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Live View display: When you press the LV button to switch to Live View
mode, the shooting data appears atop the live preview. (Refer to the
right side of Figure 1-15 .) You can vary the type of data displayed by
pressing the Info button; Figure 1-15 shows the default display style.
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Viewfinder: You also can view
some settings at the bottom
of the viewfinder, as shown in
Figure 1-16 . The information that
appears depends on the expo-
sure mode.
If what you see in Figures 1-15 and
1-16 looks like a confusing mess, don't
worry. Many settings relate to options
that won't mean anything to you until
you explore the advanced exposure
modes (P, S, A, and M). But make note
of the following bits of data that are
helpful in any exposure mode:
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Battery status indicator: A full-
battery icon (refer to Figure 1-15 )
shows that the battery is fully
charged; if the icon appears empty, look for your battery charger.
Just for good measure, the camera also displays a low-battery symbol in
the viewfinder, as shown in Figure 1-16 . If the symbol blinks, the camera
won't take more pictures until you charge the battery.
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Shots remaining: Labeled in Figures 1-15 and 1-16 , this value indicates
how many more pictures you can store on the memory card. If the number
exceeds 999, the initial K appears, indicating that the value is in the thou-
sands. For example, 1.0K means that you can store 1,000 more pictures.
( K is a universally accepted symbol indicating 1,000 units.) The number
is rounded down to the nearest hundred. So if the card has room for, say,
1,230 more pictures, the value reads 1.2K.
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Buffer capacity: When you press and hold the shutter button halfway
down, the shots remaining value is replaced by the letter r plus a number
that indicates how many frames will fit in the camera's memory buffer.
For example, the value r24 indicates that 24 pictures can fit in the buffer.
So what's the buffer? It's a temporary storage tank where the camera
stores picture data until it has time to fully record that data onto the
camera memory card. This system exists so that you can take a con-
tinuous series of pictures without waiting between shots until each
image is fully written to the memory card. When the buffer is full, the
camera automatically disables the shutter button until it catches up on
its recording work.
Chapter 1: Getting Up and Running
Figure 1-16 :
Picture settings also appear at
the bottom of the viewfinder.
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