What"s Up With the Canon EOS 400D LCD Screen?
Adequate lighting is required to view the LCD.
partially due to the design decision to go with a somewhat small LCD.
Although it's hard to assess what design considerations went into a manufacturers choice of screen size, it's not necessarily the right answer to just say that the LCD should be bigger.
As long as the screen offers enough information about the scene the photographer is attempting to compose the physical size is a secondary factor.
A larger screen can interfere with the camera, by limiting the shutter, diaphragm, exposure, and other controls.
Even with a smaller sized screen, the EOS 400D seems to accomplish what it needs to.
By not having a second screen, as happened with the EOS 350D, the new SLR uses the sole LCD to present all applicable information to the photographer.
This new configuration comes with, fortunately, a sensor placed just below the viewfinder that is responsible for disconnecting the monitor back to face the camera.
Yes, exactly like the deceased Konica Minolta SLR and the Sony Alpha A100.
The exact technical specifications are still respectable.
A 2.
5 inch LCD with 230,000 points of resolution.
The 400D allows for some of revising of photographs on the LCD, with a level of quality and room for expansion.
Moreover, as in all Canon SLRs, it dispenses with the plastic lid as protection, which apparently is not necessary.
Thank goodness.
After a few days of solid camera use, their appears to be no scratches whatsoever on the LCD.