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Displaying the digital preview, Using the liveview function – Samsung ER-GX20ZBBB-E1 User Manual

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Checking the Composition, Exposure, and Focus Before Shooting

Checking the Composition, Exposure, and Focus Before Shooting

Displaying the Digital Preview

Displaying the Digital Preview

Using the main switch on your camera, you can check the composition, exposure
in the LCD monitor, and focus before you actually take a picture.
To use the digital preview function, select [

Custom2 MENU] > [Preview Method]

> [

Digital].

1. Focus on the subject, then compose the

picture in the viewfi nder and move the

main switch to .

2. The icon ( ) appears in the LCD

monitor during preview and you can check
the composition, exposure and focus. Press
the shutter release button halfway to end
Digital Preview and start focusing.
To save images, press the

Fn button and

then select [

Save as].

3. In the digital preview mode, the image can

be enlarged by using the rear dial (

).

You can check the composition, exposure
and focus with the direction buttons (

) ) )

on the LCD monitor.

● You can display the Bright/Dark area warning or histogram in Digital

Preview. Set in [

Digital Preview] in the [

Digital Preview

Digital Preview

PLAYBACK MENU] menu.

● For more information about the depth of fi eld, see page 46, “Depth of

fi eld”.

Using the Liveview function

Using the Liveview function

You can actually see the composition of your subject and the focus through the
LCD monitor in real time.
To use the Liveview function, select [

Custom2 MENU] > [Preview Method] >

[

Liveview].

Liveview

Liveview

1. Focus on the subject, then compose the

picture in the viewfi nder and move the

main switch to .

2. The LCD monitor displays the composition of

your subject and the focus in real time.

The LCD monitor displays the shooting

information of the camera when using the

Liveview function.

3. Press and hold the AF button until the subject is in focus.

- If the focus mode lever is set to

SAF, you can see the subject in focus on the LCD

monitor.

- If the focus mode lever is set to

CAF, the LCD monitor does not display the subject

while you are pressing and holding the

AF button. After you stop pressing and holing

the

AF button, you can see the subject in focus by using the LCD monitor.

- If the focus mode lever is set to

MF, you can manually adjust the focus by

watching through the LCD monitor.

4. Now you can take a picture.

● [

Display Time] in the [Quick View] menu is fi xed to [

Quick View

Quick View

1 sec] while the

Liveview function is used.

● You can not delete the images while using the quick view function in

the Liveview menu.

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