Composing Your Shot Using The Image Sensor (Focus Check Live View) - Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 Instruction Manual

• When using a tele converter (sold separately), etc., rotation of the focusing ring may
not be smooth.
• The correct focus in the viewfinder is not achieved if the diopter is not adjusted
properly in viewfinder mode (page 40).
Composing your shot using the image sensor (Focus check
Live View)
The image on the image sensor is displayed on the LCD monitor with
100% frame coverage.
1
Press the FOCUS CHECK LV
button.
The mirror is raised.
2
Adjust the focus and shoot the image.
In autofocus mode: Press the shutter button halfway down or press the AF
button.
In manual focus mode: Rotate the focusing ring manually.
Notes
• The image in the viewfinder is not visible in focus check Live View mode.
• When using the focus check Live View function in viewfinder mode, it is
recommend that you attach the eyepiece cover (page 34).
• When you perform continuous or exposure bracket shooting in focus check Live
View mode, the autofocus is set at the first shot.
To change the AF method
The AF method can be switched between [Contrast AF] (default setting)
and [Phase-detect AF] in focus check Live View mode. The phase-
detection AF is always used for focusing when the camera is not in focus
check Live View mode.
MENU button t
setting
2 t [AF method] t Select the desired
FOCUS CHECK LV button
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