Electronic viewing devices including image sensors, image processing units, image displays devices, and optional viewfinders are disclosed. Optionally, the image processing unit is configured to produce a distorted image. In some embodiments, the production of the distorted image include using at least one distorting algorithm including coordinate transformations, time transformations, a color transformations a value transformation, and any combination thereof. Optionally, the distorted image is superimposed on a preserved image to form a hybrid image. Exemplary image sensors include but are not limited to visible light sensors, magnetic sensor, heat sensor, infra red sensor, echo location sensor, radio location sensor, remote location reporting sensor, proximity sensor, motion sensor, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a device that wherein the image processing unit includes an image classifier, and alphanumeric electronic data based upon a classified image is displayed by the displayed device and viewed through a viewfinder.