https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/7D-mark-II-viewfinder-light-meter/m-p/187232#M32606 Why did Canon put the light meter vertically in the viewfinder? It's hard to see in the sun light. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:07:14 GMT squire 2016-10-06T01:07:14Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/7D-mark-II-viewfinder-light-meter/m-p/187232#M32606 Why did Canon put the light meter vertically in the viewfinder? It's hard to see in the sun light. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:07:14 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/7D-mark-II-viewfinder-light-meter/m-p/187232#M32606 squire 2016-10-06T01:07:14Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/7D-mark-II-viewfinder-light-meter/m-p/187265#M32607 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/84186">@squire</a> wrote:<BR />Why did Canon put the light meter vertically in the viewfinder? It's hard to see in the sun light.<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yes, I have trouble seeing it, too.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Why there?&nbsp; I don't know, but&nbsp;that is where meters were located in my 35mm film SLR cameras.&nbsp; There would be a needle thing, almost like a fuel gauge in a car, that could pivot and angle either up or down.&nbsp; It would be horizontal in the middle of its' range.</P> Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:59:09 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/7D-mark-II-viewfinder-light-meter/m-p/187265#M32607 Waddizzle 2016-10-06T01:59:09Z