Live View

Framing Photographs in the Monitor

Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.

1 Press the a button.

The view through the lens will be displayed in the monitor.

a button

2Position the focus point. Position the focus point over your subject as described on page 147.

Focus point

3 Focus. Press the shutter-release button halfway. The focus point will flash green while 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). Except in i and j modes, exposure can be locked by pressing the A (L) button.

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