Live View - Nikon D300 User Manual

these two camera functions together because D-Movie mode
uses a form of

Live View

to make videos. Live View is for
still images, while D-Movie is for videos.
First, in section one, we'll examine Live View since it applies
to both the D300S and D300. Of course, the later D-Movie
mode, in section two, only applies to the D300S, since the
older D300 does not make movies. D-Movie mode users will
want to know all about Live View since your movies will be
shot while using Live View's Monitor.
Live View Mode – Section One
(User's Manual – D300S page 47; D300 page 79)
Live view mode (Lv) allows you to use your camera's
Monitor to compose images instead of the Viewfinder.
On the D300S, you start Live View by pressing the LV button
below the Multi Selector (see Figure 8-1, image 1).
On the D300, hold down the Release mode dial lock release
button and rotate the Release mode dial to Lv; then press the
Shutter-release button to start Live View (see Figure 8-1,
image 2).
To stop Live View on the D300S, simply press the Lv button
again. On the D300, stop Live View by pressing the MENU
button.
There are two Live View modes available, with multiple
screen types to customize Live View on your camera's
Monitor.
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