DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Is the EVF on GX9 really worse than that on the GX7

Started Apr 21, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP timo Veteran Member • Posts: 5,927
Re: Is the EVF on GX9 really worse than that on the GX7

Dave Lively wrote:

timo wrote:

In fact, as a glasses wearer, the key feature for me is often the eye point. It's really frustrating when you have to press your specs up hard against the camera and then make a big effort to see into the corners of the image. That's something camera makers could address quite easily I imagine.

But probably at the cost of less magnification. I know with rifle scopes field of view vs. eye relief is design tradeoff. More of one means less of the other. The same thing probably applies to viewfinders.

With EVFs the actual size of display chip adds another variable but a large display chip would add cost, burn more power and be harder to fit into a compact body.

Why can’t they use the same VF display but make it visible through a larger hole?

-- hide signature --

Tim
'If I were you, I wouldn't start from here ... '
http://timauger.smugmug.com
http://timauger.blogspot.sg/

 timo's gear list:timo's gear list
Fujifilm X30 Pentax K-5 Pentax K-30 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8
Post (hide subjects) Posted by
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow