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■ Shoot from your computer. With Camera Control Pro 2 (an extra cost option),
you can control your camera from your computer, so you can preview images and
take pictures without physically touching the D7000.
■ Continuous shooting. You can shoot bursts of images using Live View.
■ Shoot from tripod or hand-held. Of course, holding the camera out at arm’s
length to preview an image is poor technique, and will introduce a lot of camera
shake. If you want to use Live View for hand-held images, use an image-stabilized
lens and/or a high shutter speed. A tripod is a better choice if you can use one.
■ Watch your power. Live View uses a lot of juice and will deplete your battery rap-
idly. The optional AC adapter is a useful accessory.
■ Beware exposure snags. If the camera is mounted on a tripod, you really should
consider covering the viewfinder window to avoid light coming from the back
affecting your meter reading in automatic exposure modes.
■ Watch your usage times. Nikon says Live View can be used continuously for as
long as one hour, but notes that after periods of more than a few minutes, the sen-
sor warms up and increases image noise and color artifacts. Your D7000 will shut
down before your camera seriously overheats, and will give you a warning on the
monitor 30 seconds before shut off.
Beginning Live View
Activate Live View by rotating the Live View switch on the back of the camera (just to
the right of the LCD) clockwise until the mirror flips up and the Live View preview is
shown on the display. (See Figure 6.1.) Rotate the switch again to turn Live View off.
The first thing to do when entering Live View is to double-check three settings that
affect how your image or movie is taken. These settings include:
Metering Mode
While using Live View, you can press the metering mode button on top of the camera
(just to the southwest of the shutter release), and rotate the main command dial to select
Matrix, Center-weighted, or Spot metering.
Focus Mode
Focus mode is chosen using the same controls when using the optical viewfinder. Set
the focus mode selector on the side of the camera under the lens release button to AF
(and set the lens focus mode switch to AF, as well). Then press the AF mode button and
rotate the main command dial until either AF-S or AF-F is displayed on the back-panel
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