itself. It is much easier to get the look you want with digital.

Also yes, you can get a 500MP scan of a MF/LF frame, but that in no way means the contain 500MP worth of resolution. I think that digital medium format cameras are easily good enough that if processed right the difference is immaterial. People who like shooting film from what I see do it because they like shooting film/possibly budget. Very little to do with the actual end result.

I think the EVF megapixel race is welcome at least until they reach about true 5MP (not the funny mega-dots). In other words, until their resolution is no longer a practical concern when judging sharpness, compared to OVFs. People with impaired eyesight may be satisfied with less.

...there was a rational, technological (and human perception) reason for megapixel race AT THE BEGINNING of it (ie, where cams started to appear with 1MP, 2MP, 3MP sensors etc.), just like there is one now for EVFs - until they reach resolutions, that would make it's further increase meaningless (i.e., beyond the capabilities of human eye, to resolve pixels, or at least have perception of something "unnatural")

I really hope the race will be on the refresh side, or giving us the choice to set the display for "Hi Refresh - Lo Rez", or "Lo-Refresh Hi-Rez".
In terms of framing, more MP doesn't that much.

I think _SEM_ nailed it. This is just part of a natural process of EVFs gradually creeping in to OVF level of performance. It is not there yet. But it will be once it gains enough resolution and speed so as to compete head to head the better OVFs