With your camera, you can shoot photos while viewing the image on the camera's LCD monitor. This is called "Live View shooting."

This section describes how to shoot still photos using the Live View function.

This page describes how to change the focus mode for Live View shooting. For details on how to perform easy Live View shooting in default settings, please refer to the related information.

Please note that some shooting procedures differ between still photos and movies. To shoot still photos, please refer to the instructions for still photos, and to shoot movies, please refer to the instructions for movies.

1. Turn the camera's power switch to <ON>.

2. Turn the Mode Dial to set the shooting mode.

• To shoot still photos, select a mode in the Creative Zone.(Live View shooting cannot be used in Basic Zone modes.)
• To shoot movies, select < > (Movie shooting).

3. Set the lens focus mode switch to <AF>.

4. Make sure that the camera is ready to take shots, and then press the <MENU> button.

5. Select a menu tab using the <Cross Keys>.

• To shoot still photos, select the < > tab.
• To shoot movies, select the < > tab.

6. Select the [AF mode] item.

• To shoot still photos, select [Live View function settings], and then press the <SET> button. After that, select [AF mode], and then press the <SET> button.
• To shoot movies, select [AF mode], and then press the <SET> button.

7. Select the AF mode, and then press the <SET> button.

8. Press the <MENU> button to make the menu display disappear.

Please proceed to Part III 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the AF mode setting.

Part III 1, 2, 3, and 4 describe common procedures for still photos and movies.

When [Live mode] is set:

The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed, the AF operation will take longer than with Quick mode. Also, achieving focus may be more difficult than with Quick mode.

[Live mode] is set by default.

9. When the camera is ready to shoot, press the < > (Live View shooting/Movie shooting) button.

10. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor with AF point.

• You can press the <Cross Keys> to move the AF point to where you want to focus (it cannot go to the edges of the picture).
• To return the AF point to the center, press the < > button.

11. Aim the AF point over the subject, and hold down the <> button.

• When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound.
• If focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn red.

Please proceed to Part IV.

When [Live (Face Detection) mode] is set:

With the same AF method as the Live mode, human faces are detected and focused. Have the target person face the camera.

9. When the camera is ready to shoot, press the < > (Live View shooting/Movie shooting) button.

10. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor.

• When a face is detected, the < > frame will appear over the face to be focused.
• If multiple faces are detected, < > will be displayed. Press the <Cross Keys> to move the < > frame over the target face.

11. Press the < > button to focus the face covered by the < > frame.

• When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound.
• If focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn red.
• If a face cannot be detected, the < > AF point will be displayed and the center AF point will be used for focusing.

Please proceed to Part IV.

When [Quick mode] is set:

The dedicated AF sensor is used to focus in the same way as with viewfinder shooting. Although you can focus the desired area quickly, the Live View image will be interrupted momentarily during the AF operation.

9. When the camera is ready to shoot, press the < > (Live View shooting/Movie shooting) button.

10. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor.

The small boxes on the screen are the AF points, and the larger box is the magnifying frame.

11. When you press the <SET> button, the Quick Control screen will appear. The current settable function will be highlighted in blue.

• Press the <Cross Keys> to make the AF point selectable.
• Turn the <Main Dial> to select the AF point.

12. Aim the AF point over the subject, and hold down the <> button.

13. The Live View image will turn off, the reflex mirror will go back down, and AF will be executed.

• When focus is achieved, the beeper will sound and the Live View image will reappear.
• The AF point used to focus will be displayed in red.

Please proceed to Part IV.

You can magnify the image and focus precisely manually.

3. Once you have proceeded up to Step 2 of Part I, set the lens focus mode switch to <MF>.

4. When the camera is ready to shoot, press the < > (Live View shooting/Movie shooting) button.

5. The Live View image will appear on the LCD monitor.

Turn the lens focusing ring to focus roughly.

6. Press the <Cross Keys> to move the magnifying frame to the position where you want to focus.

To return the AF point to the center, press the <> button.

7. Magnify the image.

Press the < > (Magnifying) button to magnify the area within the frame.

Each time you press the < > button, the display format will change as follows:

Normal view -> Approx. 5x -> Approx. 10x -> Normal view

8. While looking at the Live View image on the LCD monitor, turn the focusing ring to focus manually.

9. After achieving focus, press the < > (Magnifying) button to check the image composition in normal view.

After focus is achieved by following the instructions in Part III 1, 2, 3, or 4, start shooting.

To shoot still photos, press the shutter button completely.

• The picture will be taken and the captured image is displayed on the LCD monitor.
• After the image review ends, the camera will return to Live View shooting automatically.

To shoot movies, press < >.

• To stop shooting the movie, press < > again.
• While the movie is being shot, the " " mark will be displayed on the upper right of the screen.

Please be aware of the following notes for Live View shooting.