Nikon D7100 - Manual (Page 181)

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Live View Photography
Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.
1
Rotate the live view selector to C (live view
photography).
2
Press the a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will
be displayed in the camera monitor. The subject will no
longer be visible in the viewfinder.
3
Position the focus point.
Position the focus point over your subject as described on page 155.
4
Focus.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus.
The focus point will flash green while the camera focuses.
If the camera is able to focus, the focus point will be
displayed in green; if the camera is unable to focus, the
focus point will flash red (note that pictures can be taken
even when the focus point flashes red; check focus in the
monitor before shooting). Exposure can be locked by
pressing the A AE-L/AF-L button (0 84); focus locks while
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. In mode M, exposure can be
adjusted with the assistance of an exposure indicator (0 51).
D Cover the Viewfinder
To prevent light entering via the viewfinder from interfering
with exposure, remove the rubber eyecup and cover the
viewfinder with the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap before
shooting (0 60).
Live view selector
a
button
A AE-L/AF-L
button