From the course: Learning Your Nikon DSLR Camera
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Shooting in Live View
- On the back of the camera is a large LCD panel. This provides a couple of options, the ability to see menus and information about the shot or a live preview. Ultimately, it's up to you what information is shown. To access, just press the Live View button and this will engage. So we can switch between photo and video with the flip of a switch. And depending upon the lens you're using and other settings, you might see a slight shift in the image. Now when this is pressed, along the bottom is information about the shot. For example, I see how it's calculating exposure. Note, I can press and hold the metering button here on the top of the camera and that highlights. Now as I turn the dial, the metering mode changes. You'll notice, for example, with different metering modes changes are being made. In this case, since we're in aperture priority, the metering modes are affecting the shutter speed. The other dials will affect some of the other settings. For example, as I change the aperture…
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Setting essential camera menu settings3m 48s
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Touring the viewfinder4m 35s
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Shooting in Live View2m 26s
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Using the Information display screen2m 12s
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Autofocus basics6m 37s
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Lens controls and zoom functions5m 50s
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Shooting with an attached flash3m 21s
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Image review and playback4m 35s
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Changing image format and size5m 16s
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