OK, on the Minolta 5D I can't get the LCD screen to display the viewfinder image. It shows the data screens fine and when you take a picture the image pops up on it and looks fine.
Am I doing something wrong...or not doing something.....or is there something wrong with this camera?
Thanks!
2007-09-20 10:19:48 · 4 answers · asked by DaytonHawk 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
OK, for anyone who thinks I'm so stupid that I posted without looking at the owner's manual....STOP ANSWERING.
If I had found the answer there I wouldn't have asked here.
2007-09-20 10:32:28 · update #1
hi...
it's a DSLR camera ...... and the majority of DSLRs wont show live view on the LCD ..... except for some Olympus models(i.e. E-410) canon ((i.e.1D MK III , EOS 40D ,1Ds MK III )),and the newly announced (nikon D300) .
anyway .....the live feature is new to the digital SLR world and a lot of pro-photographers don't like using it rather than the optical viewfinder which give you much much better view ...........
and note that a DSLR with live view means absence or limitation of the auto focus .....so you have to use manual focus .......
but IMHO it's still nice to have this option on a DSLR just in case u have a difficult shooting angle or for macro photography ...... optional feature don't hurt.
anyway the lcd with your camera is for viewing your setting and the previously taken pictures.
regards
2007-09-20 12:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by bravo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess is you can't. I know on Canon and Nikon DSLR's the view screen is only used to view a picture after the shot is taken, they don't have a live view mode that you find on point and shoot camera.
So no, you're not doing anything wrong and no there's nothing wrong with your camera. You're just looking for a feature that isn't there.
2007-09-20 12:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by Nihl_of_Brae 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
read the owners manual or go check with the minolta dealers
2007-09-20 10:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by LoNeLy hRt 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When all else fails... read the Owner's Manual.
My my... aren't we just a wee bit defensive? hahahahaha
2007-09-20 10:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋