Pentax K-7 Operating Manual page 13

Youcanusethepreview function tocheck thedepth offield,composition,
exposure andfocusbefore taking a picture.
Therearetwopreview methods.
Preview Method' Description
Optical Preview For checking the depth of field with the viewfinder.
For checking the composition, exposure and focus on the
Digital Preview monitor.
You can a!so use the Live View function to display a rea!,time image on the
monitor and change the shooting function settings during display and check the
settings by enlarging the image. Refer to p.156 for details.
Choose whether to use Optical Preview or Digital Preview when the main
switch is turned to the preview position O
(_).
The default setting is Optical Preview.
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Select [Digital Preview] in the [1_1 Rec. Mode 3] menu and
press the four-way controller ( • ).
The [Digital Preview] screen appears.
Press the four-way controller ( • ).
Use the four-way controller (• •)
to select [Off (Optical Preview)]
or [On].
Selecting [On] activates Digital Preview.
Press the
OK
button.