object-finder
Definition
Noun: 1. Photography: An "object-finder" is a device on a camera, such as a viewfinder, used to locate and frame the subject or scene being photographed. - The object-finder helps the photographer compose the image before taking a picture.
Usage Examples
- (The viewfinder used to aim and frame the photo.)
- (The device for locating the photographic subject.)
Advanced Usage
- "to use the object-finder": to operate the viewfinder to select and focus on a specific target.
- He peered through the object-finder to ensure the bird was in sharp focus. (He looked through the viewfinder to compose the shot.)
Variants and Related Words
- Object (n): a material thing that can be seen or touched; the subject of an action.
- The object of the photograph was a flower. (The thing being photographed.)
- Finder (n): a person or device that discovers or locates something.
- The range finder helps determine distance. (A device for locating.)
Synonyms
- Viewfinder: a device on a camera showing the field of view of the lens.
- Viewfinder screen: the display used for framing a shot.
Related Idioms
- "in the viewfinder": being observed or considered as a target.
- The rare bird was in the object-finder, ready for a close-up. (The subject was located and framed in the camera.)