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Why doesn't my camera focus through the eyepiece, but the LCD screen is focused? whats wrong with they focus on my eye piece?

in the manual, page 24 you find the know, to adjust the focus of the viewfinder It is number 23 in the picture.
Use tarts to adjust the focus of the viewfinder, before you try to focus an object in the viewfinder

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Nikon d5100 Blurry photos When I take photos of a party, at night, my photos are very blurry. How can I fix..

Use autofocus if you have a AF lens on it.

Usually you get a kit 18-55 AF lens that has a A/M switch on the side. The switch should be facing the A side so it's set on autofocus. Then you have 9 points on your viewfinder, those are the autofocus points. It should usually be set to center, because you usually want the object in center of your photo to not be blurry.
Remember to press the shutter button halfway and give some time for the autofocus to focus. Then you can press it all the way, you should have your photos nice and clear.

If you happen to have a manual focus lens, you should be watching through the viewfinder and turning the focus ring on the lens and determine if your object is in focus. It's hard at night, but get some practice at home when you have some more light so you get more familiar with the focus.

Dec 26, 2012 | Nikon D5100 Digital Camera

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My camera won't focus!

While looking through the viewfinder, turn the diopter adjustment knob just above and right of the viewfinder to adjust it until the focus marks and other information in the viewfinder become sharp to your eye.

Aug 21, 2012 | Canon EOS 550D Rebel T2i Digital Camera

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Problem with viewfinder - focus?! I've been using my Nikon d3000 for over a year now. Few days ago I tried to take a photo but when looking through the viewfinder, the photo wasn't focused. It was...

There's a diopter control near the viewfinder to adjust the viewfinder to your eye. Try adjusting that while peering into the viewfinder and try to get the focus brackets and the data at the bottom of the viewfinder into focus.

Jun 20, 2011 | Nikon D3000 Digital Camera

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Hi I bought my canon 1000d on september 2009 and a year later the autofocus doesnt want to work. In the viewfinder on the far right a number 9 has a green dot flashing next to it. Please help!! Ruthven...

The 9 you see is the maximum "burst" which is (pictures made in rapid succession) and is not an issue with your problem at this time the flashing green dot is the in focus confirmation light and it's good that you are seeing this as we will use it to remedy the problem.
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Manual focus switch
Diagram here

What I want you to do is put the AF-MF switch in the manual mode if it's already in manual mode then that was your problem switch to AF and go take some pictures. If it's in AF mode switch to MF make sure teh camera is on and look through the viewfinder at a subject say 15 feet (4.5 meters) away something that has contrast then turn the manual focus ring on the camera slowly until it appears to your ey that it's coming into focus when it's in focus the green light will come on solid, now you know what you are looking for focus an several different objects at different distances and focus manually. Now switch the lens over to AF (auto focus) and focus on the same thing but let the camera do the focusing What auto focus will not focus on in something with little or no contrast like water clear blue sky a painted wall mirror chrome glass and a few other things.
Here is another diagram to check make sure you are in the correct mode.
Diagram

Now for the focus point in the viewfinder make sure it's in the center position.

To adjust the focus point do this

Once you have the camera set to the center focus point and the correct AF mode (one shot) auto focus should return to your camera. Have fun Robert from London Ontario Canada

Jan 10, 2011 | Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D IS...

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When I look through the view finder window. Everything that I see is out of focus...even the little numbers at the bottom. The pictures come out fine in Auto focus, but in any other mode, I can not tell...

Okay looking at the back of the camera where the viewfinder eye piece is right side upper corner you will see a small wheel partially covered by the rubber rim of the viewfinder by the side of it you will see a small line with a + and - that is a diopter that actually tunes the camera viewfinder to your shooting eye. Pretty fancy eh? Anyway what I do is set the camera in auto focus and focus on an object in a brightly lit room and when the little green light come on in the lower right corner of the viewfinder which is the auto focus confirmation light start turning this wheel one way and another until the image you see come into sharp focus. I don't know about you but I need about three clicks to the + side before everything looks sharp.

Dec 20, 2010 | Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D IS...

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Though the photos in autofocus are fine and very sharp, the view through the viewfinder is blurred,even when i press the button half way down to focus the lens. this has only just started happening. have i...

Good day,

The problem you might be having is that the view finder is out of focus.
If this is the problem it is an easy fix.
You will see a small wheel next to the view finder (it has a + and a - next to it), look through the view finder and let the camera focus on an object. Now turn the wheel and you will see the image either get worse or start to come in focus. Adjust the wheel until you are satisfied with the clarity.

Please let me know if this was helpful!

Regards

Nov 29, 2010 | Canon EOS 450D Digital Camera

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Can see object through viewfinder, but no image when looking through eyepiece of optical tube

PUT the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the focuser. Practice focusing on a distant object during the day time.

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When I look through my lens, the object is totally out of focus no matter what I do. The object looks blurry and color is grayish/brownish. What could be causing this?

You do not say if the pictures you take come out blurred?

I believe this powershot model (depends on the precise model/variant) has an optical adjustment just by the side of the viewfinder (small lever or knob). Try adjusting this to bring your view back into focus.

Check you have not set any special effects on eg soft focus portrait and sepia - probably safer to do a camera reset - see your instruction book.

Good luck

Sep 07, 2010 | Canon PowerShot S1 IS Digital Camera

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I have the Olympus E-510. I haven't used it for a while but I have recently had a baby, so I've pulled it out from its hiding spot. The problem is, when I look through the viewfinder it's all blurry and I...

First make sure that the viewfinder glass is clean. If that is not the problem, it may be that the diopter adjustment has been accidentally changed. On the right side of the viewfinder screen is a very small knob. This adjusts the focus of the viewfinder to your vision. Aim your camera at a stationary object and let the camera auto focus. Look throught the viewfinder and turn this knob one click at a time until the image is clearest to you. Hope this helps.

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Is there a little black wheel or anything beside the optical viewfinder that turns? If there is, turn it until the image comes into focus.

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