Why is my Canon 100D viewfinder blurry when Live View looks sharp?
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On my Canon 100D, everything seen through the optical viewfinder looks blurry, including the viewfinder display information. However, focus appears correct in Live View, and my Canon 6D viewfinder looks fine to me. Is there something wrong with the camera, or is there an adjustment I should check?
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“Diopter” in optical jargon is a unit of measure in common usage by optometrists and opticians.
Thus the eyeglass industry uses this unit to specify the power of the eyeglass prescription. The photo industry has also adopted the use of the word diopter. The eyelevel viewfinder design has become popular. Your camera sports one; you hold the camera up to your eye when composing your shot. Some folks are near-sighted, some far-sighted. Such vision problems are so common; the camera viewfinder has a built-in remedy.
A tiny wheel adjacent to your viewfinder lens allows the user to make adjustments that accommodate vision deficiencies. Peer through your viewfinder as you turn this “diopter” adjustment wheel. This will solve your problem.
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Most likely nothing is wrong with the camera. If the scene and even the viewfinder display information look blurry through the optical finder, the usual cause is the viewfinder diopter setting.
Your Canon 100D has a small diopter adjustment wheel next to the viewfinder. It lets you match the viewfinder to your eyesight. Look through the finder and turn that wheel until the viewfinder information/text appears sharp. Once that is sharp, the scene should also look correct when the lens is properly focused.
Since Live View is sharp, that points away from a focusing problem and toward the optical viewfinder adjustment. It can also feel more noticeable on a smaller camera like the 100D compared with a larger full-frame body such as the 6D, whose viewfinder may simply be more comfortable to use.
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