An articulating screen is a liquid-crystal display (LCD) which is not fixed, but rather can be repositioned using a hinge or pivot. The articulating screen is known under different other names such as flip-out screen, flip screen, adjustable screen, articulated screen, or hinged screen. According to the way it moves, there are three main types:
- The LCD moves around one axis, so that it only tilts. It is called tilting screen or tiltable screen.
- The LCD moves around two axes which are at a right angle to each other, so that the screen both tilts and swivels. This type is called swivel screen. Other names for this type are vari-angle screen, fully articulated screen, fully articulating screen, rotating screen, multi-angle screen, variable angle screen, flip-out-and-twist screen, twist-and-tilt screen and swing-and-tilt screen.
- The LCD moves into a variety of angles; it tilts horizontally and vertically and also rotates to a certain extent while staying aligned with the lens axis. It still can not be turned all the way up, down or to the side to be seen from the front of the camera for self-portraits. This type of articulating screen is called cross-tilt screen, flexible-tilt screen or flex-tilt screen.
Articulating screens are used in a variety of electronic devices such as laptops, camcorders, digital cameras, desk phones, mobile phones, DVD players and others; also TV screens and computer monitors can be articulating screens.
This article focuses on digital photography, where an articulating screen allows convenient or unobtrusive shooting from various perspectives.
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Digital cameras with a tilting screen
The tilting screens of camera models marked with an asterisk (*) here below can be tilted by 180 degrees or close to it so that they may be used to take self portraits more easily.
Canon
Casio
Fujifilm
JVC
- GC-PX10(*) (2011)
Kodak
- Pixpro S-1 (2014)
Konica Minolta
- DiMAGE A2 (2004)
Lytro
- Illium (2014)
Medion
- Life P44034 (MD 86934)(*) (2014)
Minolta
- DiMAGE A1 (2003)
Nikon
Olympus
Panasonic
Pentax
Praktica
- Luxmedia 18-Z36C (2012)
Rollei
Samsung
Sony
Vivikai
- DC-1550(*) (2011)
Vivitar (ViviCam iTwist series)
Touchscreen Camera Video
Digital cameras with a swivel screen
BenQ
- G1 (2012)
Canon
Casio
Fujifilm
Kodak
Konica Minolta
- DiMAGE A200 (2004)
Leica
Nikon
Olympus
Panasonic
Pentax
Protax
Ricoh
Samsung
Sony
Vivikai
- DC600 (2010)
Digital cameras with a cross-tilt screen
Pentax
- K-1 (2016)
Accessories
Aftermarket products are available which can be fitted to static screen cameras. These reflect the screen image, or capture and duplicate the image.
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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