Beam splitter or Pellicle mirror. Len ---
> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Can the LCD of the *istD be used as a viewfinder > > > MLU? > > At 04:16 PM 3/1/2003 +0100, you wrote: > > From CNET.com: > >"Unlike competitors, however, this camera has a 1.8-inch LCD > that can > >be used as a viewfinder instead of just for playback and menus. " > > > > > >How can that be. How can you see the picture on the LCD > screen when the > >mirror is down. Has the *istD an additional CCD in the optical > >viewfinder path ? > > > >If yes, that would be a real novum. > > > >regards > >R�diger > > Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. > Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx > >

