Live View on the LCD monitor expands creative composition possibilities. Shoot from any angle, even angles that are difficult to view through the optical viewfinder of ordinary digital SLR cameras, such as high shots over the heads of a crowd of people or low shots from ground level. The LCD monitor shows 100% of the field of view and can also be used in AF shooting^*2.

The LCD monitor uses a 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD panel that provides a high-resolution display with 230,000 dots. It has a wide viewing angle of 176°in any of the four directions and provides high visibility even under sunlight. Dual-axis construction allows it to swivel in both the horizontal and vertical directions so that you can shoot pictures from any angle in comfort, giving you the freedom to compose images just the way you want.

During Live View shooting, if you want to focus on a specific point more precisely, you can select the point and magnify it by 5, 7 or 10 times. In macro or studio shooting where critical fine focus may only be achieved with manual focus adjustment, the magnified Live View display feature is a powerful tool.

With Live View, the effects of white balance adjustment and exposure compensation can be previewed on the LCD monitor before shooting. When you use the Gradation Auto (utilizing Shadow Adjustment Technology) setting to adjust the under-exposed area while retaining the background brightness, you can confirm the effect in real time on the LCD monitor.

[White balance adjustment]
Changed from auto to 5000K

[Exposure compensation]
Compensated from ±0.0 EV to +1.0 EV

[Gradation Auto]
Gradation Normal setting changed
to Gradation Auto

The optical viewfinder is often inconvenient for previewing the depth of field because the image tends to darken. However, with Live View the scene remains bright so depth of field previewing is accurate.