In an exemplary embodiment, an LCD screen hood is provided for use with
digital cameras. The hood includes a hood tube that defines a light
blocking sidewall having an open camera end and an opposite viewing end
and enclosing a longitudinally extending viewpath therebetween. An
eyepiece mounted on the viewing end includes an eyepiece lens for
enlarging an image on an associated LCD screen disposed at the camera end
of the hood tube. An eye cup is mounted on the eyepiece for shielding the
eyepiece lens from ambient light. An objective tube fixed to the hood
tube carries a three piece objective lens mounted between the eyepiece
lens and the camera end of the hood tube. Magnification of the eyepiece
lens varies as appropriate between 1.times. and 2.5.times.. Rotation of
the eyepiece tube provides for diopter adjuxtment.