focusing screen
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A flat translucent material found in a system camera that allows the photographer to preview the framed image in a viewfinder.
Example Sentences
- "Once the microgrid and split-image rangefinder became the major focusing controls, the focusing screen itself became a secondary or even tertiary focusing area and was/is generally ignored by many users."
- "You can always see the covered area on the focusing screen regardless what the subject distance might be or what close-up accessories are used."
- "This is because the reflex mirror in some SLR cameras is not quite long enough to provide full illumination of the entire focusing screen with the image from a telescope. Fortunately, such reduced illumination of the focusing screen will not affect your photograph."