Susan:

Not sure what you have in mind but for us, the best part of the digital camera (as opposed to film) is the display. After you shoot, you can see how you did and shoot again if necessary. This feature has improved our pictures immensely. Also, for very close shots (macro mode), the viewfinder suffers from too much paralax so you need to use the display to see what you will be getting.

Bev and Jerry