Canon EOS 450D Instruction Manual page 2

Live View Shooting
You can shoot while viewing a real-time image on the
camera's LCD monitor or on a personal computer
screen. This is called "Live View shooting."
Convenient when the camera is mounted on a
tripod for shooting still Riles, for e×ample.
if you handhold the camera Pike a compact digital
camera and shoot while viewing the LCD monitor,
camera shake can cause blurred images.
With the provided software installed in the pers0nal computer, you
can connect the camera to the personal computer and shoot
remotely while viewing the computer Screen instead Of the
camera's viewfinder. For details, see the Software Instruction
Manual inthe CD_ROM.