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Viewfinder

A camera-HUD overlay — corner brackets, thirds grid, crosshair and a REC dot — frames the photo like a viewfinder.

Hover the photo to apply the effect — move away to compare.

Adjust

HUD color

Corner length24px

Frame inset6%

HUD opacity0.9

Thirds grid

Metadata

interaction: Always on
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Viewfinder — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/viewfinder */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--viewfinder {
  --ifx-vf-color: #ffffff;
  --ifx-vf-corner: 24px;
  --ifx-vf-inset: 6%;
  --ifx-vf-op: 0.9;
  --ifx-vf-grid: 0.35;
}

.ifx-card--viewfinder::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: var(--ifx-vf-inset, 6%); z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: var(--ifx-vf-grid, 0.35);
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 33.33% 0 / 1px 100%,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 66.66% 0 / 1px 100%,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 0 33.33% / 100% 1px,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 0 66.66% / 100% 1px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.ifx-card--viewfinder::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: var(--ifx-vf-inset, 6%); z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: var(--ifx-vf-op, 0.9);
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 0 0 / var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px) 2px,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 0 0 / 2px var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px),
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 100% 0 / var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px) 2px,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 100% 0 / 2px var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px),
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 0 100% / var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px) 2px,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 0 100% / 2px var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px),
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 100% 100% / var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px) 2px,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 100% 100% / 2px var(--ifx-vf-corner, 24px),
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 50% 50% / 14px 1px,
    linear-gradient(var(--ifx-vf-color, #ffffff) 0 0) 50% 50% / 1px 14px,
    radial-gradient(circle 5px at center, #ff453a 0 4px, transparent 5px) 100% 4px / 12px 12px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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Viewfinder

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