Digital Cameras/video cameras/mobile phones

Unfortunately, no way to avoid it. Viewfinder is the only way in those conditions.

Cheers Mick

My PanasonicTZ2 has a setting in "settings" that brightens up the screen to allow for this and also one that changes the angle of the screen so you can hold the camera over your head.
I do not use it much as it chews the battery.
Maybe explore the manual and the settings on the cameras.
Regards Philip A

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I always use the viewfinder because held against my head reduces camera shake to nothing and it saves the battery.

Owen

Mav - What make and model?

Interim tip - don't wear polarised sunnies when viewing the screen.

Why not get a camera with a view finder. Easy peesy.

Unfortunately the advice of getting a camera with a viewfinder though correct is getting harder to do. The number of cameras with viewfinders is steadily dropping, particularly in compact cameras. All SLR type cameras have them.

Some compact cameras still have a viewfinder. Canon makes a few of them (G11 and others) and there are some amongst other brands as well.

In the bright Australian sun the display screen is pretty useless. I never use mine but use the viewfinder instead.

SLRs with optical view finders have come down in price to where point and shoots were two years ago.

Nikon D60 $700 at the Good Guys! There are cheaper units too.

Interesting comment about using the head to reduce camera shake- are you sure it isn't just a perceived reduction? ie the head and camera shake in sync.

Thanks for advice people. Is an old Canon S2is - with a viewfinder. So used to using big display indoors etc didn't really think to use vf. Need to keep glasses on to use thru this but is fine. Can sort of hold against glasses/head for steady.

Video camera as such I suppose no way out, just point and panning anyway.