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b.
Likewise, you can press the Zoom out button
(
h±
) to get back to the full frame.
c.
You can hold the Playback button (
) down
while using the
and
keys on the
Direction pad to change
LCD brightness
.
d.
Finally, you may press the Protect (
n
) button
to show or hide the additional shooting
information on the display (Live View mode
icon,
Image quality
and
Image size
settings,
White balance
setting, exposure
compensations, and the help reminders).
12.
To focus:
a.
Move the red focus detection square using the
keys on the Direction pad.
b.
Press the
AF-ON
button
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. Note that the
camera does not continue to track focus while
you hold the button down, it only does a
single focus acquisition. This means that if you
need reacquire focus, you must press the
MENU
button and go back to step #9 or 10.
Also, if you’ve set the camera to Beep, it will
make a short noise when focus is achieved.
13.
Press the shutter release fully to take a picture (or
pictures if you’ve selected a continuous setting in Step
8). Note that the camera will take a picture regardless
of whether the subject is in focus or not, regardless of
your other autofocus settings. Thus, it’s important that
you get focus correct in Step #12.
Personally, I use Live View rarely. The one thing that I have
found it very useful for is verifying white balance settings
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If you’re using a wired remote, holding the shutter release button on the
remote halfway for more than second will mimic pressing the
AF-ON
button
