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Checking the Composition, Exposure, and Focus Before Shooting

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Checking the Composition, Exposure, and Focus Before Shooting Displaying the Digital Preview Using the main switch on your camera, you can check the composition, exposure in the LCD monitor, and focus before you actually take a picture. To use the digital preview function, select [Custom2 MENU] > [Preview Method] > [Digital]. 1. Focus on the subject, then compose the picture in the viewfinder and move the main switch to . Using the Liveview function You can actually see the composition of your subject and the focus through the LCD monitor in real time. To use the Liveview function, select [Custom2 MENU] > [Preview Method] > [Liveview]. 1. Focus on the subject, then compose the picture in the viewfinder and move the main switch to . 2. The icon ( ) appears in the LCD monitor during preview and you can check the composition, exposure and focus. Press the shutter release button halfway to end Digital Preview and start focusing. To save images, press the Fn button and then select [Save as]. 3. In the digital preview mode, the image can be enlarged by using the rear dial ( ). You can check the composition, exposure and focus with the direction buttons ( ) on the LCD monitor. ● You can display the Bright/Dark area warning or histogram in Digital Preview. Set in [Digital Preview] in the [PLAYBACK MENU] menu. ● For more information about the depth of field, see page 46, "Depth of field". 038 2. The LCD monitor displays the composition of your subject and the focus in real time. The LCD monitor displays the shooting information of the camera when using the Liveview function. 3. Press and hold the AF button until the subject is in focus. - If the focus mode lever is set to SAF, you can see the subject in focus on the LCD monitor. - If the focus mode lever is set to CAF, the LCD monitor does not display the subject while you are pressing and holding the AF button. After you stop pressing and holing the AF button, you can see the subject in focus by using the LCD monitor. - If the focus mode lever is set to MF, you can manually adjust the focus by watching through the LCD monitor. 4. Now you can take a picture. ● [Display Time] in the [Quick View] menu is fixed to [1 sec] while the Liveview function is used. ● You can not delete the images while using the quick view function in the Liveview menu.

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038
Checking the Composition, Exposure, and Focus Before Shooting
Displaying the Digital Preview
Using the main switch on your camera, you can check the composition, exposure
in the LCD monitor, and focus before you actually take a picture.
To use the digital preview function, select [
Custom2 MENU
] > [
Preview Method
]
> [
Digital
].
1.
Focus on the subject, then compose the
picture in the viewfinder and move the
main switch to
.
2.
The icon (
) appears in the LCD
monitor during preview and you can check
the composition, exposure and focus. Press
the shutter release button halfway to end
Digital Preview and start focusing.
To save images, press the
Fn
button and
then select [
Save as]
.
3.
In the digital preview mode, the image can
be enlarged by using the rear dial (
).
You can check the composition, exposure
and focus with the direction buttons (
)
)
)
on the LCD monitor.
●
You can display the Bright/Dark area warning or histogram in Digital
Preview. Set in [
Digital Preview
] in the [
w
w
PLAYBACK MENU
] menu.
●
For more information about the depth of field, see page 46, “Depth of
field”.
Using the Liveview function
You can actually see the composition of your subject and the focus through the
LCD monitor in real time.
To use the Liveview function, select [
Custom2 MENU
] > [
Preview Method
] >
[
Liveview
].
w
w
1.
Focus on the subject, then compose the
picture in the viewfinder and move the
main switch to
.
2.
The LCD monitor displays the composition
of
your subject and the focus in real time.
The LCD monitor displays the shooting
information of the camera when using the
Liveview function.
3.
Press and hold the
AF
button until the subject is in focus.
- If the focus mode lever is set to
SAF
, you can see the subject in focus on the LCD
monitor.
-
If the focus mode lever is set to
CAF
, the LCD monitor does not display the subject
while you are pressing and holding the
AF
button. After you stop pressing and holing
the
AF
button, you can see the subject in focus by using the LCD monitor.
- If the focus mode lever is set to
MF
, you can manually adjust the focus by
watching through the LCD monitor.
4.
Now you can take a picture.
● [
Display Time
] in the [
Quick View
] menu is fixed to [
w
w
1 sec
] while the
Liveview function is used.
●
You can not delete the images while using the quick view function in
the Liveview menu.