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look through the viewfinder
look through the viewfinder 是描述使用相机时的常用动作。
She looked through the viewfinder to compose the photo.
她透过取景器构图。
取景器；检像器
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
取景器；检像器
An optical device that helps you see and aim at the thing you want to photograph or view.
She looked through the viewfinder to compose the photo.
她透过取景器构图。
检像器多用于电子设备。
相机上显示镜头视野内景象的装置；帮助用户瞄准被摄体、变焦和聚焦。
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
帮助用户找到感兴趣目标的光学设备
optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
She looked through the viewfinder to frame the photo before pressing the shutter.
她透过取景器取景，然后按下快门。
The camera's viewfinder showed a clear image even in bright sunlight.
相机的取景器在强光下也显示清晰的图像。
He adjusted the viewfinder to match his eyesight.
他调整取景器以适应自己的视力。
look through the viewfinder 是描述使用相机时的常用动作。
She looked through the viewfinder to compose the photo.
她透过取景器构图。
I could see the subject clearly in the viewfinder.
我在取景器里能清楚地看到拍摄对象。
也可说 the camera's viewfinder，意思相同。
The viewfinder of this camera has a diopter adjustment.
这台相机的取景器带有屈光度调节功能。
Not this
I looked through viewfinder but couldn't see anything.
Use this
I looked through the viewfinder but couldn't see anything.
viewfinder 是可数名词单数，使用时需要限定词（如 the）；中文没有冠词概念，所以学习者容易漏掉 the。
Not this
The camera has two viewfinder, one for each lens.
Use this
The camera has two viewfinders, one for each lens.
viewfinder 是可数名词，复数形式是 viewfinders；中文名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
I found the bird from the viewfinder.
Use this
I found the bird through the viewfinder.
表示“通过取景器看/找”时，英语用介词 through，而不是 from；中文“从取景器里”容易直译成 from，但 through 才表达视线穿过取景器的方向。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
透过取景器观看
She looked through the viewfinder and focused on the bird.
她透过取景器观看，并对准那只鸟对焦。
电子取景器
Electronic viewfinders use a tiny screen to simulate the final image.
电子取景器使用微型屏幕模拟最终图像。
光学取景器
Some photographers prefer the optical viewfinder for its natural colors.
一些摄影师喜欢光学取景器，因为它色彩自然。
取景器显示屏
The viewfinder display can be customized to show a histogram.
取景器显示屏可以自定义为显示直方图。
在取景器中构图
She framed the shot in the viewfinder and pressed the shutter.
她在取景器中构图并按下快门。
Use viewfinder naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
viewfinder = view（画面）+ finder（寻找者）：拍照时用它来“寻找画面”，所以叫取景器。
语域：neutral 常见场景：摄影、相机操作、视频拍摄 通常用于描述相机、摄像机等设备上帮助构图或对准拍摄对象的光学装置；在说明书、技术介绍和日常对话中都较常见，属于中性的常用词。
这些词以 -inder 结尾，与 viewfinder 中的 -finder 拼写相近。真正押韵（/aɪndər/）的有 finder、reminder、grinder、blinder、winder；cinder 拼写像它们，但发音是 /ˈsɪndər/，元音是 /ɪ/ 而非 /aɪ/。另外，view 读作 /vjuː/，不要读成 /viː/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.