4 Focus.

Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus.

The focus point will flash green while

AAE-L/AF-L button

the camera focuses. If the camera is

 

able to focus, the focus point will be

 

displayed in green; if the camera is

 

unable to focus, the focus point will

 

flash red (note that pictures can be

 

taken even when the focus point

 

flashes red; check focus in the

 

monitor before shooting). Exposure can be locked by pressing the AAE-L/AF-Lbutton (0 128); focus locks while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

AExposure Preview

During live view photography, you can press Jto preview the effects of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity on exposure. Exposure can be adjusted by ±5 EV (0 130), although only values between –3 and +3 EV are reflected in the preview display. Note that the preview may not accurately reflect the

final results when flash lighting is used, Active D-Lighting (0 182),

High Dynamic Range (HDR; 0 184), or bracketing is in effect, A (auto) is selected for the Picture Control Contrast parameter (0 174), or a value other than 0 is selected for Clarity (0 174), or

pis selected for shutter speed. If the subject is very bright or very dark, the exposure indicators will flash to warn that the preview may not accurately reflect exposure. Exposure preview is not available when Aor &is selected for shutter speed.

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