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Posted on May 24, 2009

Picture is not clear in the viewfinder

When I look in the view finder that is a white shadow in the picture. It looks like a light is shining towards the camera,

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This can occur from many different things. First of all, it is possible that your lens is dirty, try cleaning it while taking the proper precautions. Also it is possible that some cameras have a setting to reduce the pixel quality in the viewfinder to reduce battery consumption. It might be adjustable in your settings. Hope this helps.

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