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Framing photographs in the monitor – Nikon D5000 User Manual

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Framing Photographs in the Monitor

Follow the steps below to take photographs in live view.

1

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.

Item

Description

0

q Shooting mode

The mode currently selected with the mode dial.

30, 33,

80

w “No movie” icon

Indicates that movies can not be recorded.

50

e Time remaining

The amount of time remaining before live view ends
automatically. Displayed if shooting will end in 30 s or less.

46

r Live view autofocus The current autofocus mode.

43

t Focus point

The current focus point. The display varies with the option
selected for autofocus mode (0 43).

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y

Audio recording
indicator

Indicates whether sound is being recorded with movies.

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u

Time remaining
(movie mode)

The recording time remaining in movie mode.

50

a button