Checking The Composition, Exposure And Focus Before Shooting; Displaying The Preview - Pentax K100 D Operating Manual

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Checking the Composition, Exposure
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and Focus Before Shooting
You can use the preview function to check the depth of field, composition,
exposure and focus before taking a picture. There are 2 preview methods.
Digital Preview
Optical Preview
Select the preview method in [Preview Method] in the [A Custom Setting]
menu (p.107). The default setting is Digital Preview.

Displaying the Preview

Display the digital preview or optical preview.
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Displaying the Digital Preview
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Focus on the subject, then
compose the picture in the
viewfinder and move the main
switch to |.
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. The image displayed in Digital Preview is not saved.
• You can display the overexposed area warning or histogram in Digital
Preview. Set in [Preview Display] (p.178) in the [Q Playback] menu.
• The maximum display time for Digital Preview is 60 seconds.
For checking the composition, exposure and focus in the
LCD monitor.
For checking the depth of field with the viewfinder.

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