xLive View

Framing Photographs in the Monitor

Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.

1 Rotate the live view switch.

x

The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will

be displayed in the camera monitor. The subject will no

 

longer be visible in the viewfinder.

 

 

Live view switch

Note: For illustrative purposes, monitor is shown with all indicators displayed.

Item

Description

0

q Shooting mode

The mode currently selected with the mode dial.

6

w “No movie” icon

Indicates that movies can not be recorded.

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Audio recording

Indicates whether sound is being recorded with movies.

60

e indicator

r Time remaining

The amount of time remaining before live view ends

54, 59

 

automatically. Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less.

 

t AF mode

The current autofocus mode.

50

 

 

 

y AF-area mode

The current AF-area mode.

50

u Focus point

The current focus point. The display varies with the option

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selected for AF-area mode (0 50).

 

 

 

 

 

Time remaining

The recording time remaining in movie mode.

58

i (movie mode)

o Movie quality

The frame size and quality of movies recorded in movie mode.

60

 

 

 

Monitor

Displayed while the Lbutton is pressed; keep the button

 

pressed and press 1or 3to adjust brightness (this applies to

!0

brightness

the monitor only; exposure is not affected).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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