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Checking the Composition, Exposure and Focus Before Shooting (Preview)
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You can use the preview function to check depth of field, composition, exposure and focus before taking a picture.
There are two preview methods.
Preview Method
|
Optical Preview e
Digital Preview
Description
For checking the depth of field with the viewfinder.
For checking the composition, exposure and focus on the monitor.
You can use the Live View function that displays a real-time image on the monitor and enables you to change the shooting settings and magnify the
image. (p.146)
Selecting the Preview Method
Choose whether to use Optical Preview or Digital Preview when the main switch is turned to the preview position (
|
).
The default setting is Optical Preview.
1
Select [Button Customization] in the [
A
Rec. Mode 5] menu and press the four-way controller (
5
).
The [Button Customization] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to select [Preview Dial] and press the four-way controller (
5
).
The [Preview Dial] screen appears.
3
Press the four-way controller (
5
) and use the four-way controller
(
23
) to select [Optical Preview] or [Digital Preview].
Preview Dial
Optical Preview
Digital Preview
For checking depth of field with viewfinder
MENU Cancel OK OK
4
Press the
4
button.
5
Press the
3
button three times.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
• While shooting with Mirror Lock-up Shooting, Interval Shooting, Multiexposure or Live View, Optical Preview is used regardless of the setting.
• Digital Preview can also be assigned to the | /
Y
button. If Optical
Preview is assigned to the Preview dial and Digital Preview is assigned to the
| /
Y
button, you can use both preview functions easily. Refer to p.249
for assigning a function to the | /
Y
button.
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Setting the Display for Digital Preview
For Digital Preview, you can set whether to display the histogram and
Bright/Dark Area warning, and whether to enable enlarging images.
1
Select [Digital Preview] in the [
A
Rec. Mode 5] menu and press the four-way controller (
5
).
The [Digital Preview] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller
(
23
) to select [Histogram],
[Bright/Dark Area] or [Enlarge
Instant Review].
Digital Preview
Histogram
Bright/Dark Area
Enlarge Instant Review
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MENU
3
Use the four-way controller (
45
) to select
O
or
P
.
4
Press the
3
button twice.
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Displaying the Optical Preview
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1
Focus on the subject.
2
Turn the main switch to
|
while looking through the viewfinder.
You can check the depth of field in the viewfinder while the main switch is set to the position
|
.
During this time, no shooting information is displayed in the viewfinder, and the shutter cannot be released.
3
Take your finger off the main switch.
Optical Preview is ended and the camera is ready to take a picture.
Displaying the Digital Preview
1
Focus on the subject and compose the picture in the viewfinder.
2
Turn the main switch to
|
.
When Digital Preview is assigned to the
| /
Y
button, press the | /
Y button.
The icon (
|
) appears on the monitor during preview and you can check the composition, exposure and focus.
Available operations
Rear e-dial (
S
)
L
button
Enlarges the preview image. (p.211)
Saves the preview image.
3
Press the shutter release button halfway.
Digital Preview is ended and the autofocus system operates.
The maximum display time for Digital Preview is 60 seconds.
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